Upcoming Events
Jan 23 - 10:00 AM
Remediate/ Re-Vision: Public Artists Engaging the Environment
Jan 30 - 4:45 PM
Presentation & Reception, Artists as Environmental Catalysts: in Context and in Community
Jan 31 - 8:30 PM
Lecture by Dr. Angela Rajagopalan: Codex Aubin and 16th Century Printed Texts
Contact Us
Carrie Patterson, Chair
Associate Professor of Art
Phone: 240-895-4252
Email: ccpatterson@smcm.edu
Office Staff: 240-895-4225
Alumni Where are they now?
Hannah Piper Burns (studio art, 2006) achieved her MFA in 2009 from the San Francisco Art Institute. She currently lives and works in Portland, OR as a freelance art writer, communications director for the Museum of Pocket Art, and a social media and blog coordinator for artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson. Her recent work can be found at www.hannahpiperburns.com.
Majoring in Art History
The art history program at St. Mary's develops student understanding of the social, cultural, and individual forces that shape the production and reception of art and other visual media. Courses focus on building students' historical knowledge, as well as their skills in visual analysis and critical interpretation. Art history students balance their program with courses in American, European and Latin American art history. In addition, students undertake advanced coursework in art theory, to enhance their understanding of philosophical and intellectual ideas that influenced past art makers and writers and to refine their own critical approaches to the analysis of art. Art history students also take courses in studio art in order to underscore the processes by which art is made. During the senior year, students complete a comprehensive research project, designed as a culminating experience for students to develop and implement their own original contributions to art historical and critical scholarship.
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Courses Descriptions
Art Major / Studio Concentration Requirements
Art Major/ Art History Concentration Requirements
Art Major Advising Materials
Complete College Catalog (PDFs)
