Our mission

The mission of the Department of Art at Youngstown State University is to provide a caring, creative, and professional teaching and learning environment for the development of skills, concepts, and sensitivities essential to professional artists, designers, academic faculty, art historians, and other visual artists. This mission and the cultural enrichments that it entails are directed at both the entire student body and the local community as a whole. Our mission is accomplished within the context of a local multicultural society, thereby demanding special concern for dissemination to, and sensitivity for, a wide cultural heritage.

The department also recognizes the rapid changes occurring in technology and is dedicated to developing leadership in the application of technology to the arts. It is the commitment of the department to address both traditional issues and innovations in its educational environment. Our commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service takes place within a wide array of disciplines.

The Department of Art is committed to enhancing the intellectual and cultural climate of the university and community by presenting public activities and producing graduates with solid cultural and intellectual grounding, developed creativity, and problem-solving abilities. We emphasize the role of responsible, productive, and creative individuals in our communities and the place of the arts in determining the quality of life in a multicultural society.