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Location: Hunt-Cavanagh 201
Phone: 401-865-2401
Fax: 401-865-2410

The Department of Art and Art History offers programs of study leading to a bachelor of arts degree in art history and studio art.

Art History

The art history program emphasizes the historical, cultural, and formal contexts of art and provides a humanistic education. 

Career possibilities for art history majors:

• research
• museums and galleries
• historic preservation
• art education

The Major
A major is offered in art history which leads to the bachelor of arts degree.

The Minor
A minor in art history is also available.

For detailed information on the requirements for the art history major or minor, as well as course listings and descriptions, please see the  on-line undergraduate catalog.  

Studio Art

The studio art program stresses a strong foundation in both the fine arts and the liberal arts on which to build careers in the art field.  The student is also prepared for graduate study leading to an M.F.A. in studio art.  The studio major takes courses not only in his/her field of concentration, but is also encouraged to experiment in other media in order to gain a wider knowledge of the studio arts.

The Major
A major in studio art is offered which leads to the bachelor of arts degree.

Students may select from one of the following concentrations:

• Ceramics
• Digital Imaging
• Drawing
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture

The Minor
A minor in studio art is also available.

For detailed information on the requirements for the studio art major or minor, as well as course listings and descriptions, please see the  on-line undergraduate catalog.  

The Faculty

Professors
James B. Baker, M.F.A., Emeritus
Alice H.R.H. Beckwith, Ph.D., Emeritus
Joan R. Branham, Ph.D., [sabbatical Fall 2009]
Rev. Adrian G. Dabash, O.P., M.F.A. [sabbatical 2009-2010 academic year]
Deborah J. Johnson, Ph.D.
Rev. Richard A. McAlister, O.P., M.F.A., Emeritus
Ann Wood Norton, Ph.D. ActingChairperson

Associate Professors
Paul Crenshaw, Ph.D.
James S. Janecek, M.F.A.
Thomas Strasser, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors
Lynn Curtis, M.F.A.
John DiCicco, M.A.
Heather McPherson, M.F.A.
Eric Sung, M.F.A.

Visit the Web pages maintained by the Department of Art and Art History:
http://www.providence.edu/art2