Mission, Goals and Objectives of the Art Department

The mission of the Art Department is to provide high-quality education in the visual arts and design through a curriculum that integrates creative inquiry, technical development, historical understanding, and professional practice. Our curriculum is designed to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptability–skills that are essential to excel in many disciplines and professions.

The department promotes artistic excellence, community engagement, and innovation through exhibitions, maker-centered practices, and engagement with contemporary artists and designers. Through studio instruction, critical discourse, community-collaboration, and experiential learning opportunities, students develop the knowledge, skills, and creative capacities necessary for transfer, professional achievement, and lifelong participation in the arts.

Program Outcomes

• Analyze works of art using appropriate visual arts vocabulary.
• Apply the formal elements and principles of design of art.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency with tools, materials, and processes in one or more media.
• Create original artwork through experimentation and exploration of media.
• Identify and discuss artists, movements, styles, and the history that shaped them.