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ArtDepartment Chairperson: Mallory, MichaelLocation: 5306 Boylan Hall Phone: 718-951-5181 Fax: 718-951-4728 
The Brooklyn College Art Department, located in the heart of the art world, draws on a vast community of distinguished art figures for its faculty as well as for the many visiting artists, art historians, critics, and curators who supplement our programs. Some of the most famous artists of the last half century have taught or lectured in the department. Our students also benefit from class visits to New York City's great museums and noted art galleries. The department offers a bachelor of arts degree in studio art and art history, a bachelor of fine arts in studio art, a minor in art history, and a concentration for education majors in the following programs: early childhood education teacher (birth-grade 2); childhood education teacher (grades 1-6). Art and art history teach visual literacy--how to use form expressively, understand the meanings of images, and articulate ideas in both visual and verbal language--preparing students not only for professional careers in art and art history but for a world where communication is increasingly conducted by visual means. B.A. students concentrate in their own area but take courses in both studio art and art history. Art history classes cover periods from ancient to contemporary in both western and non-western art. Studio art classes include basic design, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and digital art. The studio program has a fine arts rather than a digital orientation and seeks a balance between the traditional and the new in faculty appointments and course content. Undergraduates benefit from regular interaction with our accomplished graduate students. Our studios, workrooms, shops, and state-of-the-art digital laboratories are available to students when not in use for class. The department boasts the Meier Bernstein Art Library, which offers print and digital materials, computers with Internet access, and an attractive skylit gallery for student exhibitions. Many of our graduates teach art history or art in schools and universities. Studio art students have become successful fine artists, commercial artists, illustrators, computer graphics designers, architects, art directors, cartoonist, fashion designers, art restorers, and art therapists. Art history students pursue careers as professional art historians, art critics, museum curators, art writers, art editors and publishers, gallery managers, and art librarians and archivists, or work with other art-related organizations. Many of our graduates go on to earn master's and doctoral degrees from leading universities. The department sponsors workshops on graduate school admissions and career, job, and internship opportunities in the area's myriad art institutions. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies may apply to the master's and doctoral degree programs offered by or in conjunction with this department. Please note that to fulfill the department's requirements, all courses are considered advanced except Art 25.11 and 25.12 and Core Studies 1.2.
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