Studio Angelico – A Community of Artists
Studio
Angelico, the name of the building that houses the Art Program at
Siena Heights University, has been a center for art and art education
for more than sixty years. Named for Fra Angelico, the Renaissance
painter of the Dominican Order who lived in 15th century Florence,
the Studio continues a long tradition of valuing quality, creativity,
craftsmanship, and reflection in the making of art.
The
Art Program has been a member in good standing of the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design, the only national accreditation agency
for art, since 1988. There are approximately 80 students who major
in art at Siena Heights. The Studio prepares them to become professional
artists, to teach, and to work in a variety of arts related fields.
The
Art Program's primary goal is to develop the visual artist. Students
are encouraged to take risks, speculate, explore, research, create
and pursue artworks of quality. Students are asked to deal in materials
and in ideas, to explore past perceptions of the world of art and
their interior and exterior worlds of imagination and values. These
expectations call for a commitment to study, a disciplined approach
to work and a willingness to integrate personal and cultural identities
in their artwork. In these ways students are called to be purposeful,
competent and ethical, thereby supporting the mission
of Siena Heights University.
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