Maple Scholars explore varied topics in summer research projects
Sixteen Goshen College students are participating in the Maple Scholars research program this summer.
Art Major & Minor
About
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 graphic design, 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
Sophie Lapp Jost ’13: Fraktur as spiritual practice
Sophie Lapp Jost '13 sees fraktur as more than just a fun creative hobby; it’s become a spiritual practice.
Longtime Concord Schools art teachers exhibit work
Two Concord Junior High School art teachers, Mary Amador and Neil Boston, will showcase their work in the Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery between June 11 and Sept. 17, 2017. They will host a reception on Sept. 17, from 2-3:30 p.m., with an artist talk at 3:30 p.m.
Follow the Art Department on Facebook to learn more about opportunities at Goshen College and connect with alumni.
Stats
93%
of art alumni are employed within one year of graduation
7
Art concentrations to choose from
100%
of art alumni agreed that art professors are genuinely interested in their students
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
Students & Alumni
Art Major
Tim Landes '13
While Tim Landes was studying art at GC, he was already making a name for himself in the local community. His environmentally friendly sculpture design was seen in galleries both on campus and across town.
Tim'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.
Tasha's story
English Writing and Art Double Major
Kate Yoder '15
Kate Yoder studied English writing and art and enjoyed spending her time in the community garden close to campus, playing piano, editing for college publications and creating mixed media collages.
Kate's story
Art and Social Work Double Major
Ardy Woodward '17
Ardys Woodward, a 2017 art and social work graduate from Kansas, came to Goshen for its strong academics, but quickly felt at home in a place where critical thinking is common even outside the classroom.
Ardy's story
Art Major
Peni Acayo '11
Peni Acayo '11 came to Goshen to be an artist, but she was also a star athlete, a scholar, a volunteer and a peacemaker. Far away from her home in Kampala, Uganda, Peni took advantage of many extra-curricular opportunities.
Peni's story
Theater major
Ben Friesen '05
Ben Friesen ’05, of Oakland, California, uses his theater background to teach Origami.
Ben's story
