To educate the general University population in the area of the visual arts and their importance to society To prepare classroom teachers who will use the visual arts at all levels of instruction To serve the University, the community, the state, and the region as a major cultural resource.
Students learn to create, critique, and understand the visual arts.
In order to accomplish this, the Department offers professional and liberal arts education in the visual arts. The Department sponsors an extensive schedule of student, faculty and guest artist exhibitions, lectures, and workshops, providing a significant cultural resource for the campus, the community, and the state. Faculty and students are committed to outreach and service activities in the public schools, community, region, nation, and world. The Department is a resource for public and private school teachers and is a major artistic component of the culture of Western Montana. The B.A. and the B.F.A. degree programs prepare students in technical and conceptual skills commensurate with a general arts degree.