Department of Art & Art History
Art History
Art history explores the product of art, culture, and art history. You might choose this if you're interested in museum or gallery work, teaching art or art history, or other careers in material use, design, and history.
Studio Art
Studio art offers a hands-on work in the creative process, plus the background of art forms incuding digital art and photography. Choose this direction to be immersed in the creative process or teach art programs.
Pre-professional program: pre-architecture
Cornell's pre-architecture program is an interdisciplinary program that focuses heavily on art and art history and is intended to prepare you for a graduate program in architecture.
Exploring art at Cornell for everyone
Art at Cornell isn't just for art majors and minors, all students are invited to take part in activities around art, and our main gallery is open to the public.
Exhibitions
Cornell has mutliple exhibit areas across campus where you can explore and experience art installations. Our pimary gallery space is the Peter Paul Luce Gallery in McWethy Hall that holds exhibitions of external artists and Cornell student senior shows. You will also find gallery spaces in Cole Library and Thomas Commons where student artists are featured during the academic year and for their senior art shows.
Upcoming exhibitions
Arts Community
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The Cornell College Art Interest Group is a student organization committed to increasing art awareness by promoting student work and providing opportunities for students to broaden their art education through museum visits and gallery talks. You can also participate in community art projects, and service projects such as Empty Bowls and Project Linus. All students are welcome. Email aig@cornellcollege.edu for info or find us at the Student Organization Fair.
Life drawing workshop meets in McWethy Hall each Sunday and Monday from 7-8:30 p.m. The atmosphere is very laid back and self-guided. You do not have to be an art major or minor to come draw. If you're looking for a basic "how-to", this might not be the best place, but those with experience will be around and are more than willing to help out. Bring your own supplies. Figure models will be there during this open studio time.