Art
Available as a major or minor
Students explore the creation of art, its connections with other disciplines and its role in society. As an art major, you can focus on a range of core areas during your course of study: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. You'll be invited to exhibit your work in a featured annual show, giving you the chance to share your creations with the entire Roanoke College community.
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Avoiding the Gyre is a Roanoke College collaboration to remove some plastic from the waste pile and bring awareness to the harm caused by humankind’s disregard for nature and the environment. By "painting" endangered species and everyday objects in plastic, we hope to challenge viewer perspectives on what is valuable.
- Date:
- April 19, 2024
- Time:
- 6 - 8 p.m.
- Location:
Smoyer Gallery
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The Studio Art Exhibition is an annual showcase of work by Roanoke College art students.
- Date:
- April 19, 2024
- Time:
- 6 - 8 p.m.
- Location:
Olin Hall Galleries
Students explore the creation of art, its connections with other disciplines and its role in society.
As an art major, you can focus on a range of core areas during your course of study: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. You'll be invited to exhibit your work in a featured annual show, giving you the chance to share your creations with the entire Roanoke College community.
Through independent studies, you can pursue a personal creative interest as you work toward a major project. Recent topics include advertising and web design, botanical etching and relief, children's book illustration, commercial photography portraiture, computer applications in silk screening, and majolica pottery technique.
Recent grad school acceptances include Arizona State University Tempe, Parsons, The New School for Design, University of California Los Angeles and University of Maryland. Art alumni have gone on to pursue careers in art education, public art, graphic design, advertising sales, Americorps, youth ministry and art galleries.
We offer both a major and a minor in Art.