Princeton University fully embraces the creative and performing arts as an essential part of its educational mission. Works of art are subjects of scholarship in many departments, from English to Art and Archaeology, from Comparative Literature to Music, and from Sociology to Religion, as well in the programs of Creative Writing, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts and the Princeton Atelier. Academically gifted students who want to engage with the arts can integrate their academic pursuits with artistic passions at Princeton where talent and imagination are visible in every corner of the University.