Welcome
to the Art & Music Department
The Art and Music Department offers a variety of courses in art history, studio art, digital and web design, music history, music technology and performance. We run a tutorial lab in Bliss 302 and oversee our art, CAMEO and music student clubs.
The department also manages the Hall of Fame Art Gallery and regularly presents art and music events on campus and online.
NEW – Digital Design AAS Online program! For more information click here
We offer two associate degree programs:
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Digital Design degree program prepares students to go on to careers in digital, web and graphic design. The program has articulation (transfer) agreements with several colleges.
Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate in Arts (A.A.), Studio Art Option is a fully transferable degree that introduces the visual arts: learn to paint, draw, and select from a wide variety of art classes.
Contact Us
Main Office:
Bliss Hall [BL], Room 303
Phone: 718-289-5341
CUNY Office Assistant:
Jasmina Betances
Jasmina.Betances@bcc.cuny.edu
Music Office:
Guggenheim Hall [GU], Room 203
Phone: 718-289-5252
Chairperson:
Prof. Roni Ben-Nun
Bliss Hall [BL], Room 301
Phone: 718-289-5561
Roni.Ben-Nun@bcc.cuny.edu
Deputy Chairperson:
Dr. Anne Vuagniaux
Bliss Hall [BL], Room 305
Phone: 718-289-5100 Ex. 3047
Anne.Vuagniaux@bcc.cuny.edu
A.A.S. Digital Design
Program Director:
Prof. Lisa Amowitz
Bliss Hall [BL], Room 311
Phone: 718-289-5344
Lisa.Amowitz@bcc.cuny.edu
Department News
Dr. Anne Vuagniaux publishes article on Medici Column in Paris
In the 1570s Catherine de’ Medici, widow of the former King Henri II of France, began constructing a new palace for herself in Paris. In its courtyard, architect Jean Bullant (1515–1578) erected a 31-meter-tall freestanding column, the first monument of its kind in France. Dr. Vaugniaux’s article, “Monumental Cipher: Reading the Medici Column in Paris,” puts forth a new interpretation of the column, which has been something of a mystery for scholars previously attempting to understand its purpose.
Her article is featured in the most recent issue of the peer-reviewed publication Source: Notes in the History of Art, vol. 45, no. 1.
President Johnson visits ART 21
BCC President Larry Johnson stopped by studio instructor Noëlle King’s ART 21: Drawing classroom, where he had the opportunity to meet with students and participate in the art-making process.
