"Art for art's sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of the true, art for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for."
— George Sand
Welcome!
Art and Art History graduates join the departmental faculty during Commencement 2007.
Art majors learn to understand and create art through a range of introductory and advanced courses in studio art and art history. The student interested primarily in the visual cultures of the past is given the tools for historical analysis, as well as some understanding of concepts of current studio practice. The student concentrating in studio art also benefits from the perspective of those artists who came before her/himself, by taking at least three advanced courses in art history, while also learning something of the traditions of which she/he is (or is not) a part—the tradition going back to the Renaissance, for instance, that holds painting to be the eighth liberal art.
Whatever one's interests, the major is structured so that it serves primarily as an intellectual base, from which the student can make connections across the disciplines, as she/he seeks to understand, criticize, and engage the world. Not surprisingly, many art majors complete an additional major while at the College, in fields ranging from Anthropology, English, and the Humanities, to Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
Recent News
'Chronotopes: Where Time and Space Meet': 2008 Student Art Exhibition
Washington College, Smithsonian Museums Join Forces for 'American Pictures' Lecture Series
Underwood Donates $1.5 Million to Renovation of Washington College's Performing Arts Center
Students Explore Museum Careers at The Walters
WC Senior Astra Haldeman Receives $26,000 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for Post-Graduate Studies
Donald McColl Appointed First Underwood Professor in Art History at Washington College
$1 Million Gift Establishes New Endowed Chair in Art and Art History at Washington College