DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
OVERVIEW / MISSION STATEMENT
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DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS OVERVIEW / MISSION STATEMENT |
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS OVERVIEW AND MISSION
The Department of Fine Arts offers major programs in Art Education, Music Industry, Theatre Arts and Visual Arts. Minors are offered 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 and performance ensembles.
Students
majoring in Art Education, Music Industry, Theatre Arts, and Visual
Arts combine
general education courses with lecture courses in art education, art,
music 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, visual
communication, painting, or photography. A Music Industry degree is
offered.
These major programs serve as ends in
themselves as well as preparation for graduate study, related careers,
and
the teaching of art.
In
support of the University's mission to enrich the culture of the
surrounding region, members of the community having an interest in the
arts are welcome to take advantage of our visual and performing arts
classes as non-degree students. Such classes include ceramics,
drawing, painting, photography, acting, costume design, stagecraft,
wind symphony, etc.
The Department also coordinates the University Concert Choir, Cut Time (vocal show ensemble), The University Theatre, the University Wind Symphony/Community Band, the Jazz Express, the University String Ensemble, and the First Tuesday Arts Events. In addition, it stages the music, dance and theatre performances brought in by the University Artist Series and maintains the Art Gallery Series featuring a varied rotating program of two- and three-dimensional art exhibits in three campus galleries. All of these events are open to the general public free of charge.
Mr.
Lawrence P. Anderson
Chair, Department of Fine
Arts
Professor of Visual Arts
M.F.A., University of Kentucky
HFAC 102 / (843) 661-1530
landerson@fmarion.edu
Mr. Craig C.
Alberty
Coordinator
of Music Program
Director
of
Instrumental
Activities
Assistant
Professor of
Music
M.M.E.,
Arkansas State
University
HFAC
104 /
(843) 661-1540
calberty@fmarion.edu
Dr.
Howard J. Frye
Coordinator
of Art
Education Program
Assistant
Professor of
Art Education
Ed.D.,
Florida State
University
HFAC
206 /
(843) 661-1684
hfrye@fmarion.edu
Mr.
Steven
F. Gately
Coordinator of Art/Visual
Arts Program
Associate Professor of Art
M.F.A., Florida State University
(843) 661-1534
sgately@fmarion.edu
Mr. A.
Glen Gourley, Jr.
Director of Theatre
Professor of Theatre Arts
and Speech
M.F.A., University of Mississippi
HFAC 224 / (843) 661-1538
agourley@fmarion.edu
Mr.
David
C. Granath
Coordinator of Theatre Arts
Program
Professor
of Theatre Arts and Speech
M.F.A.,
University of Miami
(843)
661-1536
dgranath@fmarion.edu
