Larry Goedde presented an overview of art history at the University. Art history ranks 16th nationally. It has excellent faculty and strong library holdings. Its weaknesses include the need to recruit additional faculty and inadequate graduate funding. Fayerweather Hall is too small and in a state of decay.
Art history needs a strong, functioning museum program.
Mr. Goedde said that the University of Virginia is unusual in the placement of the history of architecture in the School of Architecture, and he wants to combine the strengths of the architectural historians with those of the art historians to the extent possible. Dean Dass, reported on the studio art program, which is good but small and without adequate facilities and resources. Eight full-time faculty members and one adjunct are inadequate to meet student demand for classes. Studio art needs an expanded gallery and a visiting artists program. Virginia, as a college of the liberal arts, has traditionally emphasized history and theory in its fine and performing arts majors.