Stony Brook seeks to train its students in the understanding and use of art as a means of communicating visually, dramatically, and musically. The importance of art at Stony Brook is based on two essential truths:

First, that no other activity done by man so closely mirrors the activity of God as the creative process, and

Second, the language of art provides a unique means of expression differing from both speaking and writing. Students are offered many avenues to explore their interests in the visual and performing arts for academic credit and/or personal development.