Albion College take an interdisciplinary approach to studio art, giving students the opportunity to explore different mediums and take inspiration from contemporary and historic practices. They will be taught by faculty who are successful professional artists and have the opportunity to learn from visiting artists in residence. As an art major, students will hone their technical skills and learn to express complex concepts through creative mediums.
- Students can pull their first silver gelatin print in the darkroom made from an image they created on their smartphone.
- Create an illustration, transfer it to a woodblock to carve and print on the press.
- Study prints from collection, write about findings to be included in a publication.
- Learn how to fire a wood kiln and watch the magic of chemistry in the ceramic firing process.
- Explore the way artists have historically engaged in social activism and protest.
- Examine the development of photography from its earliest explorations rooted in physics and chemistry to its ever-branching applications across the digital landscape.