Chapman University - CoPA - Department of Art

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"After graduating from Chapman in May 2007, I moved back to Washington, DC to attend the Art and Museum Studies M.A. program at Georgetown University. I interned at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in the Education Division doing research that will help when planning future education programs and materials, observing how visitors view a new exhibit, and writing a script for tours of the museum's permanent exhibition. In the spring I took classes at Sotheby's Art Institute in London. Being at Sotheby's gave me the opportunity to meet with people who work in the museum and art business fields. It also allowed me to take a trip to China, along the Silk Route in the western part of the country. I am still excited and talking about the trip - being able to see important art historical sites in a remote part of the world was indescribably amazing."

Kanani Hoopai
Class of 2007

Department of Art

Welcome to the Department of Art at Chapman University. The mission of the Department of Art at Chapman University is to offer an comprehensive education that develops the technical, perceptual, theoretical, historical and critical expertise needed for successful careers in visual art, graphic design and art history. Our goal is to educate students about the images and objects that influence their perceptions of contemporary life and to prepare them to participate in shaping the world. Whatever your major, your ability to understand visual images is essential to your education; the Art Department is the focal point for this discussion on campus.

Southern California is home to the second largest population of artists and designers in the country and is distinguished by world-class museums such as the J. Paul Getty Museum and Research Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Huntington Library, and the Norton Simon Museum. The greater Los Angeles area is one of the most important and dynamic centers for the viewing, research, and production of art in the United States. Access to these resources allows students to experience first hand what they are studying in the classroom. Our strategic location enables the Department of Art to invite artists, scholars and design professionals from the region to share their varied experiences with students as visiting speakers or adjunct instructors.