The Art Department encourages travel courses, internships at museums and art centers, and participation in performances by CLU's Drama and Music Departments. The Art Department works with the School of Education to serve the needs of students planning careers in teaching. Credential programs, as well as opportunities to practice art instruction, are available. Candidates for a California Secondary Teaching Credential should contact the School of Education Office for a complete list of course requirements for a Single Subject Waiver in Art. A variety of art movements are explained and then explored first-hand by creating interpretations of these styles.
Students undertake several simple, hands-on projects relating to historical periods of art.
Included is a brief survey of the history and nature of art, investigating narration, description, illusion and reality in art. For non-majors only. Art 160 . An introduction to various media and techniques of painting. Students experiment with visual elements and their use in the expression and communication of ideas, with emphasis on the creative approach.