Curtis Sartor, Dean

G. E. Colpitts Chair - Department of Art and Design

Faculty

Sarah Baranski, Jeff Carl, Joseph Cory, Hanna Tran, Jon McGrath, Christopher Murphy and Kimmy Noonan

Department Vision and Mission

Mission:

To represent the church within the profession of Art & Design. We are a Christ-centered community of artists and designers who appreciate diversity, embrace critical and creative excellence, develop visual and spacial imagination, and model stewardship and hope in service to local and global communities.

Vision:

The vision of the Department of Art and Design is to provide coursework, studio work, and internships to prepare majors to:

1. Work professionally in their chosen field.
2. Gain admission to related graduate programs, where appropriate.
3. Pursue appropriate professional training and life-long learning.
4. Integrate the arts with the liberal arts and with their Christian values.
5. The department, through scheduled exhibitions and activities, is also committed to the development of a widening aesthetic appreciation in all Judson students.

The majors offered in the department are: Fine Arts Studio, General Art and Visual Communications.

Department Objectives

The objectives of the Department of Art and Design are that each student will:

1. Acquire a working knowledge of the history of art, design and architecture and an understanding of the historical, religious and social circumstances that shaped each era.
2. Become involved both manually and conceptually in the acquisition of a formal and technical vocabulary and compositional style for his/her field.
3. Initiate an understanding of the relationship of art and design to man's creative faith-life as a creature "bearing God's image" and as a community member.
4. Learn to make intelligent use of design principles and acquire proficiency for their use in creative problem-solving in a variety of media and applications.
5. Define a career path and come to understand how to use his/her creative abilities in serving God and community.