Department of Art and Art History

Georgetown's Art program focuses on the individual student's experiential development of the imagination and creative thinking processes as an integrating force in the liberal arts curriculum. The program reflects Georgetown's aim to educate the whole person.

To fulfill the mission of the comprehensive curriculum, the department offers the core components of traditional disciplines -- painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking, and has expanded into the realms of photography and electronic media. In recent years the department has been the beneficiary of a new photography darkroom and the Napolitano Digital Art Studio, a state-of-the-art computer art classroom.

Access to the major artistic works is an important synergistic component of the program. Georgetown is uniquely rich in surrounding artistic resources. The museums and galleries in the Washington area support by example understanding of technique and the establishment of personal goals.

A concentration in Art (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Digital Art/Photography) consists of eleven courses; ten courses in the studio discipline (including a one credit Senior Project) and one course in art history. An Art major's specific course requirements depend on their area of concentration (See Required Courses below). Art majors have the option of taking a second art history course in place of one of their studio art electives with permission of the department. All Art majors are required to take the one credit Senior Project course during the spring semester of their senior year in order to produce a portfolio of work reflecting the student's capabilities in their declared area of concentration.

An Art major's specific course requirements depend on their area of concentration (See Required Courses below). Art majors have the option of taking a second art history course in place of one of their studio electives with permission of the department. All Art major's are required to take the one credit Senior Project course during the spring semester of their senior year in order to produce a portfolio of work reflecting the student's capabilities in their declared area of concentration.