by Jon Lackman | 11 August 2006 | Teaching
From Artnet: “Is art getting smarter? Seems so! Last year, the School of Visual Arts in New York began offering an MFA in ‘art criticism and writing,’ a program chaired by art historian and critic Thomas McEvilley. Now, SVA is launching a second new degree program, this one aimed at undergraduates — a BFA in ‘visual and critical studies.’ Chair is Tom Huhn, who currently heads the SVA art history department. According to the course description, students enrolling in the program can expect to be taught to ‘read,’ or understand and interpret art, philosophy and visual thinking, and ‘write,’ or make art — in other words, they take courses in philosophy, esthetics and cultural theory as well as nearly as many hours of studio courses as they would in a regular studio major.”
