Fine Arts courses are offered as electives for all students and as requirements for students majoring in Art, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, and Interior Design. The formal elements of observation and communication skills are introduced in basic courses of design and drawing. Painting and printmaking classes advance unification skills through form, color, and composition problems. The curriculum goals are strengthened by additional courses in drawing and art history.
The School of Arts and Sciences offers an Art major. The School also offers art history and studio arts courses as Liberal Arts Core requirements for arts and design majors, and as electives for all students. Although the School does not offer a major in art history, students may earn a minor from a selection of survey and period courses. Students interested in expanding their study of art history should consult with a School of Arts and Sciences advisor about the interdisciplinary plan for Liberal Studies majors. Art history and studio arts courses are useful for students pursuing careers in graphic design, teaching, or museum and gallery work.
The study of art is enhanced at Marymount by easy access to Washington’s many art galleries and museums. The broad general collection of the National Gallery of Art is supplemented by the more specialized collections at the Corcoran and Freer Art galleries, the Hirshhorn Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, the Phillips Collection, the Renwick Gallery, Dumbarton Oaks, the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and a host of smaller private galleries throughout the city and its suburbs.