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.
Four Goshen College senior art majors will show their work in the Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery, with an opening reception on Sunday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. The exhibit runs through Sunday, April 30, 2023.
Brooke Rothshank '00 reflects on finding perspective and common ground during her time teaching a gratitude-focused painting course to men at the Elkhart County Jail in Indiana.
The Midwest Museum of American Art recently opened an exhibit highlighting Douglas Witmer's recent work entitled "Douglas Witmer: Call and Response".
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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 storyGoshen graduates Mark Histand '08 and Alex Caskey '10 oversaw the construction a peanut butter factory in Malawi with Project Peanut Butter, which aims to treat children with malnutrition and help the local economy.
Mark's storyJacob Claassen ’22 found his calling behind-the-scenes in theater, and a well-rounded education to go with it
Jacob's storyAnna Mast, owner of Anna's Bread, a local cafe and bakery nestled cozily in the Goshen Farmers Market, shares about her journey with baking and entrepreneurship in Goshen.
Anna's storyMatt 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 storyArdys 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 storyVeronica Berkey
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