Song Keng Teoh April 8, 2025: The Art History Program is proud to announce that senior Sophie Raiskin-Wood has been elected into Wesleyan University’s Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Spring 2025. Congratulations Sophie! In total, 84 Wesleyan seniors have been elected in Spring 2025. They will be honored at an induction ceremony on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at … Read more
Article and photos by Joseph Ackley Since early December, visitors to Olin Library have had the opportunity to view Medieval Manuscripts in Facsimile, an exhibition researched and organized by the Fall 2024 seminar students of ARHA 312: Medieval Manuscripts, taught by Professor Joseph Ackley. Decorated manuscripts, which rank among the most sophisticated works of medieval … Read more
(All photos by Valerie Gottridge) The Art History Majors Committee recently organized a field trip to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford to view a collection of rarely seen European drawings and attend a public lecture. According to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, it has acquired a diverse group of nearly 1,250 … Read more
Featured photo (above): Student Vansh Kapoor ’26 (back row, second from right) and Gordon Career Center Associate Director Pam Grande (front row, fifth from right) with participants outside the Whitney Museum of American Art. (photo provided by Pam Grande) An Art Immersion Career Trek in New York City two months ago gave student Vansh Kapoor … Read more
Taking a short break from their busy schedules, Art History majors and minors bonded with faculty over a festive lunch on December 6, Friday to celebrate the end of the semester and the upcoming holiday season. The annual Art History Holiday Lunch is “always one of my favorite events”, said Co-Chair of the Majors Committee … Read more
Working with wood, egg, and earth, our art history and art studio students had an exciting opportunity to join an internationally renowned artist on an art installation on campus earlier this fall. Through a curatorial practicum offered by the Art History program, 22 students attended a welcome and organizational meeting with the artist, Bright Ugochukwu … Read more
November 6, 2024: The Art History Program is proud to announce that senior Valerie Gottridge (pictured) has been elected into Wesleyan University’s Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Fall 2024. Congratulations Valerie! In total, 15 Wesleyan seniors have been elected in Fall 2024. They will be honored at an induction ceremony on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 … Read more