CATALOG • 2009-2010
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, book arts, 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 two reviews on file and will need three 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 105: Art History 3 credits
______ART 106: Art History 3 credits
______ART 000: Anatomy for the Artist 3 credits
______ART 138: Elements of Design (Digital Studio)
(spring of even years) 3 credits
______ART 000: Computer Software Series 2 credits
(choose 2 out of 3:
In Design, Photoshop, Web Design)
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 470 Senior Studio Seminar (fall only) 3
credits
___ ART 472 Senior Art Exhibition (spring only) 3
credits
Total credits: 53 credits
College Wide Requirements
Students fulfill the embedded 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 138, and two of the Computer Software Series
classes.
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 105: Art History 3 credits
______ART 106: Art History 3 credits
______ART 138: Elements of Design (Digital Studio)
(spring of even years) 3 credits
______ART 000: Computer Software Series 2 credits
(choose 2 out of 3: In Design, Photoshop, Web Design)
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 470: Senior Studio Seminar (fall only) 3
credits
___ ART 472: Senior Art Exhibition with permission 3
credits
from portfolio review committee (spring only)
AND 12 credits from another department. 12 credits min
Consult with your advisor to create a self designed
integration based on another discipline of study.
Four courses are required:
1._______________________
2._______________________
3._______________________
4._______________________
Total credits: 53 credits
(if participating in ART 472) 56
credits
College Wide Requirements
Students fulfill the embedded requirements for the Art
Major as follows:
• Oral Presentation is met by the satisfactory
completion of ART 200, ART 210 or ART 220
• World Views is met by the satisfactory
completion of ART105 and ART 106
• The Technology requirement is met by the
satisfactory completion of ART 138, and two of the Computer Software Series
classes.
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.
Art Therapy focus
Requirements for the Major:
______ART 101: Beginning Drawing 3 credits
______ART 110: Principles of Visual Organization 3
credits
______ART 105: Art History 3 credits
______ART 106: Art History 3 credits
______ART 138: Elements of Design (Digital Studio)
(spring of even years) 3 credits
______ART 000: Computer Software Series 2 credits
(choose 2 out of 3:
In Design, Photoshop, Web Design)
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 208: Introduction to Art Therapy 3 credits
______ART 209: Applications in Art Therapy 3 credits
______ART 270: 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: 56 credits
College Wide Requirements
Students fulfill the embedded requirements for the Art
Major as follows:
• Oral Presentation is met by the satisfactory
completion of ART 200, ART 210 or ART 220
• World Views is met by the satisfactory
completion of ART105 and ART 106
• The Technology requirement is met by the
satisfactory completion of ART 138, and two of the Computer Software Series
classes.
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.
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
