Art

Student Profile

Mary Jo Osterman

Ever dream of being a motion picture artist, fashion designer, film maker, advertising designer, art historian, museum curator, graphic designer or simply the next Michelangelo?

At Mount Union, students will have the opportunity to hone their skills and broaden their artistic abilities. The art program at the College fosters the artistic growth and maturity of its students by engaging in fundamental principles of visual art and design in a variety of art media.

A major in art will provide an excellent basis for further study leading to a career in fine or applied art, or for an advanced degree leading to teaching. The department has initiated a program that meets the requirements for a multi-age teaching license.

The art major is a two-stage program involving freshman-sophomore foundation courses and junior-senior advanced study. The foundation courses deal with the fundamental theory and studio skills which provide the broad base from which any artist functions. In the junior-senior advanced studio courses, the student uses the theory and skills learned in the foundation sequence to develop a personal creative approach which can function both as a method of inquiry and as a vocabulary for the communication of humanistic ideas. A thorough general study of the history of art is offered as an important part of the art major.

The Department of Art is committed to the following goals: 1) To provide a sound technical, theoretical, and historical foundation for the student majoring in art; 2) To provide an environment in which the student can function as an independent, creative individual; 3) To serve the student body of a liberal arts institution.

For information about requirements and course descriptions, please refer to the College Catalogue by clicking here.