LACs with good art??

momrath
Thu, 02 Jul 2015 04:31:50 +0000

Art studio and art history are in the same department at Williams and there’s a good deal of synergy between the two. The Clark and MassMoca, as well as Williams own college museum, contribute to the arts-heavy environment.

On their website, Williams says there are on the average 45 students majoring in either art history, studio or both. It’s difficult to break out the studio portion. I would guess that 29 is on the high side for studio only.

I think the major differential from art department to department is whether they focus more on process or theory. Williams tends toward process in studio and theory in history.

My observation is that small LACs have had difficulty keeping up with art schools and universities in new media and digital media. They may offer a class or two and have a specialist on their faculty, but in general, they are better destinations for students interested in traditional media – painting, drawing, sculpture, print making, photography.