Department of Fine Arts

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www.umes.edu/music

Mr. Christopher J. Harrington, Chairperson

Mission

The mission of the Fine Arts Department is to provide art and music teachers for elementary and secondary schools; to prepare students for professional careers in graphic illustration, commercial photography and sequential arts; to prepare students for professional careers in jazz and popular music; to prepare students for graduate and professional schools; provide service courses for other departments; and to provide outreach services for surrounding schools and communities. In addition the Fine Arts Department provides exhibits, cultural events and other programs necessary to promote the arts and make the University and general community artistically and musically richer.

Objectives

Students having completed the Art Education Program will:

1. Have the facility to understand and appreciate the philosophical nature of art, its meaning, and contribution to the individual and society in contemporary and past cultures.
2. Create, critically analyze, and evaluate works of art from a wide variety of media.
3. Develop, organize, evaluate, and administer effectively an art education curriculum in grades PreK-12.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the developmental stages of art through which children and adolescents pass.
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of safety precautions and hazards that are unique to studio work.
6. Design and deliver developmentally appropriate experiences in art for children in grades PreK-12.

Students having completed the Applied Design program will demonstrate the ability to do the following:

1. Operate and manage a small business.
2. Work as photojournalists or as commercial photographers.
3. Work at management level positions in the applied design field.
4. Integrate conventional illustrations with high tech digital illustrations.
5. Demonstrate mastery of computer software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
6. Manipulate, retouch, and alter photographic images for commercial applications.
7. Prepare layouts for newsletters, brochures, magazines, and newspapers.

Students having completed the Music Education Program will:

1. Demonstrate suitable skills and knowledge in music pedagogy, applied music, and related subject areas.
2. Demonstrate appropriate skills necessary for the teaching of music (general/choral or instrumental) in elementary, middle and secondary schools for pupils with varying learning abilities.
3. Develop evaluation instruments and assess musical performances.
4. Develop and implement classroom management procedures that contribute to a desirable learning environment.
5. Demonstrate skill in oral and written communication in music, as well as in other academic areas.

Students having completed the Jazz and Popular Music program will be able to demonstrate the following:

1. Competency in basic fundamentals and advanced concepts of music theory.
2. Professional-level performance, composition, and arranging skills.
3. Practical knowledge of basic business skills and standard procedures for studio work/concert productions, and the basic skills to work with other musicians in a professional situation.
4. Understanding of the cultural and social relationships between jazz/popular music and the societies in which they existed as well as familiarization with the historical context of jazz, popular music, and traditional western art music.
5. Appropriate communication skills, including common lingo used in jazz and popular music.

General Program Requirements

The admission of students to the undergraduate programs in the Department of Fine Arts is based upon the general admission requirements of the University. *Admission to the Jazz and Popular Music program includes an audition requirement.

Directory of Faculty

Bowins, Pierre, Assistant Professor, Graphic Illustration Coordinator

B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Art

Dean, Brian, Assistant Professor, Music Coordinator

B.A., Central Washington University; M.M.,, University of Miami; D.M.A., University of Colorado

Halpern, Jesse, Assistant Professor, Commercial Photography Coordinator

B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.F.A., New Hampshire Institute

Harrington, Christopher, Chair & Associate Professor

B.A., Binghamton University; M.A. and Ed.M., Teachers College, Columbia University; M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art

Hernandez, Elvin, Assistant Professor

B.F.A. duel degree, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design; Ed.D., Argosy University

Holt, Susan, Lecturer, Director of Mosely Gallery

B.F.A. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts

Hudson, Bradley, Associate Professor, Sequential Arts Coordinator

B.A., University of Maryland, College Park; M.F.A., University of Maryland, College Park

Programs

• Applied Design - Commerical Photography, BA
• Applied Design - Graphic Illustration, BA
• Applied Design - Sequential Arts, BA
• Art Education Teaching, B.A.
• Jazz and Popular Music, B.A. (temporarily suspended through Spring 2023*)
• Music Education, B.A. (temporarily suspended through Spring 2023*)

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