This community of artists, formed by faculty and students, is dedicated to a common vision:
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As artists, we create objects and events that alter and enrich human consciousness. As teachers, we help our students discover their own, most profound sources of creativity and life. As healers, we use creativity and passion to promote well-being. We help the world by discovering and expressing the sacred within ourselves.
The Department of Arts and Consciousness helps students go farther into the deepest levels of consciousness, and then return to the world of phenomenon and social interaction with new tools for change. This journey between the inner and the outer is the essence of Arts and Consciousness. A&C promotes dialogue about how art can reestablish itself as a central activity in human existence. Students and faculty discuss artwork not only in formal terms but in terms of transformation and inner awareness. Artists in the outside community and our students come together to create new ways for art to exist. The Arts and Consciousness Department is a place where change occurs-where we learn to create a new reality and a new culture. Programs in Arts and Consciousness
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
- Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts
- Master of Arts in Transformative Arts
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A&C students often choose to work with specially selected artists and organizations in the Bay Area. These mentorships are an integral part of the A&C curriculum. Students can explore a broader range of technical and professional perspectives than would be possible in a more traditional academic environment.
Students select artists or community organizations whose work relates to their own interests. They work individually with a mentor for a specified period, with clearly stated goals and objectives.
- Individual mentorships often form the basis for long-term professional relationships with other artists.
- Community mentorships give A&C students an opportunity to use their training to serve the community as healers and teachers.
- Group mentorships allow students to work in small groups with a single mentor in order to facilitate collaborative works or to explore areas of special interest.
