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What We Do

Visiting Artist Barry Moser Demonstrates Wood Engraving to Ryan Stromfors and Christopher Shannon

Merging scholarship and creativity

A major in Fine Art or Art History develops one's awareness of the historical continuum of the visual arts as a critical element of the human experience, emphasizing the importance of imagination and creative power. Students may choose either a studio art or an art history concentration as well as the opportunity to pursue the MAT in teaching. The department prides itself on a low student-to-faculty ratio, providing our majors and minors with personal, one-on-one interaction with their professors.

Currently, the department offers coursework in the following areas:

STUDIO ART
ART HISTORY

Basic 2D & 3D Design

Basic Drawing

Figure Drawing

Painting

Watercolor

Color

Pottery

Ceramics

Crafts

Sculpture

Photography

Visual Literacy Through Computer-Generated Art

World Art in Context I & II

Medieval

Italian Renaissance

Northern Renaissance

Baroque

Modern

Arts of the U.S.

Art of the 10th Century to the Present

Women in Art

Asian

Pre-Colombian America

ArtCNU Students in Mexico City, January 2009

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