About the Center for
Art & Design

The Foundation Year
The Saint Rose foundation year is an intensive introduction to art and design principles and practices. The curriculum explores problem solving and critical thinking through
concepts, methods, and materials common to all art
disciplines. Combining history and literary criticism, the study of art history invites all students to see themselves within
a wider context, to explore historical or critical views on art, and to immerse themselves in the personal subjective process. In so doing, each student comes to understand how his or her values corroborate with the rich, kaleidoscopic world of the visual arts.

By the end of the first year, students are prepared for sophomore study in one of three art majors.

Location
The Center for Art and Design is located in Picotte Hall at the heart of the Center Square neighborhood, Albany’s “Village” within the city. We are just a five-minute walk from the Albany Institute of History and Art and the New York State Museum, as well as shops and restaurants. Whether you choose to major in studio arts, graphic design or art education, you will have unlimited opportunities to explore and observe art in a variety of settings. Albany, New York state’s capital city, is at the crossroads of the northeast — within a three hour drive of New York City, Boston and Montreal, allowing art majors to take two trips each semester to visit art museums and galleries in New York City and Boston.

Facilities
31,500 Square Feet
Picotte Hall, where students nurture their talents, hone their skills and satisfy their artistic passion.

Personal Studio Space
For students in painting and sculpture.

Screen Printing Facility
One of the largest screen printing facilities in New York state with personally designated work spaces.

Photography Darkrooms
Three full-scale black and white and color darkrooms.

Computer Labs
Two graphic design computer labs featuring networked Macintosh workstations, supporting the latest versions of design and illustration software, a Canon ImageRunner C3200 color printer, file servers, scanners, and digital photography equipment.

Brubacher Hall
A unique mix of student and academic life, the first two floors house personal studio space and classrooms, and the upper floors consist of residence hall rooms.

Art Gallery
Through the Visiting Artist Program, renowned artists come to campus each semester to display their work in the Center for Art and Design Gallery and to critique the work of students who are concentrating in the artist’s medium. Recent visiting artists include: Vito Acconci, Marshall Arisman, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Seymour Chwast, Paul Davis, Jenny Holzer, Joan Jonas, Elizabeth Murray, Dean Snyder and Micki Watanabee.

The Saint Rose Art Gallery also is home to the Faculty Show and the juried Undergraduate, Senior, and Graduate Shows.

Recent Art Gallery Exhibitions
Susanna Coffey
painter

Leon Golub
painter

Jonathan Kirk
sculptor

Eve Andree Laramee
sculptor

Les Leveque
video artist

Duane Michals
photographer

Isamu Noguchi
sculptor

Judy Pfaff
mixed media artist

Paula Scher
graphic designer

Nancy Spero printmaker/mixed media artist