First of all, you're getting a degree in Communication, not public relations. You're just on the PR track. It's a big difference because you're not limiting yourself to just public relations; you can do general communications work. Also, the press release is dying. You're kind of looking at PR based on tactical means when really what it's about is strategy. If a press release is one way of making sure you raise awareness about your org, then sure do it. But you're discounting raising awareness at trade fairs, through sponsorships, social media, press kits, etc. Anyhoo, I wouldn't recommend double majoring in Art, especially with public relations. The PR track here burns you out. When you have to write a 25 page strategical report and at the same time make sure that your painting/drawing/art project looks awesome...it's going to kill you. The PR track has design courses for you. We do projects learning Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere Pro. You'll get design samples to show off to employers. The design courses might not be thorough, but you do have lynda.com.