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viewers at the Maggi art exhibition at the Loeb

Art Department

Art Department

Art Department

The department offers majors or correlates in Art History and Studio Art, as well as a track in architecture. Enriched by a comprehensive college art museum, both majors culminate in a one-semester senior thesis or independent studio project.

Events

Undetectability: Scott Burton, Public Art, and Visibility in the First Decade of the AIDS Crisis

Oct 11, 5:00 p.m.

In this Claflin Lecture, art historian and author David J. Getsy will discuss the works of Scott Burton.

News

Professor Collins is appointed the Peter P. and Margaret A. D’Angelo Endowed Chair in the Humanities at St. John’s University

Lisa Gail Collins, Professor of Art and Director of American Studies on the Sarah Gibson Blanding Chair, was appointed the Peter P. and Margaret A. D’Angelo Endowed Chair in the Humanities at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, for a semester of teaching and scholarly exchange in Spring 2022.

Professor Nochlin speaking to a group of students sitting at a table.

Three-Part Series Honors Groundbreaking Professor of Art History Linda Nochlin

Image: photo of hand drawing on a screen with a stylus

Art Teacher Seeks Open Horizons and Collaboration in China

Will Wheeler ’14, an art teacher and artist, will travel to Asia, where he will work with artists and scientists as a Luce Scholar. Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Luce Scholars Program pays all expenses for selected college graduates’ 14-month stay in Asia.

Image: artwork by animator Jacob Rivkin: people on a train

Animator Jacob Rivkin ’07 Plays Key Role in Film Chronicling Resurgence of Classical Music in China

Jacob Rivkin ’07 parlayed his talent as an artist and his love of Chinese culture into his role as animator for the PBS documentary Beethoven in Beijing.

Photo: people honoring Jeh Vincent Johnson

Vassar to Rename Cultural Center Building in Honor of the Pioneering Architect and Former Faculty Member Behind its Design, Professor Jeh Vincent Johnson

Posted 4/16/2021

Vassar College’s ALANA Center, which provides resources and programs for students of color, will be named for Professor Jeh Vincent Johnson, the pioneering African American architect and former Vassar faculty member who designed it. President Elizabeth H. Bradley made the announcement as part of last weekend’s African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Triennial, which celebrates the contributions of African American alumnae/i, students, faculty, administrators, and staff of Vassar College. Johnson died in January.