Fine Arts Internships
Saint Anselm Fine Arts Majors may pursue an internship for academic credit or for professional development in preparation for a future job and career. The Career Development Center will help students find internships, or students work directly with faculty for internship placement. Recent student internships have included: The Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH; The Eric Carle Museum, Amherst, MA; Christie’s Auction House, New York, NY; Hailey Printing & Graphics, Manchester, NH; The Well School, Peterborough, NH, The Chapel Art Center at Saint Anselm College; Saint Anselm College Communications and Marketing; and The Palace Theater in Manchester, NH.
Secondary Education Teaching in Art and Music
The Fine Arts and Education Departments at Saint Anselm College offer programs of study in Secondary Education, preparing teachers in Art and Music. Secondary teacher candidates major in Secondary Education and double major in Fine Arts, emphasizing study in Studio Art or Music. They complete Core Curriculum requirements, Secondary Education courses, and Studio Art or Music courses. For more information about art education, speak to professors Katherine Bentz or Sean Parr about music education.
Music Performance and Lessons
Music lessons and performance courses are a foundational part of the degree requirements for Fine Arts students emphasizing in Music at Saint Anselm. Students pursuing a Minor in Music are also encouraged to take music lessons, but lessons and performance courses are open to all Saint Anselm students, at all levels.
We offer lessons in numerous instruments and areas: double bass, clarinet,composition, flute, guitar, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, viola, violin, and voice. Students may participate in the Saint Anselm College Choir for academic credit, or take one of the Chamber music ensemble courses we offer. For information about taking music lessons for credit, contact Professor Sean Parr.
We offer several performances courses, including Chamber Music Ensemble, Pep Band, and College Choir. These courses meet at predetermined times and work on repertoire throughout the semester, culminating in performances at the end of the semester in the Dana Center. These groups also participate in performances during campus events, such as Open Houses or Early Admittance, as well as give outreach concerts within the greater community. For information about Chamber or Pep Band, contact Professor Molly Lozeau. For information about Choir, contact Professor Eric Bermani.
Graphic Design and Studio Art Portfolios
All Graphic Design and Studio Art students will prepare a professional portfolio their junior year. Working with a panel of faculty, fellow majors, and the Career Development Center, students will end their junior year with a completed analogue and digital portfolio to prepare them for their Senior year academic requirements and for entry into the worlds of art and design.
Capstone
All majors in the Fine Arts Department complete a capstone project during their senior year. Students conduct research, create and exhibit art and design, or perform music or dance in public exhibitions and presentations.
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VISUAL ARTS
The Comiskey Art Center is the central space for Studio Arts on campus. In addition to a theater classroom, the center features painting, drawing, printmaking, and ceramics studios, as well as office spaces and classrooms for graphic design, watercolor painting, and mixed media. The Center also contains a state-of-the-art Macintosh computer lab for graphic design, and digital art courses. At the center of the building is a gallery space for display of student class work, critiques, and senior thesis exhibitions. The Comiskey Art Center is named in honor of Professor Edward J. Comiskey, who served as director of the Saint Anselm student theater group, the Abbey Players, for 35 years.
Located in the Dana Center lobby. For current exhibition information, please visit our Facebook Page. Alcove Gallery Hours Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during exhibitions.
The Living Learning Commons (LLC), Saint Anselm College's newest residence hall, continues the innovative blending of living and learning through new exhibition spaces which incorporate six museum-quality art cases installed on all three floors. These new galleries provide additional exhibition space to showcase student, faculty, and professional artists’ works, making art accessible to students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Additional workshops, lectures, and other programming hosted at the LLC integrate art into daily life at the College and offer creative opportunities to the entire college community. For current exhibition information, please visit our Facebook Page. The LLC Galleries are open to the public during residence hall visiting hours, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Performances and courses also take place in the Dana Center for the Performing Arts, which includes classroom space and a 575-seat theatre. Music students have access to 8 individual practice rooms in the Dana Center, each equipped with a Yamaha upright piano. In addition, each of our three music classrooms has a grand piano available for lessons and practice. One of our classrooms also has a piano lab with sixteen digital pianos, as well as a newly restored two-manual Hutchings (Op. 347, 1894) pipe organ, originally housed in the lower church of Saint Mary's in Dedham, MA. The music recording studio contains lockers available for any music student to store instruments, sheet music, and any other equipment they need.
Dance Performance courses are offered in our studio space in the Carr Center, part of the College’s athletics and fitness complex. Students have access to dance spaces with mirrors and barres, as well as the entire complex.