undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College

ART AND DESIGN
MISSION
The Department of Art and Design at LaGrange College is committed to education in the visual
arts within the stimulating environment of the College‘s art museum, galleries and studios. We
believe that the visual arts are necessary to the growth and well-being of society. We teach that
excellence in life includes an appreciation of the arts and an ability to make aesthetic judgments
by providing a technical education in a nurturing environment.
We are a dedicated faculty of practicing artists and art historians who foster learning in a liberal
arts tradition that challenges our students to bring form to their evolving creative, written and
oral abilities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of a degree in Art and Design, the student should:
• demonstrate growth in creativity, self-expression, and technical skills through the
realization of a body of work (studio concentration students);
• demonstrate a broad familiarity with the major trends in art history;
• demonstrate the ability to communicate about the visual arts, both orally and in writing.
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Sophomore Review—All studio department faculty will evaluate sophomore portfolios
according to a standard rubric. Evaluation will include an assessment of student‘s writing and
oral skills based on statements and critiques as well as an evaluation of creativity, self-expression
and technical skills (studio concentration students).
Senior Exit Review—All studio department faculty will evaluate senior exhibitions according to
a rubric containing course objectives. Evaluation will include an assessment of student‘s writing
and oral skills based on statements and critiques as well as demonstrating growth in creativity,
self-expression, and technical skills (studio concentration students).
Participation in the Art History Forum or other public presentation of research (art history and
museum studies concentration students).
Completion of a pre-test and post-test in Art History Survey courses for all majors.
AWARDS
The Department of Art and Design presents several awards annually during the Honors Day
program. Some are cash awards, and others are purchase awards that allow the college to acquire
works of art by the award recipients. The faculty of the Department of Art and Design present
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