The Studio Art Program is intended to balance formal & conceptual approaches, and focuses on the creative process, critical thinking, and visual ideas. The Art History Program, which offers a wide range of European, American, & Asian courses, incorporates broad cultural and historical perspectives.
The Art and Art History Department at Mills College includes both studio art and art history majors. Based and intended to balance formal and conceptual approaches, the Art program focuses on the creative process, critical thinking, and visual ideas. Students learn the use of materials and techniques to facilitate their creative ideas.
Historical and contemporary art are studied so that the student understands the context of her own work. The Art History Program, which offers a wide range of European, American, and Asian art history courses, incorporates broad cultural and historical perspectives. The major prepares students for graduate study and for careers in museums, galleries, arts administration, and art criticism.
