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The atmosphere
in the Art Department of Cedar Crest College is charged with excitement
and vitality. This energy travels through the creative work of students
and the dynamic exchange of ideas between students and their faculty/artist
mentors, and extends even to the campus itself--graced with several
indoor and outdoor exhibition areas. Cedar Crest College demonstrates
a profound commitment to the arts. Cedar Crest College art majors
have gone on to work in some of the most notable advertising agencies
and architectural firms, have found exciting positions in galleries
and museums, and have established careers as artists, teachers,
art therapists, jewelers, and ceramists. The Art
Department at Cedar Crest College To provides an arts based opportunities
that support the artistic culture of the College and surrounding
community. For those who choose the arts as a primary focus the
Art Department provides the means to reach a high level of excellence
in their creative areas. All students enrolled in art classes
receive a quality and challenging experience in the methods and
history of art, that encourages an understanding of the connected
nature of learning in a liberal art environment. We encourage
our students, as women, to understand the social context and explore
humanistic values and social awareness.Cedar Crest College demonstrates
a profound commitment to the arts, both in the quality and breadth
of its Art Department facilities and faculty, and in the sponsorship
of the Tompkins and Cressman Galleries. These exhibition programs
exhibit artists with national and international exhibition records,
and brings them to campus to discuss their work with students
and to present workshops and group critiques Cedar Crest's location
near New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, affords students
in the Art Department access to a broad art world, enriching their
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