The Department of Western Art and Contemporary Arts is an academic discipline that examines the development of Western art from Antiquity to the present day, with a focus on modern art movements and contemporary artistic practices. This department analyzes artistic movements such as the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modernism, and Postmodernism within their historical contexts, while also addressing related fields such as art theory, aesthetic approaches, philosophy of art, and the sociology of art. Topics within the scope of this field include changes in artistic perspectives following the Industrial Revolution, avant-garde movements, the digitalization of art, performance art, and current processes of artistic production. Furthermore, the department investigates the works of contemporary artists, the role of art in the process of globalization, and innovations in artistic expression, aiming to explore the dynamics of today’s art world within an academic framework.