Department of Art

The Art Department at the University of Southern Maine (USM) offers a nationally accredited program that provides students with a rigorous studio experience, historical understanding of the complexity of art practices, and the critical skills needed to become informed visual artists, art educators, and art historians. Through the closely integrated relationship of studio art classes, art education, and art history, USM Art emphasizes the development of the ability to think creatively and independently and provides multifaceted approaches for creating and thinking about art.

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