Department of Art History and Art

The Department of Art History and Art offers opportunities to study art history, to participate in a broad range of studio offerings, to pursue state teacher certification in art education, and to engage in pre-professional museum training. The Bachelor of Arts degree is granted in art history and in pre-architecture, and the Bachelor of Science degree in art education. In addition, the department offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts in art history, in art history and museum studies, and in art education; and the Doctor of Philosophy in art history, and in art history and museum studies.

All art programs are considerably enhanced by close cooperation with and access to the facilities of cultural institutions located in University Circle, in particular The Cleveland Museum of Art and The Cleveland Institute of Art. Further information about the Art Education/Art Studio program is available at their website.

Department Headlines

Bradley Bailey (CWRU Ph.D.) curated a show for the new World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis: "Out of the Box: Artists Play Chess." Shannon Price Bailey (CWRU MA) is the museum's VP for Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs. The museum just opened: http://worldchesshof.org/.

Visit this link to see a news article on the museum.

Visit this link for more information about the exhibition from Art Daily.

See below for a video about the museum.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, March 28
"A Charismatic Thinker: Aby Warburg on Image and Word," Professor Elizabeth Sears, The Julius Fund Lecture in Medieval Art, 5:30 pm, CMA, Recital Hall.

Friday, March 30
The Undergraduate Symposium, “Cultural Change and Exchange”, sponsored by the Art History Club, will be held in the Recital Hall, CMA, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

Sunday, April 15
“Fresh Perspectives on an Old Master: Rembrandt van Rijn,” the day will include a symposium on new research by young scholars on Rembrandt; the second event will be a conversation on Rembrandt by the renowned scholars Svetlana Alpers and Mariët Westermann. CMA, 12:30-4:30 PM.