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>> BRIANNE: At the University of Central Oklahoma in the College of Fine Arts and Design. You
see creativity and innovation.
>> KELSEY: Our professors are some of the best in the business.
>> We get high quality instruction.
>> ELIZABETH: I’ve come so far already and honestly, I’m just blessed to be here.
>> DAN: It’s that interaction that makes a deep impact on students.
>> MELISSA: They obviously value hands-on experience.
>> RUKI: The people are the strength of this place, and the people are the reason why you
would want to come here as a student and the reason why you would want to come here to
work as well.
>> AM'RE: There are so many possibilities in the College of Fine Arts and Design.
>> MACKENZIE: Whether you’re going to be a performer on stage or a teacher in the classroom,
you’re going to be well-prepared for your career in music.
>> ALYSSA: We’re prepared for a very competitive industry, we're prepared to chase our career
dreams, and prepared for life.
>> BRIANNE: At the University of Central Oklahoma in the College of Fine Arts and Design - you
see creativity and innovation. What we also get as students is a transformative learning
experience.
>> In the art department, transformative learning for me goes beyond books and lectures.
>> It means hands on learning and one-on-one instruction.
>> My name is Brianne Toledo and I am a student at the University of Central Oklahoma. My
major is studio art and my passion is in metalsmithing.
>> Metalsmithing is about the movement of metal through heating and hammering the metal
into the forms that you want or by cutting the metal into pieces by constructing objects
or jewelry and connecting it with solder.
>> I think there’s always an element of challenge which I find thrilling. Testing
myself to test my skill level and sort of strive for more and more skill or better quality
in my work.
>> The art curriculum is comprehensive.
>> There are degree opportunities in art education, art history, and studio art.
>> I’m in the jewelry and metalsmithing program. Just one of two in the state of Oklahoma.
>> My professors have really helped me to strengthen my art skills.
>> The amount of mentorship and guidance and smaller classrooms.
>> The work is very detailed, and you have to think through the designs to create the
pieces.
>> The College of Fine Arts and Design provides opportunities for students to showcase their
work.
>> For part of our senior capstone class, we exhibit for the public and this was the
first time to have the public come and see my work.
>> The pieces that I designed for my senior exhibition were certainly a labor of love.
>> And then having it on display for the very first time IAO Gallery which is Individual
Artists of Oklahoma here in Oklahoma City, near downtown. It’s really exciting. It’s
really fulfilling to have worked this semester and have it showcased.
>> There’s no doubt I am the artist that I am today because of the University of Central
Oklahoma and the art department, the College of Fine Arts and Design there. It’s transformed
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