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VAPA 290: Visual and Performing Arts Capstone<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Every student in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts completes the capstone in the fall of their senior year. It is the one experience shared by all six programs \u2014 and one of the most distinctive features of an education in the visual and performing arts at Clark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The capstone course is a sustained, structured preparation for life as a working artist, curator, or scholar. Through readings, discussions, writing assignments, guest speakers, and both solo and collaborative projects, the capstone helps you develop the skills and habits that sustain a creative practice beyond college: a professional portfolio, a clear and compelling artist statement, and a sense of where your work is going and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The capstone brings together students from across the Visual and Performing Arts \u2014 a genuine cross-disciplinary cohort at the moment when each of you is defining what your practice is and what you want it to do in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative Capstone Pathways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students with specific professional or creative goals can apply to fulfill the capstone requirement through an alternative course. With faculty approval and a formal proposal submitted the spring of junior year, the following may be considered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n