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The art alumni of Randolph College find themselves with a variety of professional options after graduation, including careers in media, advertising, publishing, fashion, design, education, or the performing arts, and are prepared to work as professional artists or in museums and galleries.
A place to create
Imagine the inspiration of working in a studio with high ceilings and a glass wall providing a spectacular mountain view.
Or the connection with nature you get working in a painting studio that includes decks, terraces, and porches overlooking the Mabel K. Whiteside Greek Theatre (an outside natural theatre designed after the original Greek theatres).
Whether you’re painting, printmaking, or drawing, you’ll find that Randolph offers you outstanding facilities in which to create.
As a senior, you will have your own dedicated studio space available to you 24/7.
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art
Minor in Art History
Minor in Studio Art
Minor in Museum Studies
Program Overview
Visual literacy is critical to understanding our increasingly complex world and its images. Courses in the department provide a framework for the study of art through knowledge of its principles and history and through creative studio work, helping students develop critical and creative skills that prepare them for the demands of a changing marketplace.
In addition to stepping into jobs in a variety of fields, graduates have also gone on to degree programs in architecture, art history, art therapy, studio art, architectural preservation, and museum studies.
The Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
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A World Class Resource - Right on Campus
Students have access to The Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, which features work by American artists of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Built in 1952 by the National Gallery of Art as a repository for its collection in the event of war, it was renovated in 1977 and now displays the College’s remarkable collection of several thousand paintings, prints, drawings, and photographs.
The Museum hosts an active schedule of special exhibitions and education programs throughout the year, as well as internships, museum studies practicums, and class visits.
Learn more at www.maiermuseum.org.
Why Randolph
“My internship and job at the Maier Museum of Art gave me priceless experience that I use on a daily basis. It is where I got a year’s worth of hands-on experience in a museum, as well as where I conducted my research for the VAM conference at which I presented my research. It was at this conference that I met museum professionals with whom I networked until I got my internship at the Fredericksburg Area Museum."
Rachel Carder '17
Outreach Coordinator & Collections Assistant , Fredericksburg Area Museum
Unique Experiences
Visiting Artists
The Department maintains an active program of visiting artists and art historians who lecture on their work and offer workshops, critiques, or seminars for students.
The Department maintains an active program of visiting artists and art historians who lecture on their work and offer workshops, critiques, or seminars for students.
Senior Capstone and Exhibition
The senior experience culminates in a formal show of studio majors’ work and a presentation of research by art history majors at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College.
The senior experience culminates in a formal show of studio majors’ work and a presentation of research by art history majors at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College.
Study Seminars
Randolph faculty members lead 2-week study seminars across a range of academic disciplines and in countries around the globe either during winter break, spring break, or the summer. Recent trips have sent art students to Morocco, Spain, France, and Italy.
Randolph faculty members lead 2-week study seminars across a range of academic disciplines and in countries around the globe either during winter break, spring break, or the summer. Recent trips have sent art students to Morocco, Spain, France, and Italy.
The National Gallery, London
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A One of a Kind Partnership
Randolph is the only college or university in the United States that offers an internship at the National Gallery of Art, London.
Two students spend eight weeks of the summer learning museum work at one of the world’s greatest painting collections.
The partnership also brings high-level staff members of the National Gallery to campus for lectures and master classes with Randolph students.
Learn more about the National Gallery, London internship program.
Art Department Faculty
Art is Everywhere
The celebration of art is a tradition at Randolph. Works by our alumni, faculty, and staff can be found throughout the campus – in the halls, public spaces, private offices, classrooms, on the front of buildings, secret gardens, and places you’d least expect. Someday your creation may join them.
In the News
Elana West-Smith ’24, Elizabeth Bailey ’25 selected for National Gallery, London internships
The two will live in London and work in the Gallery’s development department and Research Centre this summer, supported by Randolph’s one-of-a-kind partnership with the National Gallery, London.
