Art
The Smith art department embraces the history of art, studio practice and architecture. In all three arenas, we are committed to cultivating visual literacy and to understanding artistic production in different cultures throughout time and in our own media-saturated present.
Art majors have gone on to careers as artists, scholars, architects, landscape architects, art librarians, educators, visual resource specialists, conservators, preservationists, curators and gallerists. They have also become editors, entrepreneurs, lawyers and doctors. Whether they major in the field or take a course or two, students have found that informed visual thinking, no less than the pleasure of aesthetic experience, continues to enrich their lives and their work.
Announcements
Presentation of the Art Major and Minor
Meet faculty and students from the Art Department and learn about declaring a major in Art. Courses offered by the department focus on images and the built environment and seek to foster an understanding of visual culture and human expression in a given time and place. There is one major, which may be taken in one of three variations: History of Art, Studio Art, and Architecture & Urbanism. Bring your questions and join us on Zoom, 10/25 from 12:20-1:15. To register click here.
Portfolio Review for entry to the Studio Art Major
Sign up for Portfolio Review at the art office, Hillyer 101. Portfolio Review is mandatory to declare the studio art major. It will be held Thursday October 28th, from 4:10-6:00pm in Hillyer 204. Bring 10-15 examples of work from at least two college-level studio art classes. Actual work is ideal but documentation is also accepted (bring your own laptop). Reserve your spot and sign up now!
Exhibitions
The Jannotta Gallery presents work by faculty & students, including the Senior Studio Art Exhibition. The Oresman Gallery features visiting artists. Visit the Galleries page for more information.
Smith College COVID-19 Response Plan
The Smith College COVID-19 Response Plan outlines the current guidelines and polices that apply to students, staff and faculty working on campus and in Hillyer Hall.
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Faculty & Staff
Smith’s art department faculty values active engagement with the art world.
View moreStudy Abroad
The department encourages art majors to study around the world.
View moreHonors
Art majors can opt to do an independent study leading to an honors thesis.
View morePrizes, Internships & Opportunities
Learn about prizes, internships, and opportunities, including virtual and remote resources, to enhance your art education.
View moreEvents & Exhibitions
All year long the art department hosts events, including exhibitions, lectures, seminars and gallery openings.
Smith College Senior Studio Art Virtual Exhibition 2020-21
Unsaved Changes Will Be Lost
Over the past year we have adapted to maintain connection by inhabiting virtual space: pop-ups, inbox alerts and Zoom invites have shaped new neighborhoods, stores and social spaces. Living through our devices, we are challenged to make choices about what information to contribute, save, archive and let go. Smith’s first entirely remote senior studio class has created a collection of artworks that reflects on fractured and liminal relationships, interrogates spaces of safety and confusion, and explores the viscera of everyday rituals and objects that have become intimately familiar during the quarantine.
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An Inspiring Environment
Creativity and scholarship develop in the Brown Fine Arts Center, where galleries, studios, classrooms, study spaces and the Imaging Center coexist alongside the Hillyer Art Library and the Smith College Museum of Art.
Contact
Fax: 413-585-3119
Imaging Center: 413-585-3106
Assistant for Administration:
Rebecca Davis