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The Department of Art teaches visual literacy skills with the intention of preparing you for a lifetime of creative activity. The Art Department provides a well-balanced and flexible group of art experiences that lead to creative growth and expression through aesthetically-qualified forms and a deeper appreciation of their historical development. The current offerings meet the needs of three types of students:

Those wanting an understanding of art as part of their liberal arts education
Those wishing to major in art in preparation for professional or academic advancement.
Those preparing to teach art at the elementary or secondary level.

We aim to provide you with fundamental experiences in the visual arts by developing visual awareness, the ability to make aesthetic judgments, and an appreciation for art forms in everyday life.

As a Department we ground our studio and classroom instructions in the following objectives:

To provide an environment in which the aesthetic and spiritual dimensions of the whole person are articulated through the study of human creativity and the practice of visual form.
To equip you to become visually literate; in which you become familiar with and develop competence in a number of art/design techniques and learn to implement the formal elements of design including composition, balance, color and form.
To provide a core foundation of courses upon which you may construct a challenging, rewarding and concentrated field of study.
To present a thorough examination of the history of Western art from the prehistoric to the contemporary. By looking at the history of visual culture, you will learn that artists do not merely set down a record of their time. Rather, they reflect in their work the tempo, attitudes, hopes, tensions and ultimately, the fundamental religious commitments of their era. By familiarizing yourselves with this “story” you will develop orientation skills for developing your own visual language.
To help you understand the implications of an integral Christian worldview to art and creativity.

Studio Courses

Art and Theory Courses

Normal Program of Study for an Art Major

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