CREATIVE ARTS PROGRA M
Contributed by Michael Golden, Director of the Creative Arts Program
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n the twenty years since its inception, the Creative our offerings beginning in the Fall semester this year. Arts Program (CARTS) at SUA has established a In 2020, while the development of the Center was strong foundation built on creative work in traditional artistic media (painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, somewhat delayed by the ongoing pandemic, we analog photography, music and dance). The link were able to identify and get final approval to use between the program’s goals and the mission of two former science labs located near our current arts SUA is twofold: through the hands-on making of facilities which were suitable for conversion to digital art, students experience a personal connection to a arts facilities. timeless and universal human activity, and through The first project to be implemented was the 3D fostering and gaining confidence in the potential for printing studio. Through the dedicated efforts of Don creativity within each of us, students can become Ryan, our ceramics instructor, our students, although better prepared to seek and create solutions to the still physically scattered around the globe, were able challenges facing humanity. to begin “printing” clay objects, including the ones While we have seen our graduates pursue advanced shown. study and/or successful careers in the arts based on this foundation, we recognize that fluency in digital In the coming academic year, while continuing to arts media will be increasingly important in the future. offer courses in traditional photography, ceramics, Thus, we were thrilled to have received, in October and music composition, we will be able to add new 2019, a generous grant from the Sahm Family “digital versions” – courses in digital photography Foundation to develop SUA’s first Digital Arts Center and design and computer music. (DAC). With the support of the Development Office, the Office of Sponsored Research, and the teams With the continuing support of the university and in Facilities Services and Information Technology, our generous donors, we hope to be able to continue among many others in the university administration, to expand the Center to include a production studio we are happy to report that we have begun making where we can offer our students courses in video use of the DAC in online instruction during the production and editing, film scoring and animation, current Spring 2021 semester, and will be expanding for example.
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