John Lutterbie
Chairman

Stephanie Dinkins
Graduate Program Director for M.F.A

The Department of Art at Stony Brook University offers a dynamic and interdisciplinary program of art history, criticism and theory at M.A. and Ph.D. levels. Ideally located halfway between the art centers of New York City and the Hamptons, Stony Brook offers a unique opportunity to study in a quiet and spacious setting while maintaining close contact with the pulse of the art world.

The goals of the program include: the development of the critic-historian, who can combine the various fields of traditional art historical study with a critical consciousness and awareness of broad intellectual issues involved in such study; the development of alternative perspectives on art, popular culture and visual culture; the development of practicing art critics; the interdisciplinary study of 19th- and 20th-century art; and the study of the history of art criticism. The Department of Art offers graduate courses ranging from the arts of non-western and ancient cultures through the art history and criticism of the present. In addition, students may choose to pursue one of a number of graduate certificate programs including Art and Philosophy , Cultural Studies, and Women's Studies. The department publishes the respected semi-annual journal, Art Criticism and hosts a distinguished student-run lecture series.