Read Smith’s UPDATED plans as of November 23, 2020,
for the spring 2021 semester.
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
Department of Art Brochure and Spring 2021 Course Offerings
Learn more about the Smith College Department of Art, its faculty and majors, and its spring 2021 course offerings in this Department of Art Brochure.
Requirements for the Major: Revisions for Academic Year 2020-21
In response to unprecedented circumstances, the department is allowing up to two Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) courses from Academic Year 2020–21 to count towards the major (ARS, ARH, or ARU).
Events and Exhibitions!
Visit the Galleries webpage for information about the department's visiting artistis and current online exhibitions. The Jannotta Gallery presents work by faculty and students. The Oresman Gallery features visiting artists.
Quick Links
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.
Studio Art Majors Final Exhibition, Spring 2020
While the seniors usually spend the end of their semester in small exhibition groups curating their final thematic shows, this year, life had other plans. Reflecting the resilience of their artistic practice, the works in this final exhibition were created before, after, and in some moments, in direct response to the unexpected shift to remote learning and pandemic occurring this Spring. This exhibition presents works made in dialogue as students continue to remain connected as studio mates, supporters, critics, collaborators, and friends.
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