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“At so many schools, art is framed in the academy and solidified in the critique. At Elon, there is a holistic approach that combines technical advancement with critical ideas that produces a student who is not only a craftsperson, but an intellectual artist as well.”   

Justin Goodall ’05

Discover art history

“One of the things that fascinates me the most about art history is its ability to change one’s perception of the world.I no longer simply look at art, but I actually see it, analyze it, and appreciate it.”     

Nichole Rawlings ’10

FALL 2012
Art History Courses

Upper–level Course Offerings:
ARH 301. Art History Methodologies
TTH 10:30-12:10 RINGELBERG

WGS: ARH 320. Issues in Contemporary Art
TTH 2:20-4:00 RINGELBERG

** Special Topics Offering**
ARH 340. History of Photography
MW 3:35-5:15 SCHULMAN

Elon University’s Art and Art History Department is committed to scholarly pursuit and creative expression. Our students and faculty thrive in the rich intellectual community of our Studio Art, Art History, and Fine Art disciplines. Each discipline studies art, art history or the interdisciplinary arts with its own focus, yet shares the passion to advance critical viewing, thinking, and communicating skills in our students. Together, we set out to understand art in its many contexts. Our programs share in the mission of the broader university, with its dynamic and challenging undergraduate curriculum grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and integrated learning across the disciplines.

Art and Art History News

Gatti Presents Paper on North Italian Wall Painting at the International Medieval Congress
Evan A. Gatti, Assistant Professor of Art History, presented “From Aquileia to Aosta: An Art of Northern Italy or Bishops at the Borders” at the 47th International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo Michigan on May 10th, 2012.
Samantha DiRosa's work included in two exhibitions on environmental art
Pieces from Samantha DiRosa's body of work Gathering Dust: Sediment/Sentiment were recently included in two exhibitions on environmental art, Biotics Semiotics (Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin) and Flora/Fauna (The Fine Arts Center of Hot Spring, AR).
CELEBRATE! Profile: Victoria Doose '12
An English and art history double major takes a second look at the meaning of Greek vases that scholars have traditionally ignored.
Shawn Tucker publishes paper on Mormon contributions to the virtues and vices tradition
Art History majors present papers at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research
Senior Art History Majors Victoria Doose (a double major in ARH and English with a professional writing and rhetoric concentration) and Elisa McSheehy Cooper (double major in ARH and International Studies) presented parts of their Elon College Fellows research this month at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.

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