By its nature, the visual and fine arts attract creative people and practicing artists 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.
The Art Department at Goshen College has a long tradition of preparing higher education students for successful careers in visual and graphic design, or for top art schools. One of the great things about our art program courses is that you can pursue both majors and minors in art studies. This allows you to explore your creative interests while also preparing for a career in another area of expertise. With our well-rounded curriculum, you too can make your mark in the visual arts.
In addition to comprehensive classes, art majors will a find number of extra-curricular opportunities to spark their creativity, like the three-week Arts in London class. Create and display created works, study the artistic achievements of cultures and institutions old and new, sell compositions at student art sales, or apply new ideas and skills to set designs and costumes for a theater production. Students can also enroll in the distinctive art entrepreneurship program that combines developing one’s artistic focus and learning how to open a small business.
Today, Goshen College art graduates pursue careers as graphic designers, teachers, architects, ceramists, professors, jewelers, and business owners across the globe. But before they can find their creative niche in the art industry, the years students spend studying in Goshen College’s art program will take them behind the potter’s wheel, behind the welding mask, teaching in a classroom, and mounting their own senior art exhibitions. Upon graduation, students will have the creative and practical skills to seek an imaginative, rewarding career.
Find out more about an exciting career path in the visual arts with a degree from Goshen College. Fill out the form below for more information about class offerings, academics, admissions, student body, other degree programs, financial aid options, and more.
The Senior Art Exhibit is divided into two parts. The first portion is on display now until April 4, and the second exhibition goes from April 10 to April 24. A combined graduation exhibit will also be held the week of April 26.
Maria Witmer-Rich '96 connects art and science and is equally at home in the chemistry lab as she is in the painting studio.
Winners of Goshen College's first annual Voices of the Movement Arts Competition were announced during the college's King Celebration on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. This competition was open to Goshen College and Elkhart County high school students.
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of art alumni agreed that art professors are genuinely interested in their students
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of art alumni are employed within one year of graduation
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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 storyPeni 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 storySarah Lopez Ramirez '24, a film production major minoring in art, chose Goshen for the hands-on experience opportunities, such as with FiveCore Media.
Matt Thomas studied sculpture, and used this experience to start his own business, Elko Hardwoods, which makes high-end furniture from locally-sourced trees.
Matt's storyCaitlin Lanctot is a jeweler who teaches people how to make art and runs a shop called She Dreams In Colors.
Caitlin's storyFrom a really young age, Jordan Kauffman knew two things about himself: he liked to make things and he liked to help people.
Jordan's storyVeronica Berkey
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