Fine Arts

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Welcome to the Fine Arts at Saint Michael's College!

The Fine Arts Department houses the disciplines of Fine and Performing arts: Art, Dance, Music, Speech Communication, and Theatre. With a faculty of academics who are professional, producing artists in each of these areas, the Department provides a broad-based understanding of the practice, the literature, and the theory of each discipline. A new Art History program was introduced in the fall of 1994.stage production

We offer majors in Art, Art Education, Music, Music Education, Theatre, and Theatre Education. Students may request minors in Art, Music, and Theatre.

The College maintains spaces dedicated to classroom teaching, individual practice, group rehearsal, and performance for theatre works and music, as well as two art galleries for showing student works. In addition, the Department sponsors student groups in each of the major disciplines; Drama Club, Chorale, Madrigal Singers, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and Dance Ensemble. All groups perform on campus, and the music groups also tour extensively.

Curriculum information is listed for the following topics:

Art Theatre
Music Dance
Communications and Seminars

Be sure to visit the Saint Michael's Playhouse as well, Greater Burlington’s Professional Actors’ Equity Summer Theatre that has been operating on the campus of Saint Michael’s College since 1947.

Thank you for your interest. We want to hear from you, so don't hesitate to call or e-mail us with your questions. Our Department Chair is Paul Leclaire - pleclair@smcvt.edu - 802.654.2448.

We hope to see you in person some day!


Last Revised: 08/02/01


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