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Welcome to the Kalamazoo College Department of Art and Art History. We offer majors and minors in both Studio Art and Art History. Please visit our pages to learn more about our programs, faculty, and studios.

Stain Glass window created by artist in resident, Fritz Bultman.

In an ever-increasingly visual world, art and art history cultivate essential critical looking skills that allow students to better navigate and respond to their communities, both local and global. Courses in the department take advantage of the interdisciplinary nature of the liberal arts experience, and we encourage students to interweave their personal and academic interests with artistic expression and research across visual cultures. Many classes have no prerequisites and are open to all students; while more advanced courses provide training for those interested in postgraduate study of studio art or art history. Senior projects can provide internships and other opportunities for experiential learning in the context of the arts: commercial art, arts management, museums and galleries, or professional studio practice. In every case, our goal is to enrich students’ experience of their visual world and to develop the necessary analytical and communication skills in order to thrive upon graduation.

News & Announcements

Call for Submissions: Art & Art History Department Show

Call for Submissions: Art & Art History Department Show

General Information Current art students are invited to participate in the Art + Art History Department Art Exhibition, which will take place at the Kalamazoo College Community Studio (KCCS) during spring quarter. The show is open to all students majoring or minoring in art, and all students are encouraged to submit something! Artwork submission will […]

Amalia Scorsone ’24 – Short Documentary Screening

Amalia Scorsone ’24 – Short Documentary Screening

Intro to Documentary Video student Amalia Scorsone will be screening her short documentary “Premium Orange” as part of the upcoming Kalamazoo Film Society Filmmakers Showcase. The Showcase will take place at 6:30 pm, March 13 at Celebration Cinema in Portage. Tickets are $5.00. Premium Orange An a cappella group gets ready for their upcoming show and […]

Alum Spotlight: Heather Boersma

Alum Spotlight: Heather Boersma

We were so pleased to have Heather Boersma ’89 present her show Covid Purse Diary at K in fall 2022. While we were setting the show up, we chatted with her about her work, her time at K, and her path after graduation. Heather majored in English when she studied at Kalamazoo College. She didn’t […]