Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Dept. of Visual Arts"

 
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The Department of Visual Arts was established as a part of the College of Fine Arts and Communications in 1996. Two previously existing departments, the Department of Art and the Department of Design, were merged to form the Department of Visual Arts. The Department Chairs have been as follows: Michael D. Day (1996-1998), Mark J. Johnson (1998-2004), John W. Telford (2004-2006), and Linda Sullivan (2006).
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The Department of Visual Arts was established as a part of the College of Fine Arts and Communications in 1996. Two previously existing departments, the Department of Art and the Department of Design, were merged to form the Department of Visual Arts. In 2015,  the department was again split to the Department of Arts and the Department of Design. Department chairs have included Michael D. Day (1996-1998), Mark J. Johnson (1998-2004), John W. Telford (2004-2006), and Linda Sullivan (2006).
  
 
==Variant names==
 
==Variant names==
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==Assets and Administrative Structure==
 
==Assets and Administrative Structure==
  
The Department of Visual Arts was directly managed by a Department Chair who was under the direction of the College Dean.
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The Department of Visual Arts is directly managed by a Department Chair who is under the direction of the College Dean.
  
 
==Associated Units==
 
==Associated Units==
  
Superior unit: [[superior unit::Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications]] ([[date::1996]]- )
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications]] ([[date::1996]]- )
  
 
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Art]] ([[date::1996]])
 
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Art]] ([[date::1996]])
  
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Design]] ([[date::1996]])
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Design]] ([[date::1996]])
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Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Art (2015- )]] ([[date::2015]])
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Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Design (2015- )]] ([[date::2015]])
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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Brigham Young University catalog, via WWW, Nov. 24, 2009 (Mark J. Johnson, Department Chair, 1998; Linda Sullivan, Department Chair, 2006)
 
Brigham Young University catalog, via WWW, Nov. 24, 2009 (Mark J. Johnson, Department Chair, 1998; Linda Sullivan, Department Chair, 2006)
  
Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2005: p. 382 (John W. Telford, Department Chair)
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Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2005: p. 382 (John W. Telford, Department Chair)  
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Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts and Communication, via WWW, Jan. 14, 2021 (Department of Visual Arts divided into Department of Art and Department of Design, effective January 1, 2015) [https://cfac.byu.edu/department-of-design/30065/ https://cfac.byu.edu/department-of-design/30065/]
  
 
==Maintenance Information==
 
==Maintenance Information==

Latest revision as of 16:08, 14 January 2021

The Department of Visual Arts was established as a part of the College of Fine Arts and Communications in 1996. Two previously existing departments, the Department of Art and the Department of Design, were merged to form the Department of Visual Arts. In 2015, the department was again split to the Department of Arts and the Department of Design. Department chairs have included Michael D. Day (1996-1998), Mark J. Johnson (1998-2004), John W. Telford (2004-2006), and Linda Sullivan (2006).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications. Dept. of Visual Arts

Brigham Young University. Visual Arts Dept.

Description

Established: 1996

Location: Provo, Utah (1996- )

Functions

The Department of Visual Arts was established for the following purposes: 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.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Department of Visual Arts is directly managed by a Department Chair who is under the direction of the College Dean.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications (1996- )

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Art (1996)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Design (1996)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Art (2015- ) (2015)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Design (2015- ) (2015)

Sources

Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1996-1997: p. 384 (Dept. of Art and Dept. of Design merge to form Dept. of Visual Arts; Michael D. Day, Department Chair; Department of Visual Arts functions)

Brigham Young University catalog, via WWW, Nov. 24, 2009 (Mark J. Johnson, Department Chair, 1998; Linda Sullivan, Department Chair, 2006)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2005: p. 382 (John W. Telford, Department Chair)

Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts and Communication, via WWW, Jan. 14, 2021 (Department of Visual Arts divided into Department of Art and Department of Design, effective January 1, 2015) https://cfac.byu.edu/department-of-design/30065/

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00386

Creator: UPB