Boliou Hall
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Art and Art History is housed in Boliou Hall
Boliou Memorial Hall is home to the Department of Art and Art History. This striking stone and glass building contains well-equipped studios, classrooms, woodshop, auditorium, and the Visual Resources Library.
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Art History
The department bridges the gap between creative expression and academic inquiry by introducing students to artistic images and artifacts and to the conditions of their production and viewing, their functions and meanings, and the roles they play in recording and shaping people, perceptions, events, and culture. Students gain valuable skills in observing, discriminating among, analyzing, and interpreting works of art.
You can major in this subject.
For more information, see the Art and Art History department site.
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Caroline Giese '11 says:This term I did a group project for my Modern Architecture class that consisted of measuring Boliou, the arts building, calculating net assignable square footage, and determining what the space should be used for once the existing departments move to the Arts Union. The project taught us about reading blueprints and drafting our own plans. At the end, we wrote up a proposal, and our professor, Baird Jarman, submitted all of the class’s proposals to the Dean of the College for actual consideration. -
Caroline Giese '11 says:Last spring I took a freshman seminar called “The Artist: from Craftsman to Star” taught by Alison Kettering. The first time I went into her office hours I went with the intent of talking with her about my paper. She wanted to talk about so much more. She asked me questions about what I liked to do, what I was passionate about, and what aspects of her class I particularly liked/disliked. She really wanted to get to know me outside of the classroom. I went back many times that term just to talk with her whether or not I had a question. She is one of the main reasons why I am considering an art history major.