School of the Arts

Welcome to the School of the Arts

万博地址的艺术学院激发了人们的灵感, teaches, 并通过培养交流培养艺术家, creativity and scholarship, 培养对视觉和表演艺术的欣赏.

万博地址艺术学院重视并相信艺术是通往激情的道路, inspiration, imagination, discovery, expression, transformation, and joy.

无论你是一个有抱负的艺术家还是当地的艺术爱好者, 万博地址的艺术学院是你获得令人兴奋的视觉和表演艺术机会的门票!

Who do you want to be? And what do you want to do?

如果你热爱艺术创作——不管是音乐, theatre, dance, visual art, 或者设计——这两个问题紧密地交织在一起. In the moment of artistic creation, whether onstage, in a studio, or creating on a laptop, 你是一个艺术家，你所做的就是艺术.

Whether you want to create, perform, teach or help others, 万博地址的艺术学院将引导你批判性地思考你正在做的工作, collaborate with others, 并鼓励你在一系列艺术学科中创造开创性的作品. 我们的课程为你成为教师做准备, creators, performers, therapists, and designers through deep scholarship, 变革式指导和体验式学习.

万博地址的艺术学院由三个部门组成——艺术系、设计系 & Letters, the Department of Theatre & Dance, 和皮特里音乐学院——我们承诺:我们将培养艺术家们过上充满激情的生活, commitment, and joy. 我们的创造力课程将使你把你的艺术转化为一个蓬勃发展的职业.

Converse’s Creativity That Works curricular initiative 为每一年的艺术课程注入职业准备, 因此，我们的毕业生已经为等待他们的世界做好了充分的准备.

But to have a truly great college experience, 艺术家需要的不仅仅是优秀的课程，他们还需要一个优秀的社区. Our faculty 是各自领域的全国知名专家吗, and, just as important, 他们致力于挑战和培养你，让你发挥出最好的一面. And at Converse, 在你人生的每一步，你的同学都将是你最大的支持者和啦啦队长.

So come join us. 做你想成为的艺术家，过你想过的生活.

Christopher Vaneman
Dean of the School of the Arts; Associate Professor of Flute

Experiential Learning

艺术学院拥有广泛的体验式学习经验, composed of internships, clinical experiences, student teaching and study travel. 在过去的两年里，92%的万博地址艺术学院的学生参加了体验式学习.

Our Mission

万博地址的艺术学院激发了人们的灵感, teaches, and trains artists; fosters communication, creativity and scholarship; and nurtures an appreciation of the visual and performing arts.

Our Values

康弗斯大学艺术学院重视并相信艺术是获得灵感的途径, imagination, discovery, expression and transformation.