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Art, Art History, and Design

Overview of Art, Art History, and Design

Art is a creative process culminating in visual works such as paintings, sculptures and photographs.  Art history is the evaluative study of artworks in context.  Design creates useful objects in optimum form. 

Related subjects include: Architecture, Film, Television, and Theatre, and Medieval Studies.

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Writing about Art

Writing Center

Notre Dame's Writing Center offers free one-on-one consultations.  Its tutors work with students during all stages of the writing process, from interpreting an assignment, to developing a thesis, to organizing the paper.  They then can help to improve its style and revise the final product. Their work complies fully with Notre Dame's Honor Code.