Art History

 

The art department is in a new home beginning in fall of 2007. The Gelbke Fine Art Center is a converted factory with 26,000 square feet of renovations designed by the award-winning Cleveland firm of Richard Fleishman and Architects, Inc. Total classroom and working spaces are greatly enlarged and we now offer classes in studios dedicated to printmaking, ceramics and 3-D art, drawing and painting, photography and, soon, digital arts. There is also a 70 seat auditorium for slide lectures and films, a small seminar room for art history classes, and an area for individual student studios. As always, most studios and darkrooms remain open for student use around the clock, seven days a week. A new secured gallery offers opportunities for student, faculty and guest artists to exhibit their works. The Art Department also maintains a large collection of slides of historical and contemporary art and architecture.

 

Requirements for Art History Major

A minimum of 35 semester hours of course work, including at least two courses in studio art, and must include:

Art 130 History of Western Art
Art 427 or Art 428 Early Modern Art
Art 429 Contemporary Art
Art 481 Independent Research
The student majoring in art history must also prove competence in a language at the 103 level, preferably French

 

Requirements for Art History Minors

A minimum of 20 semester hours of art history courses and must include:

Art 130 History of Western Art