ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT

The Department of 视觉艺术 and 艺术历史, an integral component of the School of the Arts at Florida Atlantic University, provides 学生 with a forum that actively engages and expands their creative and scholarly abilities within the context of a disciplinary and interdisciplinary setting. The program is devoted to offering a diverse curriculum dedicated to educating artists and art historians. There are more than 800 majors currently enrolled, making it one of the largest art programs in the state of Florida. It attracts both national and international 学生, who study alongside more than 20 full–time faculty and active artists, whose areas of expertise include 艺术历史, 绘画, 画, 雕塑, 摄影, 陶瓷, 版画, Digital Imaging and 平面设计.

The Department offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in 工作室艺术 or 平面设计, Bachelor of Art in 工作室艺术s, a Bachelor of Art degree in 艺术历史, a Bachelor of Art degree with teacher certification, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 视觉艺术 (绘画, 陶瓷) or 平面设计. The University Galleries collaborates closely with the School of the Arts and the Department of 视觉艺术 and 艺术历史 to serve the community of 学生, faculty and staff at FAU and public audiences throughout South Florida by presenting a wide range of local, national and international artists’ exhibitions and exhibition–related public programs.

使命宣言

A central mission of the department is to enable 学生 to understand art in the context of its rich historical heritage, incorporating the continuing changes, innovations and accomplishments made by creative artists and art historians.

The Department seeks to prepare both undergraduate and graduate 学生 for professional careers in the creation and interpretation of the 视觉艺术. Deeply related to this focus is a commitment to elevate and sustain the study of the arts as both a necessary mode of understanding and a dynamic expression of human experience as it relates to an increasingly complex global society. To accomplish this goal, 学生 must develop technical skills related to a variety of artistic media, as well as a comprehension of the creative impulse and the spirit that motivates it.

The faculty of the Department of 视觉艺术 and 艺术历史, through their own significant research and creative activities, fosters the preservation of artistic legacies with an interest in originality and innovation within artistic and research practice. These educational goals are enhanced by 访问ing lecturers, 研讨会, 实习, conferences and exhibitions held at two University galleries, the Schmidt Center Gallery and the Ritter Gallery in 波卡拉顿 and the Second Avenue Studio Gallery in 劳德代尔堡.