Dates

• Existence: 1996-

Administrative History

The Department of Visual Arts (1996-) is a department in the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Visual Arts was established as a part of the College of Fine Arts and Communications in 1996 with the merging of the Department of Art and the Department of Design. The Department Chairs are: Michael D. Day (1996-1998), Mark J. Johnson (1998-2004), John W. Telford (2004-2006), and Linda Sullivan (2006).

The Department of Visual Arts was established to prepare competent professionals in various fields of plastic and graphic arts, to prepare qualified designers in problem solving of two- and three-dimensional application, to train historians who can critically appraise works of art, to prepare art educators to teach visual arts at various levels, and to help individuals develop their aesthetic sense.

Citation:

Small but pressing matters, 2002: colophon (BYU Department of Visual Arts)

Department of Visual Arts home page, 24 Aug. 2009 (Department within the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University)

Brigham Young University organizational history, Aug. 8, 2011 (Dept. of Visual Arts; Department of Visual Arts; est. 1996; formed in merger of earlier departments of Art and Design; administered by College of Fine Arts and Communications; provides training in plastic and graphic arts, two- and three-dimensional design, art history, and art education)

Brigham Young University Organizational History Project website, viewed Jul. 27, 2011 (Department of Visual Arts; established 1996; College of Fine Arts and Communications; previously the Department of Art and the Department of Design; Department Chairs: Michael D. Day (1996-1998), Mark J. Johnson (1998-2004), John W. Telford (2004-2006), and Linda Sullivan (2006); designed to prepare competent professionals in various fields of plastic and graphic arts, to prepare qualified designers in problem solving of two- and three-dimensional application, to train historians who can critically appraise works of art, to prepare art educators to teach visual arts at various levels, and to help individuals develop their aesthetic sense)

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