(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
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
Over commencement weekend graduating seniors gathered with their families and faculty in Zilkha Gallery for the Honors Theses Showcase. This was a celebration of the work of the Class of 2023 thesis students from the Department of Art and Art History. Each Art Studio senior was invited to select a single work from their thesis exhibition for this curated showcase of drawing, … Read more
Understanding China in the Age of the Unequal Treaties Around November, I was offered the exciting opportunity to curate a show for the College of East Asian Studies. The result was the exhibition, “Understanding China in the Age of Unequal Treaties” which is currently in the CEAS gallery. All works included are from the College … Read more