The Department of Art and Art History provides a diverse, collaborative, and integrated curriculum in the different aspects of art.
The curriculum integrates the liberal arts mission of critical thinking, information literacy, and written and oral expression. It also incorporates the limitless potential of artistic expression and the diverse possibilities of a liberal arts education.
Announcing Summer 2022 Classes!
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SUMMER SESSION 1: May 16 – June 3 (3 weeks)
ART 204: Introduction to Drawing
Katia Meisinger
MTWR 6:00 – 10:10 pm
ART 233.01 Storytelling with Mobile Art Photography (Online)
Mollie Schaidt
MTWR 8:00 am – 12:10 pm
ART 233.02: Stop Motion Animation
Jessye McDowell
MTWR 1:00 pm – 5:10 pm
SUMMER SESSION 2: June 6 – June 24 (3 weeks)
ART 212: Introduction to Photography
Mollie Schaidt
MTWR 6:00 pm – 10:10 pm
ART 233.03: Fiber Textile Art Objects
Mary Claire Nemeth
MTWR 1:00 pm – 5:10 pm
SIX-WEEK OPTION
ARTH 250: Introduction to Museum Studies (Online)
Erin Peters
MTWR 1:30 pm – 3:35 pm
ALL NEW ART courses in 2021-22
(In addition to all the regular offerings in digital media art, drawing, painting, printmaking and photography)
- ART 211/ART 311. Portrait Photography: Identity and Social Justice
- ART 233. Introduction to Design
- ART 233/ART 333. Storytelling with Mobile Art Photography
- ART 223. Printmaking 1: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques
- ART 233. Commercial Illustration
- ART 233. Fiber Textile Art Objects
- ART 247. Introduction to Animation
Attention new and returning students:
If you are in need of advising for art, or have been closed out of classes that you need for your major or minor, please contact Carrie Patterson at ccpatterson@smcm.edu.
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