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The Department of Art and Art History offers to the student, regardless of experience or major, the opportunity to develop a sensitivity to visual language through studio work and the study of the history of art.
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David P. McCarthy. 1991. Chair. B.A., Gettysburg College; Ph.D., University of Delaware. (Modern, contemporary, and American art.)
A. Victor Coonin. 1995. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., Syracuse University; Ph.D., Rutgers University. (Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art history.)
Erin Harmon. 2003. B.A., San Diego State University; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design. (Painting and Drawing.)
Miriam G. Clinton. 2015. B.A., Yale University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (Ancient Art.)
Joel Parsons. 2014. B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Sculpture and Performance.)
Karl Erickson. 2018. B.F.A., Wayne State University; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts. (Digital Arts and New Media.)
Joel Parsons. 2014. B.A., Rhodes College; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Sculpture and Performance.)
Rosanna Parrella Meindl. 2014. B.A., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., University of Oregon (Asian Studies.)
Christie Arnold, Departmental Assistant.
Ethan McVay, Studio Technician. B.F.A., University of Memphis.
The Clough-Hanson Gallery, located in Clough Hall, brings to campus exhibitions of contemporary art from September through March. In April and early May, the gallery hosts two student exhibitions: the Juried Student Exhibit and the Senior Thesis Exhibit.
The Department of Art and Art History offers three majors to meet students’ particular interests and post-graduate goals: Art, Art History, and a combined Art and Art History sequence.
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For the student interested in art as a vocation, for teaching, or for further study in graduate school, this program of study is suggested. A total of forty (40) credits as follows:
Studio Art: two of the following 100-level courses: 101: Drawing, 102: Digital, 105: Painting, 107: Sculpture, 116: Animation (not to be paired with 102).
Art 386: Experiments in Media & Methods, 485: Senior Seminar in Art, 486: Senior Thesis.
Art History: 152: Survey of Contemporary Art.
Four additional courses in the Department of Art and Art History including at least two 200 level and above studio classes and at least one 300 level studio course.
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For those students interested in the study of art history with graduate school as a possible goal, this program of study is suggested. A total of forty (40) credits as follows:
Studio Art: any studio course
Art 151: Survey of Western Art
Art 152: Survey of Contemporary Art
Art 218: Greek Art and Architecture
Art 223: Italian Renaissance Art
Art 242: Modern Art II
Three additional courses in art history at the 200 level or above
Art 475: Senior Seminar in Art History
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A total of fifty-six (56) credits as follows:
Studio Art: Two of the following: 101: Drawing, 102: Digital, 105: Painting, 107: Sculpture, 116: Animation (may not to be paired with 102)
Art 386: Experiments in Media & Methods, Art 485: Senior Seminar, Art 486: Senior Thesis; and Art History 475: Senior Seminar in Art History
Art History: 151: Survey of Western Art, 152: Survey of Contemporary Art, 218: Greek Art, 223: Italian Renaissance Art, 242: Modern Art II
An additional course in studio at the 200 level or above
Two additional courses in the department of Art and Art History at the 200 level or above
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A total of twenty-eight (28) credits as follows:
Studio Art: two of the following: 101: Drawing, 102: Digital, 105: Painting, 107: Sculpture, 116: Animation (may not be paired with 102)
Art 386: Experiments in Media & Methods, 485: Senior Seminar in Art. Art History: 152: Survey of Contemporary Art
Two studio art courses at 200-level or above
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A total of twenty-eight (28) credits as follows:
Studio Art: any studio course
Art 151: Survey of Western Art, 152: Survey of Contemporary Art
Three courses in art history at the 200 or 300 level, with one from each of the three areas of concentration (Ancient, Medieval through Baroque, Modern)
Art 475: Senior Seminar in Art History
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For those students interested in the study of Art History with graduate school in Museum Studies or a career working with Galleries as a possible goal, this program of study is suggested. A total of forty (40) credits as follows:
Studio Art: any studio course.
Art 151: Survey of Western Art.
Art 152: Survey of Contemporary Art.
Art 218: Greek Art and Architecture.
Art 223: Italian Renaissance Art.
Art 242: Modern Art II.
Art 260: Curation in Context.
Art 461: Museum/Gallery Internship. Four credit hours.
One additional course in art history.
Art 475: Senior Seminar in Art History.
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