Programs in Art and Music

Faculty

Colleen Kiely, Professor of Art
Helen Popinchalk, Assistant Teaching Professor of Art and Director, Trustman Art Gallery and University Art Collection

Overview

The Programs in Art and Music offer minors in art and arts administration.

Learning Goals

I. Develop visual or aural literacy.

Students will:

Identify and utilize significant practices and processes of art or music.
Understand artistic and musical terminology, critical methods and historical contexts to analyze, criticize and interpret visual and musical texts.
Apply their knowledge in effective oral and written presentations.

II. Develop and apply skills learned in an art or music practice course to create original works of art or music.

Students will:

Demonstrate the technical skills and the ability to organize the visual or musical elements necessary to communicate concepts and experiences.
Produce creative works that demonstrate innovation in concepts, formal language and/or materials.

III. Articulate that the study of art or music involves the mind, spirit and senses.

Students will:

Articulate, orally and in writing, the cultural and institutional purposes—historical and contemporary—for the creation of art and music.
Engage in sophisticated oral or written communication and critical discussions in which students argue and defend ideas and offer new perspectives.
Recognize and analyze the significance of cultural diversity in the creation of art and/ or music.

IV. Apply classroom theory and practice to experiential learning within Boston’s cultural institutions and creative community.

Students will:

Understand the role and value of cultural institutions in society.
Recognize the roles and responsibilities of professionals in cultural institutions.
Apply professional values and ethics in classes and internships.