Art, Creative Writing, Music/Arts, Theatre/Arts, Arts Administration: Art/Art History, Arts Administration: Music, Arts Administration: Theater.

The Arts
Creativity is at the core of ALL our programs in The Arts. And creativity simply cannot be learned in a lecture hall environment. It must be experienced, hands-on, guided by talented, seasoned artists and innovators who know their craft well and know how to help students find and develop their own creative voice.

The Arts at the University of Maine at Farmington encompass many academic areas you’d typically imagine in the creative fields: Art (studio art, like painting, drawing, and sculpture as well as Art history), Music (music study, music history and music performance), and Theater (theater performance, theater history, etc.).

But at the University of Maine at Farmington, The Arts casts a much wider net and a more cutting-edge: 2- Dimensional design on the computer, Flash Imaging and other new media; digital photography and digital music recording; the study of Japan Pop and anime; playwriting, costume design, stage/set design; African dance and modern choreography and much more — all based on UMF’s overarching philosophy of learning-by-doing.

Here, The Arts also includes areas such as our renowned Creative Writing Program. (Of course we treat writing as an art. It is an art form!) Creative Writing majors at Farmington learn all aspects of the writing field — from creating poetry and writing fiction, to producing non-fiction and technical writing, even book publishing, advertising and public relations — again, with a true hands-on approach.

Because the reality is that most careers in The Arts fall outside the performing arena, we also offer Arts Administration programs where students study the fine arts — but with a keen business focus: how to manage an art gallery; how to market and promote community theater productions; how to produce music and get involved in music management, and more.