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

Sunday, February 5
Annual Friends of Friends lecture will be given by Professor Ellen Landau at Cleveland Museum of Art Recital Hall, 2:00 pm.

Wednesday, February 15
Julius Fund Lecture in Ancient Art, Professor Tyler Jo Smith, University of Virginia
"Nude Males and Troublesome Tripods: Festivals, Competition, and Performance in Ancient Greece," CMA Recital Hall, 6:00 pm.

Friday, March 2
"Medicine Show: science, art, and health at Wellcome Collection (London)." A lecture by Ken Arnold, Head of Public Programmes at the Wellcome [Co-sponsored by Friends of Art with the Dittrick Medical History Center] Dittrick Museum – Zverina Room – 12:30pm. Reception to follow.