{"id":438,"date":"2022-04-29T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs-2\/art\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:53:50","slug":"art","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/art\/","title":{"rendered":"Art and Art History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why Study Art and Art History at K?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Studying art empowers you to intertwine your personal and academic interests with artistic expression and research across visual cultures.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As a studio art or art history student, you will develop critical thinking, analysis, communication, and creative skills that will empower you to navigate and respond to our ever-increasingly visual world. The department courses are split between the two degree programs: studio art and art history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studio art courses explore contemporary issues in the visual arts while developing practical and professional skills for your future career, with beginning to advanced classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, digital art, documentary video, and combined media. In these courses, you will explore creative visual modes of expression and learn about the traditional and innovative practices of each art form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The art history program is designed for you to gain critical looking, thinking, and analysis skills so that you can meaningfully navigate and respond to art at a local and global level. In classes like Public Art and Its Publics; “Primitivism” to Surrealism; Art and Gender; and Contemporary African Art\u2014to name a few\u2014you will gain historical and theoretical knowledge about various art forms and visual cultures throughout history. You will also learn how to be a critical consumer of art by developing analytical methodologies that go beyond, and often challenge, the dominant narratives surrounding artwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of your path, your courses will be supplemented with experiential learning opportunities, such as visiting museums and galleries, working with local and visiting artists and art historians, and attending external lectures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visual literacy, writing, creativity, critical thinking and communication skills you will develop as an art student at K will prepare you for a variety of careers in industry, education, and non-profit work, as well as for any future graduate studies you choose to pursue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can you do with an Art and Art History major?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below are some of the careers, employers, and graduate schools of our art alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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