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Art Department Mission Statement
Making Art: the How, the Why
The objective of the art program consists of the development
of creative, expressive and technically competent graduates.
Inspiration, material, skill and judgment are directed toward
this goal, as well as to the ability to form qualitative judgments
within an aesthetic and historical context.
Art education should be thought of as a body of knowledge
inseparable from the activities that confirm and document that
knowledge. The learning challenge will include opportunities
for the student to gain knowledge about the art of other cultures,
as well as that of our own. The choice of materials, the
accompanying creative challenge and the aesthetic rationale
must be tailored to the intellectual, emotional and physical
abilities of the individual student and contemporary culture.
At all levels of art education, the major emphasis should be on
a meaningful and rewarding creative experience, during which
the student builds confidence with technique, concept, design
and aesthetic judgment.
News: MSU Art Department wins awards
Minot State University art students were recognized with student level awards at the Bismarck-
Mandan Advertising Federation (AdFed) awards banquet on Feb 26. MSU students took home 11 awards
in categories ranging from logo to poster design.
Stacy Jaeger, Bismarck, earned a Gold Addy for her "Crush Olive Oil" package design. Jaeger also
earned the Judges Choice Award and a $500 scholarship. The other award winners are listed alphabetically:
- Jason Aiumu, Minot, Silver Addy for illustration.
- Eric Benz, Linton, Silver Addy for illustration.
- Ashley Gendron, Delano, Minn., Gold Addy for photography.
- Morgan Fetzer, Max, Gold Addy for photography.
- Kristin Michels, Minot, Silver Addy for logo design.
- Ty Robinson, Great Falls, Mont., two Silver Addys and Gold Addy for photography.
- Isaac Rogelstad, Minot, Gold Addy for poster design.
- Adam Simonson, Minot, Gold Addy for illustration design.
Bill Harbort, associate professor of graphic arts at Minot State, also received a Silver Addy in the
professional logo category for his "amphibian growth project" logo.
All Gold Addy-award winners will move on to the regional competition in mid-March and
compete against work by other students from Wisconsin, South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota.
The AdFed is an association that binds the mutual interests and collective powers of advertisers, agencies,
media companies, suppliers, local advertising associations and college and high school advertising students.
Their mission is to promote education in advertising, marketing and communications.
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