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Undergraduate

Within a Liberal Arts environment, the mission of the Dartmouth College Studio Art Department is to facilitate an inclusive, broad based, and rigorous art education rooted in experiential making, creative processes, critical thinking, design research, and theory addressed in a historical and contemporary context. Studio Art offers a course of study across a range of disciplines including Painting, Drawing, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture, Architecture, and Special Topics. A team of dedicated artist-professors, visiting artists, practitioners, and technical experts are committed to collaborating with young artists to create an environment where informed visual expressions can develop, be fostered, and critiqued in a supportive arts community. The Dartmouth Studio Art Department aspires to prepare students to engage with the national/global visual arts dialogue. 

Undergraduate

Interdisciplinary investigations between studio areas and other departments are encouraged. Pedagogy is broad, with equal emphasis on representation and abstraction. Students are expected to develop the discipline with the focus and commitment necessary to achieve excellence.

The areas that make up Studio Art at Dartmouth consist of architecture, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Please visit discipline pages to learn about classes being taught in that area and see student work.

 

Please direct any questions or inquiries to studio.art.department@dartmouth.edu

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate:

  • Critical and creative thinking skills through research, an understanding of design principles and the elements of art, and fabrication through the production of art objects and experiences.

  • Technical skills and a proficiency through material explorations to express ideas through 2d, 3d, and 4d/time-based formats.

  • Confidence through risk-taking and experimentation by increasing knowledge and technical skills, both analog and digital.

  • The ability to evaluate relationships with humans, non-humans, and other disciplines through observation, study, speculation, communication, and "making" of art.

  • Self-discipline, independence, and work ethic through a sustainable practice in advanced studio work.