Basic Structure of the Department
- The Studio Art department offers courses in six areas of fine arts: Architecture, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. A student may concentrate in any area or combine areas to major in Studio Art.
- The department does not teach woodworking, jewelry making, or pottery. A student can get not-for-credit instruction through the student workshops in the Hopkins Center. (http://hop.dartmouth.edu/workshops/index.html)
Courses for the Student with Little or No Background Who Wants to Explore Studio Art
- SART 15: Drawing I
- SART 16: Sculpture I
- SART 17: Bridging the Gap (Special topics course, no art background required)
Other information about Studio Art
- Fully half of the spots in SART 15 (Drawing 1) are reserved for first-year students, and it is thus encouraged that first-year take it. It is extraordinarily rare that a first-year student who wants to take Drawing 1 cannot. If a first-year student tries to register and finds it full they should email Mary-Therese Braun (Mary-Therese.Braun@dartmouth.edu) to be placed on the wait list AND attend the first class.
- Drawing 1 is the gateway prerequisite to all other courses in the Studio Art department except SAR 16: Sculpture 1, and SART 17: Bridging the Gap (special topics).
- All classes are serious, rigorous and time-consuming. A student should be prepared to devote 8 to 12 hours a week to it outside of classroom instruction.
- Drawing 1 and Sculpture 1 are offered every term (fall, winter, spring, and summer). The special topics course is offered once a year.
Current Enrollments, Class Size, and Distributives
The ORC
The Studio Art Homepage
Requirements for the major and minor
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