The mission is carried out by:
- Providing students with a thorough understanding of artistic traditions past and present to help them find their place in contemporary artistic practices;
- Encouraging the exploration of innovative artistic techniques and practices in an interdisciplinary environment; and
- Helping students develop sound studio practices by encouraging active involvement in the community.
Our strategic priorities are:
- Cultivating students, faculty, staff and administrators who promote the visual arts as central to culture;
- Maintaining a rigorous yet flexible curriculum that stimulates critical thinking and promotes technical expertise; and
- Investing in facilities and technology that support our mission.
The program in art offers the?Bachelor of Fine s (B.F.A.)?and the?Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)?degrees in art with emphases in the studio areas of ceramics, sculpture, graphic design, painting, photography, digital media, and printmaking, and the?Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)?degree in the academic area of art history. The curriculum for all degrees allows students to develop critical thinking skills and technical expertise in an interdisciplinary environment.
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