In this time of rapidly changing concepts and an almost daily emergence of new media, emphasis must be placed on a variety of experiences and creative flexibility for the artist and the designer. Students with professional concerns must be prepared to meet the modern world with both technical skills and the capacity for innovation. PLU's visual arts programs stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand.

As a PLU student you have the opportunity to chart your own paths through a variety of artistic styles and media. You can make pots using a ten thousand-year-old method or generate high-tech computer images. Art history and theory courses engage you in the critical analysis of major monuments from the prehistoric to contemporary world. Classes are small giving you opportunities for individualized attention and focused concentration.

The art faculty believes that individuality, creativity, and freedom of expression are central to the welfare of a democratic and enlightened society.