MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Fine Arts offers major programs in art education, theatre arts, and visual arts. Minors are offered in music, theatre arts, visual arts, and art history. Collaterals are offered in music, theatre arts, and visual arts. Introductory courses in art and theatre are offered for nonmajors. All Francis Marion University students may pursue the introductory course in music or the applied lessons in piano and voice.

Students majoring in art education, theatre arts, and visual arts combine general education courses with lecture courses in art education, art or theatre history, and upper-level courses emphasizing studio/performance. Theatre arts majors may specialize in performance areas or design and technical production areas. Visual arts majors may specialize in ceramics, graphic design, painting, or photography. These major programs serve as ends in themselves as well as preparation for graduate study, related careers, and the teaching of art.

The department also coordinates the University Chorus, the Show Chorus, the University Theatre, the University Instrumental Music Ensembles, and the First Tuesday Arts Event. In addition, it maintains three campus galleries featuring a varied rotating program of two- and three-dimensional art exhibits.