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The Fort Wayne Art Institute has operated continuously since th1 }
approval of its Articles of Incorporation as a non-profit organization
since 1921 by the State of Indiana.
The School of Fine Arts, located ~on West Berry Street, between
Union and Rockhill, has three major education programs: ( 1) The
Day School, which offers a regular four-year college-level curriculum
of classes in the Fine Arts, Graphic Design, History of Art,
Ceramics and Metalsmithing, leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree, and with basic' courses of Teacher Training in cooperation
with the Fort Wayne Campus of Indiana University; (2) Night
School classes, offered regularly during the Fall and Spring terms,
are of particular interest to adults who wish to extend their knowledge
of art or develop a new avocational pursuit; ( 3) The Precollege
classes, ages 6 through 18, provide drawing, design, and
composition instruction for youths who wish to supplement the art
instruction provided in the elementary or high school programs.
Enrollment in the School of Fine Arts is limited to make possible
an intimate environment for the maximum individual instruction,
criticism, and personal attention so vital to the education and
development of the creative person.
Classes are scheduled from 9 A.M. to Noon and from 1 to 4 P.M.,
Monday through Friday, with History of Art classes from 8 to
9 A.M. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; most studio periods
are 3 hours in length. The school vear is divided into 2 semesters
of 16 weeks each.
llourd of directors
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
William McN agny, President, Fort Wayne Art Institute
Charles Harris - Chairman, School Management Committee
Mr. Lar1')7 Burke
Mrs. Willard Clark BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Mrs. Carter Dunstone
Mr. Thomas Fruechtenicht
Mr. Edward Golden
Mr. Mentor Kraus - Chairman
Mr. Ralph M. Jones
Mrs. Walter Griest
Mrs. Graham Richard
Chancellor Donald Schwartz
Mrs. Roger Smith
Mrs. S. Allan Jacobs
Mr. William S. Mossman
Mr. H. Leslie Popp, Sr.
Mr. Wayne L. Thieme
Mr. Donald Lutz - Civil City Representative
Mr. Gene Porter - School City Representative
Mr. Dale Scherman - Treasurer
Russell Oettel - Ex-Officio - Director, School of Fine Arts
Leslie Motz - Ex-Officio - Assistant Director
lalcultJ and ataH
JSSELL L. OETTEL, Director - B.S., James Millikin University;
M.F.A. State University of Iowa
LESLIE P. MOTZ, Assistant Director, Associate Professor - B.F.A.,
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art ·
NOEL P. DUSENDSCHON, Professor - B.F.A., John Herron Art
Institute; M. F .A., University of Illinois
HECTOR GARCIA, Associate Professor - B.F.A., John Herron Art
Institute; M.F.A., Indiana University ·
DONALD. S. KRUSE, Associate Professor - B.S. Ed., Indiana
University; Graduate Work, Indiana University
~ORMAN BRADLEY, Assistant Professor - B.F.A., Mexico City
· College; M.F.A., University of the Americas
GEORGE McCULLOUGH, Assistant Professor - B.F.A., M.F.A.,
State University of Iowa
CLYDE E. BURT, Instructor - Langors Commercial Art School,
Toledo, Ohio; Fort Wayne Art School; Cape Cod School of
Art; Cranbrook Academv of Art
GABRIEL DELOBBE, .Instructor - University Du Travail,
Charleroi, Belgium; Ecole Des Arts, Charleroi, Belgium
FORREST F. STARK, Professor Emeritus-Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts
SUE McCULLOUGH, B.A., University of Wisconsin., 0. T. Mills
College
SUE KRUSE, B.A., Indiana llniversity, Graduate Study,
Indiana University ·
BETTY G. OETTEL, Instructor - B.S., Ohio State University,
.r~ :" ':Af.A. Ed., St. Francis College ·
•·' , WIS MORRIS, Instructor - Carnegie Institute of Technology
DALE PE QUI G N 0 T, Instructor - B.A., M.A., St. Francis
College; Graduate study, St. Francis College
MARILYN MURPHY, Librarian
M A RY EM I L Y C 0 0 K, Secretary to the Director
'SVERETT SUGGS, Chief Custodian
general lnfor•utlon
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS - High School graduation·-°\,
equivalent is required of all students. Must have graduated in up. J
half of class to enter program.
Application for Admission will be furnished by the secretary of
the school upon request. These forms are self-explanatory and list
the materials required for the admissions file. The completed application
should be submitted as early as possib~ but at least one
week before the registration period.
Students will be notified of acceptance by letter and will be
advised of registration procedures prior to registration date.
Appointments to discuss admission with the Director may be
made by writing or telephoning the School
REGISTRATION - Study programs must be approved by the
Director at the beginning of the registration period. Registration
must be completed during the schedule period and before the student
attends classes.
COUNSELLING - We believe that students need guidance and
counselling regularly to assist them in understanding and adjusting
to current situations and iri establishing and reaching objectives.
At the School of Fine Arts guidance and counselling does not begin
and end with the office conference. In our relaxed studio environment,
with small classes and dedicated teachers, a maximum
of student- teacher contact makes for continuous guidance and
counselling.
VETERANS - The School is authorized by the Veterans Administration
to enroll students under the Public Laws providing for the
education of Veterans or Children of Veterans. These must make
application in the regular manner and submit a Certificate of
Eligibility, issued by the Veterans Administration, upon enrollment
in the School. .- ·
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION - The School is approved"'Dy
the State Depar~ment of Public Instruction to enroll students entitled
to the benefits of vocational rehabilitation.
TRANSFER STUDENTS - Students transferring from other art
schools or art departments must fulfill the requirements for entering
students following the prescribed admission procedure, and present
portfolios of their work for evaluation at the time of registration.
Advanced standing credits allowed for work which parallels requirements
of the School of Fine Arts will be definitely determined
only after the student has been in attendance for at least 6 weeks.
Transfer credits are evaluated at 2.0 for each semester hour credit
allowed. At least two semesters, or the last 30 credits, must be
earned at the School of Fine Arts to be eligible for graduation.
FOREIGN STUDENTS - The School of Fine Arts is approved by
the United States Department of Immigration and Naturalization
for the enrollment of non-immigrant foreign students. The applicant
must give reasonable evidence of ability to read, write, and
speak the English language.
,l BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM
The School of Fine Arts in cooperation with the Indiana Regional
Center in Fort Wayne is offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree to
students who possess exceptional capabilities both in the areas of
art and academics. A Special course of study will be followed by
those students accepted in the degree program.
The following is a suggested course of study leading toward a
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. This total program can be varied to
fit the individual student's needs. However, all of the courses must
be completed prior to the granting of a degree. Those students
entering into the degree program must maintain a 2. 5 or better
average and after two years into the program, the student will. be
reviewed by the faculty to determine whether or not he may continue
with the program.
For each studio class a certain amount of outside work will be
assigned weekly in the form of outside reading, papers to prepare,
sketches and other problems designated by the instructors. Classrooms
will be open to students during the evening.
Academic Requirements }..,or Degree Program
Degree Requirements Sem Hrs. Credits
Studio Hours 108 ~
Art History 24
Other Academics
Total
28
160
(Six hours studio equals three hours credit)
(9ne hour Lecture equals one hour credit)
. TWO-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM with Indiana University
By mutual agreement between the School of Fine Arts and Indiana
University, two 2-year programs of study have been planned. The
School of Fine Arts will offer the studio courses and The Fort
Wayne Campus of IU will offer the academic ~ourses. Students who
satisfactorily complete one of these programs may apply these
credits toward the AB. or B.S. degree at Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana. Those who wish to secure the AB. degree
from IU may use some of the art credits toward a major in art
and some toward elective requirements; the academic credits may
be used toward those requirements. For the B.S. in Education
degree, ?.rt credits may be used to satisfy a part of the art required
for the special teacher's certificate to teach art in grade or
high school or to be a supervisor of art. The academic credits
may be used to meet the educational requirements for the B.S.
degree.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The Certificate program is similar in concept to the Degree program
but differs in the number of academic requirements. A total of 120
semester hours is required with 108 in studio courses and 12 in
Art History.
lo11ndutlon COlll'BCB
Degree Requirements
Drawing Fundamentals
Figure Drawing
2-D Design 1st Sem.
3-D Design 2nd Sem.
Sculpture Fundamentals
Painting Fundamentals
Art History
SCULPTURE
Total
Sem. Hrs.
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
18 Total
Degree Requirements Sem. Hrs. Credits
Sculpture 36
Printmaking 6
Advanced Drawing 6
Advanced Design (Media) 6
Studio Electives 18
Senior Project 6
Total 78
PAINTING
Degree Requirements
Painting
Printmaking
Advanced Drawing
Advanced Design (Media)
Studio Electives
Senior Project
Total
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Sem. Hrs. Credits
36
6
6
6
18
6
78
Degree Requirements Sem. Hrs. Credits
Graphic Design 18
Illustration 12
Advanced Drawing 12
Advanced Design (Media) 6
Printmaking 6
Studio Electives 18
Senior Project 6
Total 78
Sem. Hrs.
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
,
(Those students who are candidates for The B.F.A. program in t Graphic Design will follow the curriculum as stated in the catalogue,
but will pursue their courses in Graphic Design and Illustration at
the Indiana University Division of General and Technical studies.)
CERTIFICATES AND CREDITS - Credit toward the Four-Year
Degree and Certificate from the School of Fine Arts is granted on
the basis of the semester hour. Six clock hours per week is equal
--\_o three semester hour credit in studio courses; one clock hour per
leek equals one semester hour credit in lecture courses. The fulltime
student program, necessary to complete certificate requirements
in eight semesters (four years), is one hundred eight studio hours
and twelve hours of Art History. The Bachelor of Fine Arts Program
requires one hundred eight studio hours, twenty-four hours in
Art History and twenty-eight hours in other academics. Classes
meet five days a week, Monday thru Friday. Studio periods are
generally six clock hours in length and earn three semester hours
of credit per semester.
The foundation Program is required of all full-time, beginning
students. Enrollment in advanced courses is permitted only when
prerequisites or equivalents have been satisfied.
Credits earned at the School of Fine Arts are recognized by the
Indiana State Department of Public Instruction and accepted by
Indiana University and may be used as transfer credit to other
college-level institutions when these credits apply to the curriculum
and residence requirements of the institutions.
The School of Fine Arts is a member of the Indiana Conference
of Higher Education and is classified as an Institute of Higher
Learning by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
The School of Fine Arts is a Class III member of the National
Association of Schools of Art.
The School of Fine Arts complies with all local, State and
Federal laws and regulations concerning civil and human rights.
GRADING SYSTEM - Final grades are evaluated in terms of
points for each credit earned as follows:
Other Grades:
A (Superior)
B (Good)
C (Average)
D (Poor)
F (Unsatisfactory)
I ( Incomplete)
4
3
2
1
No points or
credits
PW (Permitted withdrawal)
FW (Unauthorized withdrawal or
with a grade of F)
Incomplete grades must be removed for credit within the first 6
weeks of the student's next semester in attendance.
Credit is allowed only for the complete work of a term.
Students enrolled 'in the B.F.A. program must maintain a 2.5
average. Certificate majors must maintain an overall average of C.
Grades falling below these levels will result in a probationary
status for the student.
FINANCIAL AID - The School of Fine Arts is an Eligible
Institution under the Higher Education Acts for the Guaranteed
Loan Program, the College Work-Study Program and the Education
Opportunity Grant Program. Information regarding application
for these programs may be requested from the school.
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PROGRAM CHANGES - Requests for program changes must k
made in writing on the appropriate form, available in the Schti. }
office, and approved by the Director. No changes will be allowed
after the 2nd week of classes.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY - The student withdrawing for any reason
should request a conference with the Director. Written notice
must be submitted to the Office in case of withdrawal at any time
during the school year, regardless of reason. The date the notice
of withdrawal is received will be considered as the basis for refund,
rather than the last date of attendance, if dates are not the same.
Students who receive draft notices must give proof of date of entry
of service prior to a prorated refund. If the student is not to go
into service prior to the end of a semester, no refund will be given
and the student is expected to complete the semester.
REQUIRED WITHDRAWALS - Students whose conduct, attendance,
attitude, or work is not compatible with the standards of the
School may be required to withdraw at any time. No refunds are
made for required withdrawals.
STUDENT ART WORK - The School reserves the right to hold
all student work during the school year and through the Annual
Exhibition of Student Work and to retain for its permanent and
traveling collections three examples of work from any regular
student. The Annual Exhibition, held at the close of the school year
in the galleries of the Museum, presents to the public the best work
from the studios of the School.
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND INJURY.:.... Students are responsible
for their own materials and personal effects. The School is not responsible
for any injury which a student may incur from the use of
either personal or school tools and equipment or in connection with
school activities. Power tools and equipment may not be used without
the instructor or similarly authorized person in attendance. (
PLACEMENT SERVICE - The School does not operate a for~'ar·,
placement bureau, but it makes every effort to refer inquiries and
to keep in contact with prospective employers. Graduates and ·
former .students of the School of Fine Arts are to be found in art
agencies and studios and as teachers throughout Indiana and
elsewhere.
LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS - The School does not provide
housing and out-of-town students are responsible for making their
own living arrangements. The YMCA and YWCA are within walking
distance of the School; rooms or apartment can usually be
found in the residential area adjacent to the Scho,ol.
Pl"BLICATIONS - Bulletins concerning tne r~vening Classes, Summer
Classes and the Pre-College Classes are issued in advance of
each term. These will be mailed upon request. ·
The School of Fine Arts reserves the right to change, without
notice, any classes, schedules, regulations, faculty, or charges
published herein.
CITY SCHOOL TEACHERS
All teachers who are under the jurisdiction and employment of the
Fort Wayne School City or Board of School Commissioners will
be admitted to classes of the School of Fine Arts at one-half the
regular tuition.
PRINTMAKING
Degree Requirements
Printmaking
Advanced Drawing
Advanced Design (Media)
Studio Electives
Senior Project
CRAFTS
Degree Requirements
Crafts
Printmaking
Total
Advanced Dr awing
Advanced Design (Medi a)
Studio Electives
Senior Project
Total
additional credits
(sophomore, junior, senior)
Degree Requirements
Art History
English Com position
Literature
Social Science
Laboratory Science
History (outside of Art History)
Total
lecture
Sem. Hrs. Credits
42
6
6
18
6
78
Sem. Hrs. Credits
42
6
6
6
12
6
78
Sem. Hrs. Credits
18
4
6
6
6
6
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120 pb - History and Aesthetics of Art - A study of art in relationship to historical and
social development from prehistoric times to the seventeenth century. Aesthetics
in relation to other art forms is presented to increase the sensitivity and artistic
judgments of the student with professional objectives in art.
220 ab - History and Aesthetics of Art - A continuation of 120 ab dealing with the period
from the seventeenth century to the present.
320 ab - Art History - A concentrated course stressing the art and ideas of the nineteenth
century.
321 ab - Pre-Columbian Art History - A survey of the Arts of Mexico until the time of the
discovery of America.
4'20 ab - Art History - Art Developments of the twentieth century are covered in depth.
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' 130 ob - Drawing Fundamentals - The fundamentals of representation are taught through
the drawing of simple objects, forms, and volumes in line, lone, and texture,
using simple tools and free-hand drawing skills with a variety of media; emphasis
on sound understanding of values, proportion and perspective.
Prerequisite: None
131 ob - Painting Fundamentals - Introduction to pointing methods and media and the
further application of basic principles of composition through varied pictorial
problems from still life, landscape, memory, and imagination.
Prerequisite: 2nd year standing
132 ob - Figure Drawing - Introduction to drawing the human figure using various media
and techniques. Basic anatomy, the skeletal and muscular structure of the human
figure as related to drawing, is included.
Prerequisite: None
133 ob - Sculpture Fundamentals - Work from the live models, full figure or portrait.
develops accurate observation, understanding of structure, and memory of form.
An important adjunct to figure drawing is the three-dimensional representation
of the human figure. The modeling of form in cloy gives the student a knowledge
of the basic principles of construction, proportion, and action. Standard sculpture
tools are used with some work in applied plaster as a medium; basic knowledge
of plaster costinq as a sculpture technique.
Prerequisite: None
134 ab - 2 & 3D Design - In Design Fundamentals the student becomes familiar with the
vocabulary and elements of the visual language. Also, the expressive power of
these elements of line, shape, texture, space and color are explored through a
series of sequential exercises. Many different problems in building visual units
provide the training artists need lo make individual, yet clear, expressive, and
complete statements.
Prerequisite: None
230 ob - Advanced Drawing - As on independent art form, drawing is without limitations of
subject matter; not merely a study medium. Work in a variety of materials and
techniques including experimental uses and individual approaches lo the problems
of a drawing.
Prerequisites: 130 ob, 131 ob, 132 ob
231 ob - Painting - Emphasis on the problem of special v isuolizolion; exploration of con\
lemporory attitudes, ideas in picloriol vision through varied media and techniques.
Prerequisite: 2nd year standing
233 ab - Advanced Sculpture - A wide variety of problems in volume, shape and control
of a medium, related lo the individual interest and objectives of the student;
emphasis on the creative solution within the limitations imposed by the material
selected.
Prerequisite: 133 ob
234 ob - Advanced Design - A continuation of Design Fundamentals with more intensive
study of color organization and providing a brooder experience with two- and
three-dimensional design concepts with emphasis on creative solution lo theoretical
and practical problems.
Prerequisite: 134 ob
236 ob - Printmaking - Study of materials, tools and processes in the various methods of
print making (block printing, lithography, silk screen, and intaglio) as they ore
used for contemporary graphic expression. Required of all pointing majors.
Prerequisite: 2nd year standing
239 ob - Ceramics - Fundamental techniques of forming by wheel and hand-built methods,
moldmoking, costing, glazing, and firing cloy objects. Emphasis on understanding
the creative possibilities of this croft and the opportunities for self-expression
through good design.
Prerequisite: 2nd year standing
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240 ab;- Photography - This course is designed,to intorduce the student lo the basic understanding
of photography in r.elationship to both the Fine Arts and the application
of Photography lo advertising. Basic uses of the camera and the darkroom will
be introduced.
Prerequisite: 2nd year standing
241 ab Metalsmithing - Understanding of the possibilities of the materials and an appreciation
of the use of the tools are essential to the creation of forms and objects in
metal. Basic techniques, raising, planishing, casting, forging, and fabricating are
-taught. Inventiveness, within th·e disciplines imposed by this traditional art forni,
is encouraged.
Prerequisite: None
242 ab - Weaving - Basic weaving skills including loom and non-loom methods. Study ot
drafts, use of various fibers, traditional way of usinq patterns as well as modern
techniques.
330 ab - Advanced Drawing - Continuation of course 230 ab.
Prerequisite: 230 ab
331 ab - Painting - Continuation of course 231 ab.
Prerequisite: 231 ab
333 ab - Sculpture - Continuation of 233 ab; advanced problems related lo individual
interests and objectives.
Prerequisite: 3rd year standing
~36 ab - Printmaking - The student will concentrate on the use of his preferred print techniques
(wood-cut, serigraphy, intaglio, lithograph) while seeking his own personal
images.
Prerequisite: 236 ab
338 ab - Ceramics - Advanced problems in Ceramics determined by the student's skill,
interest, and major objectives.
Prerequisite: 239 ab
341 ab - Metalsmithing - Advanced problems in Metalsmithing determined by the student's
skill, interest, and major objectives.
Prerequisite: 24 l ab
342 ab - Advanced Weaving - Kasuri and picture Kasuri and continued study of weaves as
dictated by student interests.
BO ab - Advanced Drawing - Conlinuat~on of 330 ab.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing
433 ab - Sculpture - Continuation of 333 ·ab with advanced problems determined in relation
lo the major objectives and interests of the student.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing
436 ab - Printmaking - Continuation of 336 ab. Advanced problems in printmaking determined
in relation to the major objectives and interests of the student.
Prerequisite: 4th year standing
439 ab - Ceramics - Advanced problems in Ceramics determined by the skills, interests,
and major objectives of the student.
Prerequisite: 339 ab
440 ab - Photography - Individual problems in photography.
441 ab - Metalsmithing - Advanced problems in Metalsmithing determined by the skills,
interest, and major objectives of the student./
Prerequisite: 341 ab
442 ab - Weaving - Advanced problems related to individual needs.
450 ab - Senior Project - In the fourth year, each student is required to prepare a thesis
relative lo his major and with the consent of the Head of his Department and two
other instructors of the student's choosing, decide upon the subject of his thesis.
In addition, the student is required to prepare a certain number of works in his
major area for a senior exhibit lo be shown prior to his graduation.
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The · School of Fine Arts' studios are housed in six former .f
residential structures facing along a full block of West Berry Street. ""Their
conversion to studio use lends an interesting and artistic
atomosphere within which to do creative work. TI:ie studios are
spacious and well lighted. A well-equipped metalsmithing shop,
made possible by a generous gift from the Fort Wayne Art
leagues. Three geodesic domes have been constructed recently to
help accomodate the growing number of students l'.urrently enrolled
in the school.
The Library, which includes the Memorial Collection of the Fort
Wayne Branch of AA UW, is located in an old house on Union
Street and affords pleasant surroundings for research and study.
An extensive collection of art books, color prints, slides, current
periodicals and other reference materials is maintained for the
regular use of the students, faculty, staff and the Art Institute
membership. The public is welcome to use the collection for
reference.·
The Museum of Art, located a block and a halt trom the School
at 1202 West Wayne Street, maintains a select permanent collection
and features special traveling exhibitions of almost every facet of
the visual arts. Mrs. B. Paul Mossman donated this building, his
former home, to the Art Institute in 1949. This facility is a very
important adjunct to the instructional processes of the School.
Extra-curricular activities are planned throughout the school year
by student committees with faculty advisors. The social program is
a general one, allowing everyone to participate. An attractive
student lounge provides a place for relaxation and social interchange;
the Auditorium, seating approximately 225 persons, is
available for social functions. Field trips to necuby cities are organized
each year for the purpose of attending special exhibitions,('
fisiting commercial art studios, and seeing other work related to '
the program of studies. Students finance their own trips on a cooperative
basis.
Fort Wayne is a cultural-minded community. The Fort Wayne
Philharm0nic Orchestra, The Civic Theater, The Ballet Theater, and
The Community Concerts (member organizations for the F,orf
Wayne Fine Arts Foundation together with The Fort Wayne Art
Institute) present a variety of excellent performances each season.
The Museum of Art offers the individual varied program of
exhibitions, lectures, and other educational activities.
calendar 1916
August 18, 19,20, 23
August 25
August 25 - 31
November 24
November 29
December 13
De'[.:ember 18
Registration - First Semester
Classes Commence
Late Registration
Thanksgiving Vacation
Classes Resume
Last week of classes
End of First Semester
