Department of Art Education, Art History, and Media Studies

The Department of Art Education, Art History, and Media Studies

Magali M Carrera (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs) ancient Mexico and Peru; traditional art of Africa, America, and Oceania

Anna Dempsey modern and contemporary art and architecture, new media, design history

Pamela Karimi Middle Eastern art and architecture

Kathy Miraglia art education, elementary, adult professional development, qualitative research, painting, drawing, interdisciplinary and integrated curriculum

Cathy A Smilan art education, K-12 authentic art integration, museum as classroom, research and evaluation in art education partnership, ceramics, fiber arts

Thomas Stubblefield 20th and 21st century art, photography and critical theory

Rebecca Uchill modern and contemporary art and theory, history and theory of art institutions, the political and ecological intersections of landscape/land use/land art, curatorial studies

Michael D Taylor Professor Emeritus

Memory Holloway Professor Emeritus

This faculty’s range of specialization is enhanced by Lecturers who specialize in many other fields.

The Department of Art Education, Art History, and Media Studies offers two major programs of study; one leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education, the other a Bachelor of Art in Art History. The Department also offers a minors in Art History and Film and Media Studies.

UMass Dartmouth’s Art Education Program provides a sequence of theoretical, practical, and studio-based experiences leading to proficiency in the teaching of art. For more information please link to the program page.

The Art History Program introduces students to a wide array of art objects and explores ways of understanding them. Art history students learn how to treat non-verbal objects as evidence, how to use scholarly publications, and how to explain their findings and insights. The goal is to develop advanced critical thinking skills and to prepare for entry into a range of academic and professional occupations. For more information please link to the program page.

Programs

Baccalaureate

Art Education Major
Art History Major

Minor

Art History Minor
Film and Media Studies Minor