Students at the National University of Singapore have a new avenue of study to pursue with the announcement of an art minor. Though National Gallery Singapore made the announcement recently, classes to fulfill the art minor have been going on since the beginning of this year. So far, nearly one hundred students have enrolled in the introductory course for the new art minor.
Fully trained officials from National Gallery Singapore will be leading some of the courses, ensuring that students will learn from the most experienced sources of information. The art minor, instead of focusing on the creation of art, such as in studio art programs, will instead take a deep look at the interpretation of artworks. This will hopefully lead to students choosing careers in gallery work, art museum curation, and other pursuits.
A number of interesting and informative courses will be available as a part of the art minor program, including a class on understanding and curating art from Southeastern Asia. This is one of the courses that will be led by officials from National Gallery Singapore. One student who is already enrolled in the program remarked about how valuable it was to glean real-world knowledge from professionals already working in the art world. While students might benefit from this hands-on instruction, National Gallery Singapore is also set to gain highly trained graduates who would make excellent additions to the museum. The program sets up a pipeline of knowledge and potential workforce contributors between National Gallery Singapore and the National University of Singapore.
Students can look forward to learning about all different types of genres of art, including painting, 3-D sculpture, architecture, and installation art. They will soon be able to interpret the meanings for masterpieces in these various genres as well as place them contextually into history for both Singapore and the broader art world. Understanding historical happenings that were taking place around the same time that this art was being created is important to correctly interpreting the meaning of the piece, as the outside environment can often greatly influence an artist’s works.
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To read more about the new art minor at the National University of Singapore, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/undergrads-at-nus-can-now-get-a-minor-in-art-history.