• Knowledge of the visual arts had become an essential key to the understanding of culture in any given place or time. Now, more than ever, ideas find expression through the medium of art, which is why the Department of Art at Vanderbilt has developed a curriculum that embraces a wide range of methods and perspectives offered by nationally (and internationally) recognized professionals. Although they are practicing artists themselves, these faculty members are devoted to teaching and sharing their technical and theoretical expertise not only with the students who seek to develop their creative energies as majors in Art but those from other disciplines who are drawn to the evocative powers inherent in a visual language.
  • Along with the strong foundation they receive in traditional processes—drawing, painting and printmaking—students are given the opportunity to explore sculpture in its many faceted forms, from the handling of clay, to the creation of installations, assemblages (often a springboard for aspiring architects), and the visual imagery or activity born of conceptual revelations regarding social issues and theories of everyday life.