The Program in Studio Art is dedicated to teaching liberal arts students to express themselves in the plastic arts through visual media. Our progam's mission is geared to both the Middlebury students who wish only to sample an experience in studio art, as well as to the students who wish studio art to be the central focus of their studies. Our teaching faculty is comprised of distinguished artists who are dedicated to the idea that creativity and the personal expression are of vital importance in the lives of all people. We teach drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, silkscreen and video. Augmenting our core curriculum are semester courses offered by visiting artists in residence. Our curriculum teaches students not only the technical methods for making images in the media we teach, but more important to use these skills to engage issues of personal and cultural meaning.