Art

Western Michigan University students majoring in art have a board array of opportunities available to them. Specialties that art majors can explore during their education include:

  • Ceramics
  • Education
  • Foundations
  • Graphic design
  • History
  • Metals and jewelry
  • Painting
  • Photography and intermedia
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture

Beyond the classroom

The exhibitions and visiting artists program in the Frostic School of Art sponsors exhibits and special events that are free and open to the public.

The Richmond Center for Visual Arts is composed of three large gallery spaces: the Monroe-Brown Gallery for temporary exhibitions, the Netzorg-Kerr Permanent Collection Gallery for special exhibits from the school's permanent collection, and the Atrium Gallery for sound and video art. The DeVries Student Art Gallery is dedicated for students and alumni. A calendar of year-round events is planned to invite thousands to learn, enjoy, and be educated to regional and national topics in modern and contemporary art.

After you graduate

Recent WMU graduates with degrees in art are working as:

  • Teachers
  • Museum curators
  • Artists

Among the organizations they work for are:

  • Museums
  • Universities and colleges
  • Public and private foundations
  • Schools

Where is this program offered?

  • Kalamazoo