Fine Arts
The Fine Arts Department is dedicated to fostering all that is creative and intuitive in our students by offering a wide range of visual and performing arts courses. Though the content and teaching methodologies are diverse, each offers to students an opportunity to develop an aesthetic and critical sense, enabling them to create and comprehend a work of art and develop an understanding of an a respect for the creative process.
The department believes the study of Fine Arts to be a process-oriented act as well as one requiring critical thought, careful training and formidable preparation. Our faculty aims to find a balance between intuition and training, between imagination and discipline.
We recognize our students as both potential creators and potential patrons of the arts. We appreciate the unique styles, gifts, insights and humanity of each individual.
It is our belief that through the study of and participation in the arts, students gain insights into other peoples and cultures, and through self expression gain insights into themselves.
Freshman Fine Arts Survey (One-semester Freshman Fine Arts elective)
A dynamic team taught course which offers students the opportunity to experience studio art, music and Theater in an integrated setting. The basics of design, color, drawing, movement, rhythm and acting will be explored through a combination of hands-on activities, performance exercises, lectures and computer use. The goal of this course is to provide the student with a broader experience in the arts and background for more informed choices for subsequent Fine Arts courses. No experience necessary. There is a fee for the supplies.
