Montserrat's Painting and Drawing curriculum focuses on both traditional and contemporary practices. At the forefront of painting schools in the country, Montserrat College of Art is committed to fostering a student's unique artistic style. There is no "one way" of teaching at Montserrat.

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Courses & Requirements

Montserrat's painting and drawing courses explore a range of media while building formal, technical, and conceptual skills. Yet they also allow students to develop their artistic points of view.

As students progress through Montserrat's Painting and Drawing program, they work more intensely and independently. The Senior Fine Arts Seminars are a particularly good means of helping students develop connections within their imagery, expand their artistic horizons, gain valuable studio experience, and greatly increase their abilities to analyze and discuss their work.

Final Year of Study

The final year of study demands self-motivation and self-awareness as students embark upon enriching careers as visual artists. This artistic experience is supported by Montserrat's diverse faculty and frequent visiting artists, who offer specialized courses and workshops for advanced and self-directed study. The quality of faculty-student interaction in Montserrat's Painting and Drawing program enables students to fully experience the painting medium while establishing distinctive, personal forms of expression.