Art

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Professors Gonzales-Day, Macko, Rankaitis,Tran
Associate Professor Davis
Assistant Professor Kovitz
Lincoln Visiting Artist Seisler
Visiting Assistant Professors Becker, Blassingame
Lecturer Nakaue

Each year over 500 students across the Claremont Colleges enroll in thirty-nine courses offered by the Scripps Art faculty in: art theory, book arts, ceramics, digital art, drawing, mixed media, new media, painting, photography, sculpture, and video. Courses are designed to integrate theory and practice, enabling students to express their knowledge through research and diverse creative forms that can foster and enhance social discourse. The Art Department offers a rich and distinctive program that prepares our majors to pursue graduate work and careers in art, media, education, and the non-profit sector.

Taking advantage of Scripps’ long-standing position within the Los Angeles arts community, as well as the many opportunities found in a liberal arts environment, the Art major emphasizes hands-on learning and critical thinking. We support student research and production in traditional art to new media in various labs, classrooms and studios: the Lincoln ceramics building, Lang and Steele computer labs, and painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, and video studios. Individual studios are available for qualifying majors during their senior year. Students enrolled in Scripps Art courses have 24-hour access to their classroom facilities.

The Scripps College Press and the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery are also integral parts of the Art program. The Art faculty works closely with the Gallery to showcase the annual Scripps Senior Exhibition as well as other temporary exhibitions of interest to the College and the Claremont community.

An art major consists of 10 upper-division art and art history courses. Students are encouraged to explore a number of studio practices before choosing an area of concentration.

Learning Outcomes of the Program in Art

Department Goals and/or Objectives

Goals are broad statements that describe what the program wants to accomplish

1. Students will acquire a general understanding of and ability to produce and defend their works of art.
2. Historical Awareness: Students are familiarized with significant themes, artists, and historical movements within the visual arts.
3. Students develop the ability to evaluate and offer constructive critiques to their peers and to produce critically informed work.
4. Students will acquire disciplinary knowledge with that of other disciplines, understanding correspondences with the other arts, critical theory, and history.

Student Learning Outcomes

Outcomes describe specific knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes students should demonstrate

SLO1: Students competently demonstrate conceptual, aesthetic and technical skills in the visual arts.
SLO2: Students are able to demonstrate understanding of major trends in contemporary art practice and place them within a liberal arts context.
SLO3: Students are able to recognize and respond to a range of contemporary art works.
SLO4: Students will be able to combine and apply acquired disciplinary knowledge with that of other disciplines, understanding correspondences with the other arts, critical theory, and history.
SLO5: Students are able to articulate their ideas clearly and persuasively in a variety of media.
 

Programs

• Art Major
• Art Minor
• Courses in Art

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