The Catholic University of America

Department of Art

The Department of Art at The Catholic University of America offers two baccalaureate courses of study: one leading to a B.A. in Art History, another leading to a B.A. in Studio Art. An interdisciplinary B.A. in Studio Art for Secondary Education is also offered in cooperation with the Department of Education. Together, these programs are devoted to nurturing the production and understanding of artistic expression with the belief that art and culture are one, and that exposure to the visual arts is an essential component of every liberal education. 

 

Summer 2013 Courses

Spring 2013 Courses

 

Ask the Experts: Looking at Paintings in a Museum

Tips from Nora Heimann, Chair and Associate Professor of the Art Department, published in CUA Magazine

 

 

Faculty Spotlight: Kathryn Pasternak

 
 
KATHRYN PASTERNAK learned the art of filmmaking for television at National Geographic while on staff there for some 15 years. Among many other honors, Pasternak has received two National Emmy Awards and two other Emmy nominations. While working at NGT, her special focus was wildlife filmmaking, a highly popular, evergreen genre of television that requires both specialized production skills and a keen knowledge of the biological sciences and production ethics. Leaving Nat Geo in 2007 to pursue her own productions, Pasternak still executive produces, writes and produces programs for major broadcasters including National Geographic, Animal Planet, WNET/Nature, and Smithsonian Networks. In 2010, Pasternak launched her own production company, Pasternak Media LLC, which focuses on development and production of wildlife and conservation projects for various forms of distribution. She is currently in post-production of her first feature documentary, DOEVILLE, which is the story of the last deer farmer in Virginia. Pasternak also operates “Sage Media” which is a subsidiary that produces videos for uses other than television. Prior to working at National Geographic, Pasternak was a freelance filmmaker in NYC and Los Angeles, working in facets of the film business as diverse as Hollywood talent agencies, independent documentaries, low budget features and television commercials.   Pasternak graduated from Harvard University in 1985 with a degree in Fine Arts.
 

 

Contact Us

Department of Art
The Catholic University of America
Salve Regina Hall
620 Michigan Ave NE
Washington DC 20064

Phone: 202-319-5282
Fax: 202-319-6390

Summer Session Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:30am - 5:00pm,
Friday 9:30am - 12:00pm
 

RECENT Exhibitions

Celebrating Vatican II
A Spirited Response in Art & Design
Curator: WILLY (Malarcher), M.F.A., CUA 1958
September 27, 2012 – October 29, 2012
Opening Reception: September 27, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.
Salve Regina Gallery, Salve Regina Hall
 
To Believe - The Spirited Art of Corita
Curator: Emma Marty, B.A., CUA 2013
October 26, 2012 – December 14, 2012
Opening Reception: October 26, 2012, 5 – 7 p.m.
May Gallery, John K. Mullen of Denver Memorial Library

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