More than just names: Rafael Barahona ’01 pursues inclusion and equality through visual design
Rafael Barahona '01 designed T-shirts inspired by the “say their names” cry for racial justice.
Art Major & Minor
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By its nature, the visual arts attract creative people who strive to carve out their own niche. That’s why the Goshen College art major offers you a variety of concentrations to choose from, including art entrepreneurship, studio art, visual arts education (K-12), pre-architecture and art administration.
In addition to comprehensive classes, you will a find number of extra-curricular opportunities to spark your creativity, like the three-week Arts in London class. You’ll create and display your work, study the artistic achievements of cultures old and new, sell your work at student art sales, or apply your skills to set designs or costumes for a theater production. You can also enroll in the distinctive art entrepreneurship program that combines developing your artistic skills and learning how to open a small business.
Today, GC art major graduates pursue careers as graphic designers, teachers, architects, ceramists, professors, jewelers and business owners across the globe. But before you can find your creative niche in the art industry, the years you spend studying at Goshen College art program in Indiana will take you behind the potter’s wheel, behind the welding mask, teaching in a classroom and mounting your own senior art exhibit. Upon graduation, you’ll have the creative and practical skills to seek an imaginative, rewarding career.
News & Events
Eight art majors to show work in senior shows
Eight Goshen College senior art majors will show their work during two exhibits in the Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery, the first from March 12 through April 9, and the second from April 11 through May 1, 2021.
Trevor ’11 and Breanna ’12 Daugherty are new owners and publishers of Edible Michiana
Trevor '11 and Breanna '12 Daugherty are the new owners and publishers of Edible Michiana, a magazine that celebrates the abundance and flavor of local foods across Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan.
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of art alumni agreed that art professors are genuinely interested in their students
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Art concentrations to choose from
93%
of art alumni are employed within one year of graduation
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Students & Alumni
Art Major
Abi Tsigie '12
Abi Tsigie came from Ethiopia to Goshen College in 2008. As a student, he opened his own photography business, built strong friendships in the community and on campus and pursued his ultimate passion: creating art.
Abi's story
Art
Caitlin Lanctot '05
Caitlin Lanctot is a jeweler who teaches people how to make art and runs a shop called She Dreams In Colors.
Caitlin's story
Art; Graphic Design
Penina Acayo Laker ’11
Penina (Acayo) Laker ’11, a former Maple Leaf volleyball and track & field All-American from Kampala, Uganda, uses visual design to take a human-centered approach to solving social problems.
Penina's story
Art
Jordan Kauffman '11
From a really young age, Jordan Kauffman knew two things about himself: he liked to make things and he liked to help people.
Jordan's story
Theater major
Ben Friesen '05
Ben Friesen ’05, of Oakland, California, uses his theater background to teach Origami.
Ben's story
Spanish and Art Double Major
Tasha Friesen '15
Tasha Friesen was a Spanish and art student from Goshen. She participated in choir and art club and designed layout for the campus newspaper, The Record, for four semesters.
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Veronica Berkey
Administrative Assistant for Social Work Sociology & Anthropology & Art
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