In addition to temporary exhibitions in the Forum Gallery and Studio Gallery, artworks from the Brookhaven College Permanent Art Collection are installed through the campus, serving both as an instructional resource and a significant aesthetic contribution to the college learning environment. All exhibitions and gallery events are free and open to the public. Involved with a wide range of media, styles of working, and aesthetic philosophies, the Brookhaven College art faculty regard both making art and teaching art making to be serious and complementary enterprises. Art Appreciation, Art History Survey, Renaissance , 19th Century to Contemporary Art History, Problems in ContemporaryArt. Art Appreciation Films, lectures, slides and discussions focus on the theoretical, cultural and historical aspects of the visual arts.
Emphasis is on the development of visual and aesthetic awareness.
This course covers the history of art from prehistoric time through the Gothic period. It explores the cultural, geophysical and personal influences on art styles. This course covers the history of art from the Renaissance through the present. It explores the cultural, geophysical, and personal influences on art styles. The development of the art of western culture during the Renaissance Period is presented.