Located in Little Hall, the Department of Art and Art History offers courses of study in the history, theory, and practice of the visual arts for the general liberal arts student as well as a major in either art history or studio art.
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Acclaimed Chinese Artist Xu Bing speaks with students during campus visit
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The department offers more than 20 courses in art history that trace the visual arts from antiquity to the present day. Class lectures are supplemented by visits to area museums and those in New York City, as well as the department's gallery, the university's Picker Art Gallery, and the Longyear Museum.
Courses in studio art provide instruction in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, motion picture production, printmaking, computer imaging, and combined media. These courses are designed to explore creative visual modes of expression and to help the student gain familiarity with contemporary issues in the visual arts.
Studio practice is augmented by a weekly lecture series, gallery exhibitions, film and video screenings, and guest artists.