Art and Art History

Professors C. Hanson (chair), A. Greidanus, J. Steensma Hoag, H. Luttikhuizen

Calvin’s Art Department offers both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees. Students opting for a Bachelor of Arts degree may choose from the major concentrations of studio art, art education, and graphic design. The department also offers minors in studio art and art history. If studio art is selected, concentrations include: ceramics, drawing, painting, and photography. The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program, which has a greater professional emphasis, is described here .

Programs

• Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA
• Graphic Design Major
• Studio Art Major

• Art History Minor
• Studio Art Minor

• Art Comprehensive Major: K-12 Education

• Fine Arts Group Minor: Elementary Education

Courses

• ART 153 - Visual Culture

• ARTE 315 - Introduction to Elementary Art Education
• ARTE 316 - Secondary Art Education
• ARTE 359 - Seminar in Principles and Practices in Art Teaching
• ARTE 399 - Exhibition

• ARTH 101 - Introduction to the History of Art I
• ARTH 102 - Introduction to the History of Art II
• ARTH 232 - Early Christian and Byzantine Arts
• ARTH 233 - Medieval Art
• ARTH 234 - Northern Renaissance Art
• ARTH 235 - Italian Renaissance Art
• ARTH 237 - Baroque and Rococo Art
• ARTH 238 - Nineteenth-Century Art
• ARTH 239 - Modernism and the Arts
• ARTH 240 - Contemporary Art
• ARTH 241 - Asian Art
• ARTH 243 - Art of the Americas
• ARTH 393 - Museum Studies
• ARTH 397 - Methods in Art Historiography
• ARTH 399 - Symposium

The following art courses may be part of supplementary concentrations in journalism: ARTS 255  , ARTS 256  , ARTS 305  , ARTS 306  , ARTS 316  , ARTS 355  , and ARTS 356  .

• ARTS 250 - Introduction to Drawing
• ARTS 251 - Introduction to Painting
• ARTS 252 - Introduction to Printmaking
• ARTS 255 - Communication Design
• ARTS 256 - Introduction to Photography
• ARTS 257 - Introduction to Sculpture
• ARTS 258 - Introduction to Ceramics
• ARTS 300 - Intermediate Drawing
• ARTS 301 - Intermediate Painting
• ARTS 305 - Graphic Design
• ARTS 306 - Analogue Photography
• ARTS 307 - Intermediate Sculpture
• ARTS 308 - Intermediate Ceramics
• ARTS 316 - Digital Photography
• ARTS 350 - Advanced Drawing
• ARTS 351 - Advanced Painting
• ARTS 355 - Brand Design
• ARTS 356 - Advanced Photography
• ARTS 357 - Advanced Sculpture
• ARTS 358 - Advanced Ceramics
• ARTS 380 - Internship in Graphic Design
• ARTS 385 - Internship in Visual Studies
• ARTS 390 - Independent Study in Studio Art
• ARTS 395 - Senior Seminar in Studio Art
• ARTS 399 - Exhibition