Digital Studio Art - Albright College
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Digital Studio Art - Albright College
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Digital Studio Art
Where creativity meets technology—and your ideas come alive.
Digital Studio Art at Albright prepares students to thrive in the rapidly expanding world of digital media creation. From illustration to animation to hybrid artmaking, this program equips you to tell compelling visual stories across platforms.
About the Program
Combining classic artistic principles with 21st‑century tools, Digital Studio Art builds technical confidence and creative fluency. Students work with tablets, imaging software, photography tools, and digital workflows to produce portfolio-ready work.
Hands-On Learning
Students exhibit digital projects in the Freedman Gallery, collaborate with Art and Game & Simulation majors, and develop digital portfolios through critiques, showcases, and internships with creative organizations.
Program Goals
Course Requirements
Opportunities
Faculty
Develop a personal voice and vision
Develop critical thinking skills in a multi-cultural world
Articulate concepts and observations from an informed viewpoint
Harness the computer’s creative potential
Develop a strong portfolio
Sharpen skills in traditional and digital art (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and software across disciplines)
Understand and locate one’s own art in a historic context through courses in art history and the history of technology
Understand art from the perspective of both a fine and commercial artist
Full Course Catalogue
Course Descriptions
Major Requirements
ART 101 Drawing
ART 103 Design
ART 113 Sculpture I
ART 216 Photography I or ART 112 Painting I
ART 256 Modern Art and Design Concepts
ART 265 Computer Graphics
An additional 200 level or higher Art History Course
ART 400 Studio Topics*** (Painting, Sculpture or Digital Studio)
DIG 265 Digital Literacy
Three courses from:
DIG 201 Digital Video
DIG 270 Digital Illustration and Design
DIG 315 Web Design or DIG 325 Visual Design for the Web
ART 212 Painting II or ART 213 Sculpture II
DIG 420 Senior Seminar
One of the ART courses may also be used to satisfy the Foundations-Fine Arts requirement of the General Education Curriculum.
***All sections of ART 400 Studio Topics need are restricted to junior-level or higher students
Internships and Career Support
Students can connect with the
Career Development Center
to gain professional experience through internships at design studios, animation or gaming companies, advertising and marketing agencies, multimedia production firms, museums, or galleries, applying digital art, illustration, and multimedia skills in real-world creative projects.
ACRE Undergraduate Research
Students in any major can engage in interdisciplinary undergraduate research through the
Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE)
, partnering with faculty mentors to pursue independent research or creative projects and present their work beyond the classroom.
Don Baldridge , M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Suzanne Fellows
Adjunct Faculty
Brian Glaze , M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
Joseph Hocker , M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
Dave Kaul , M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
David Kopec , M.S., M.B.A.
Chair / Professor / Acad Program Cood, Info Systems, ADP
Kate Perkins
Adjunct Faculty
Bethany Riley
Adjunct Faculty
Scott Schweigert
Adjunct Faculty
Alyssa Sebio
Adjunct Faculty
Dafna Steinberg
Adjunct Faculty
Ernest Tidball
Adjunct Faculty
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Curriculum Highlights
Courses in animation, hybrid media, photography, and digital design
Advanced digital studios for portfolio development
Access to evolving digital tools and production workflows
Annual Senior Showcase featuring professional-level digital work
Skip To Main Content
Digital Studio Art
Where creativity meets technology—and your ideas come alive.
Digital Studio Art at Albright prepares students to thrive in the rapidly expanding world of digital media creation. From illustration to animation to hybrid artmaking, this program equips you to tell compelling visual stories across platforms.
About the Program
Combining classic artistic principles with 21st‑century tools, Digital Studio Art builds technical confidence and creative fluency. Students work with tablets, imaging software, photography tools, and digital workflows to produce portfolio-ready work.
Hands-On Learning
Students exhibit digital projects in the Freedman Gallery, collaborate with Art and Game & Simulation majors, and develop digital portfolios through critiques, showcases, and internships with creative organizations.
Program Goals
Course Requirements
Opportunities
Faculty
Develop a personal voice and vision
Develop critical thinking skills in a multi-cultural world
Articulate concepts and observations from an informed viewpoint
Harness the computer’s creative potential
Develop a strong portfolio
Sharpen skills in traditional and digital art (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and software across disciplines)
Understand and locate one’s own art in a historic context through courses in art history and the history of technology
Understand art from the perspective of both a fine and commercial artist
Full Course Catalogue
Course Descriptions
Major Requirements
ART 101 Drawing
ART 103 Design
ART 113 Sculpture I
ART 216 Photography I or ART 112 Painting I
ART 256 Modern Art and Design Concepts
ART 265 Computer Graphics
An additional 200 level or higher Art History Course
ART 400 Studio Topics*** (Painting, Sculpture or Digital Studio)
DIG 265 Digital Literacy
Three courses from:
DIG 201 Digital Video
DIG 270 Digital Illustration and Design
DIG 315 Web Design or DIG 325 Visual Design for the Web
ART 212 Painting II or ART 213 Sculpture II
DIG 420 Senior Seminar
One of the ART courses may also be used to satisfy the Foundations-Fine Arts requirement of the General Education Curriculum.
***All sections of ART 400 Studio Topics need are restricted to junior-level or higher students
Internships and Career Support
Students can connect with the
Career Development Center
to gain professional experience through internships at design studios, animation or gaming companies, advertising and marketing agencies, multimedia production firms, museums, or galleries, applying digital art, illustration, and multimedia skills in real-world creative projects.
ACRE Undergraduate Research
Students in any major can engage in interdisciplinary undergraduate research through the
Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE)
, partnering with faculty mentors to pursue independent research or creative projects and present their work beyond the classroom.
Don Baldridge , M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Suzanne Fellows
Adjunct Faculty
Brian Glaze , M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
Joseph Hocker , M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
Dave Kaul , M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
David Kopec , M.S., M.B.A.
Chair / Professor / Acad Program Cood, Info Systems, ADP
Kate Perkins
Adjunct Faculty
Bethany Riley
Adjunct Faculty
Scott Schweigert
Adjunct Faculty
Alyssa Sebio
Adjunct Faculty
Dafna Steinberg
Adjunct Faculty
Ernest Tidball
Adjunct Faculty
1
2
>
next page
showing 1 - 12 of 13 constituents
Curriculum Highlights
Courses in animation, hybrid media, photography, and digital design
Advanced digital studios for portfolio development
Access to evolving digital tools and production workflows
Annual Senior Showcase featuring professional-level digital work