Art - Major
For information, contact Jill Odegaard.
Mission Statement
To provide arts based opportunities that support the artistic culture of the
College and surrounding community. To provide those who choose the arts as a primary focus with the means to reach
a high level of excellence in their creative areas. To provide all students
enrolled in the arts with a quality and challenging experience in the methods
and history of art. To provide courses and experiences that encourage an
understanding of the connected nature of learning in a liberal art environment
while encouraging our students, as women, to understand the social context and
explore humanistic values and social awareness. Cedar Crest College
demonstrates a profound commitment to the arts, both in the quality and breadth
of its Art Department facilities and faculty, and in the sponsorship of the
Tompkins Gallery, the Cressman Gallery and the Capstone Gallery. The Gallery
exhibits bring artists with national and international exhibition records to
campus to discuss their work and present workshops to students and the greater
community. The Capstone gallery exhibits work by our students. Cedar Crest ’s location near New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, affords students
in the Art Department access to a broader art world, thus enriching their
experience.
The art major offers a wide range of options for those who wish to pursue
painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, metalsmithing, jewelry-making or
work in art therapy or a gallery/museum setting.
Students select one focus area from the three studio concentrations:
• Studio Art
Studio art focus is for the student who wants a traditional art major. The
student will choose a specific medium to develop and pursue at a higher level.
See Studio Art below.
• Integrated Art
The Integrated Art focus offers the student the opportunity to make connections
with other disciplines in the college. The student may self-design by choosing
an area of integration and taking 12 credits in that discipline. See Integrated
Art below.
• Art Therapy
The Art Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that engages the client in the
creation of artwork. The Art Therapy concentration at the undergraduate level
both introduces the student to issues in psychology and develops the student’s facilities in multiple studio areas. See Art Therapy below.
• Art History Minor
The Art History Minor is for students interested in studying the history of art
and is an excellent supplement to a History major.
Students transferring into the art major from another institution may not
transfer more than 18 credits toward the Cedar Crest art major.
Field trips may be required for art courses.
Portfolio Reviews are held once each semester, in the fall and spring, for
students with a studio or integrated art focus. Students present a portfolio of
current work created in studio their courses. The purpose of the portfolio
review is to provide the student with feedback on the progress of her work and
to suggest potential directions the work may take as well as to serve as an
assessment tool for the Art Department. At the time of graduation each student will have a minimum of three reviews on
file and will need two reviews if participating in the Senior Art Exhibition.
Studio Art focus
Requirements for the Major:
___ ART 101 Beginning Drawing 3 credits
___ ART 110 Principles of Visual Organization 3 credits
___ ART 238 Elements of Design (Digital Studio) (spring of even years) 3
credits
___ ART 105 Art History 3 credits
___ ART 106 Art History 3 credits
___ ART Anatomy for the Artist 3 credits
Art History Electives (choose 2) 6 credits
___ ART 200 Modern Art: 1880-1945 (fall)
___ ART 210 Contemporary Art: 1945-present (spring)
___ ART 220 Women Artists (spring)
Theory and Criticism 3 credits
___ Studio Critique and Criticism (fall of Junior year)
Three studio electives 9 credits
___ Ceramics
___ Painting
___ Printed Image
___ Sculpture
___ Jewelry & Metalsmithing
___ Illustration
___ Papermaking
___ Book Arts
Three upper level studio in your chosen studio area: 9 credits
___ Ceramics ___ ___ ___
___ Painting ___ ___ ___
___ Printed Image ___ ___ ___
___ Sculpture ___ ___ ___
___ Jewelry & Metalsmithing ___ ___ ___
___ Illustration ___ ___ ___
___ Papermaking ___ ___ ___
___ Book Arts ___ ___ ___
Senior Year
___ ART 370 Senior Studio Seminar (fall only) 3 credits
___ ART 372 Senior Art Exhibition (spring only) 3 credits
Total credits: 51 credits
College Wide Requirements
Students fulfill the requirements for the Art Major as follows:
Oral Presentation is met by the satisfactory completion of ART 200, ART 210 or
ART 220
The Technology requirement is met by the satisfactory completion of ART 238.
All other college-wide requirements can be satisfied by the student’s choice with the final approval of the Registrar’s office through a graduation audit. Courses are identified in the catalog with their college-wide designations. In
regard to the ML requirement the Art department recommends Math 102.
Portfolio Review: Portfolio Reviews are held once each semester, in the fall and
spring, for students with a Studio or Integrated Art focus. Students present a
portfolio of current work created in their studio courses. The purpose of the
portfolio review is to provide the student with feedback on the progress of her
work and to suggest potential directions the work may take as well as to serve
as an assessment tool for the Art Department. At the time of graduation each
student will have a minimum of two reviews on file and will need 3 reviews if
participating in the Senior Art Exhibition.
Integrated Art focus
Requirements for the Major:
___ ART 101: Beginning Drawing 3 credits
___ ART 110: Principles of Visual Organization 3 credits
___ ART 238: Elements of Design (Digital Studio) (spring of even years) 3
credits
___ ART 105: Art History 3 credits
___ ART 106: Art History 3 credits
Art History Electives (choose 2) 6 credits
___ ART 200: Modern Art: 1880-1945 (fall)
___ ART 210: Contemporary Art: 1945-present (spring)
___ ART 220: Women Artists (spring)
Theory and Criticism 3 credits
___ Studio Critique and Criticism (fall of Junior year)
Two studio electives (suggest one 2D and one 3D) 6 credits
___ Ceramics
___ Painting
___ Printed Image
___ Sculpture
___ Jewelry & Metalsmithing
___ Illustration
___ Papermaking
___ Book Arts
Two upper level in a single focus area: 6 credits
Ceramics ___ ___
Painting ___ ___
Printed Image ___ ___
Sculpture ___ ___
Jewelry & Metalsmithing ___ ___
Illustration ___ ___
Papermaking ___ ___
Book Arts ___ ___
Senior Year
___ ART 370: Senior Studio Seminar (fall only) 3 credits
___ ART 372: Senior Art Exhibition with permission 3 credits
from portfolio review committee (spring only)
AND 12 credits from another department.
Suggested areas of integration are listed below. Students may self-design an
area of connection.
Biology: BIO 117, BIO 118, BIO 121, BIO 12 credits min.
Business: BUA 110 MRK 230, 240 ACC 101 12 credits min.
Psychology: PSY 100, 250, 351, 309 12 credits min.
Communications: CST 160, CST 224 and two CST electives 12 credits min.
English: ENG 210, ENG 306, ENG 323, CLT 210 12 credits min.
History: HIS 107, HIS 108, and two HIS electives 12 credits min.
Performing Arts: FNA 352 and choice of courses from: 12 credits min.
Theatre, Music, Dance, or Fine Arts
Philosophy: PHI 201, PHI 202, and two PHI electives 12 credits min.
Total credits: 51 credits
(if participating in ART 372) 54 credits
College Wide Requirements
Students fulfill the requirements for the Art Major as follows:
Oral Presentation is met by the satisfactory completion of ART 200, ART 210 or
ART 220
The Technology requirement is met by the satisfactory completion of ART 238.
All other college-wide requirements can be satisfied by the student’s choice with the final approval of the Registrar’s office through a graduation audit. Course are identified in the catalog with their college-wide designations. In
regard to the ML requirement the Art department recommends Math 102.
Portfolio Review: Portfolio Reviews are held once each semester, in the fall and
spring, for students with a Studio or Integrated Art focus. Students present a
portfolio of current work created in their studio courses. The purpose of the
portfolio review is to provide the student with feedback on the progress of her
work and to suggest potential directions the work may take as well as to serve
as an assessment tool for the Art Department. At the time of graduation each
student will have a minimum of two reviews on file and will need 3 reviews if
participating in the Senior Art Exhibition.
Art Therapy focus
Requirements for the Major:
___ ART 101: Beginning Drawing 3 credits
___ ART 110: Principles of Visual Organization 3 credits
___ ART 238: Elements of Design (Digital Studio) (spring of even years) 3
credits
___ ART 105: Art History 3 credits
___ ART 106: Art History 3 credits
Art History Electives (choose 1) 3 credits
___ ART 200: Modern Art: 1880-1945 (fall)
___ ART 210: Contemporary Art: 1945-present (spring)
___ ART 220: Women Artists (spring)
Five studio courses, each exploring a different medium 15 credits
___ Ceramics
___ Painting
___ Printed Image
___ Sculpture
___ Jewelry & Metalsmithing
___ Illustration
___ Papermaking
___ Book Arts
Art Therapy Courses: ___ ART 208: Introduction to Art Therapy 3 credits
___ ART 209: Art Therapy Practicum/Internship (Sr. year spring only) 3
credits
Psychology Courses:
___ PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credits
___ PSY 250 Life Span 3 credits
___ PSY 309 Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
___ PSY 351 Personality 3 credits
Total credits: 51 credits
College Wide Requirements
Students fulfill the requirements for the Art Major as follows:
Oral Presentation is met by the satisfactory completion of ART 200, ART 210 or
ART 220
The Technology requirement is met by the satisfactory completion of ART 238.
All other college-wide requirements can be satisfied by the student’s choice with the final approval of the Registrar’s office through a graduation audit. Course are identified in the catalog with their college-wide designations. In
regard to the ML requirement the Art department recommends Math 102.
Art History Minor
___ ART 105 Survey of Art History I 3 credits
___ ART 106 Survey of Art History II 3 credits
Three art history electives 9 credits
___ ART 200 – Modern Art
___ ART 210 – Contemporary ART
___ ART 220 – Women Artists
___ ART 215 - Selected Movements in Art and Architecture
One of the following: 3 credits
___ ART 110 Principles of Visual Organization
or
___ ART 101 Beginning Drawing
History 107 and 108 are strongly suggested.
Total credits: 18 credits