Background:

The department is one of the oldest at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Arts. That houses both Sculpture and Drawing as progressive and interdependent courses of fine Art.

The sculpture and Drawing curriculum prepares students to think independently and critically, to gain a command of the technical processes inherent to sculpture as a means of realizing ideas and to develop a true understanding of sculptural and drawing issues.

The courses emphasize technical skills as well as essential concepts within the drawing and sculpture tradition. As juniors, students begin to identify areas of personal interest and intensify their investigations. Work becomes increasingly self-motivated and self-directed as a senior and culminates in a Major work and a thesis that expresses ability, initiative and direction.

Aims and Objectives:

• To develop and promote unique for production of representational and non-representational form of art
  
  
• To enable students acquire knowledge and skills in various methods and materials employed in sculpture
  
  
• To incorporate design in all areas of sculpture while being sensitive to the user i.e. furniture design, Interior design, wood stained glass and metal fabrication
  
  
• To create sculptures that address the need of society
  
  
• To enable students perceive, analyse, explore and interpret various forms in nature using elements of art.

Establishment:

Professor, Associate. Professor, Sen. Lecturers, Lecturers, Assistant Lecturers, Teaching Assistant.

Research Projects (Completed /Ongoing):

• Collaboration between MTSIFA and Memphis University, USA – “Empowering Children Through Art”

Workshops Held:

• Bronze Casting Workshops organised by Pangolin edition of United Kingdom 2006-2008
  
  
• Street Children Art Workshop, organised by British Council. 2001
  
  
• Art Bazaar Organised by Italian Embassy 2001
  
  
• Uganda Sculpture Workshop. 2001