Art
By majoring in Art at 香蕉视频, you鈥檒l be ready for a career that weaves your passion for art with other interests. The result? Opportunities as diverse as education, glassblowing, owning your own studio, scientific illustration, sculpture and more!
Gain skills to help you grow as a professional and as an artist.
香蕉视频 professors create an environment for collaboration among faculty and students, investing in your success. Plus you鈥檒l have opportunities to try glassblowing in the best glassblowing studio of any college or university in the country听while exploring sculpture, ceramics, painting, printmaking, drawing and photography. All in the incredible 25,000 sq. ft. Jackson Dinsdale Art Center.听Design your own experience and build a career you鈥檒l love!
Coursework in Art and other areas on campus culminate in your senior thesis exhibition featured in the 香蕉视频 Galleries, preparing you for a meaningful life as a working artist, professor,听gallery director, art therapist, art teacher and more.
Opportunities for internships abound in the art-loving Hastings community, from to advertising agencies. Through internships and events sponsored by these and other venues, you鈥檒l build a solid network as you prepare to launch your career and stretch your portfolio through exposure to new ideas and techniques.
Create your future
See for yourself how we tailor your education to your talents and your goals.听Schedule a visit听and we鈥檒l demonstrate how Hastings will inspire you to reach your potential, or if you鈥檙e a high school senior,听.
Go further with a Hastings education
Thanks to our small class sizes (most have fewer than 20 students!), and a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, you鈥檒l work closely with faculty and your advisor to complete your degree in four years. In fact, most students who graduate from Hastings do so in four years!
翱耻谤听block-style semester structure means you鈥檒l take just one or two classes at a time 鈥 which really lets you focus more intently on each class. It also lets faculty devote more time to every student because they鈥檙e only teaching one or two classes in a block!
Graduate with experience
香蕉视频 alumni:
- Have art on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History;
- Serve as curators for art museums in North Carolina, Chicago and Scottsbluff, Neb.;
- Manage stage sets on Broadway;
- Own glassblowing studios;
- Teach in high schools and universities;
- Pursue additional studies at the Pratt Institute, the Rhode Island School of Design, the San Francisco Art Institute and St. John鈥檚 University School of Divinity and more.
You鈥檒l also find hundreds of graduates who integrate their study of art into careers such as clinical psychologists, musicians, spa owners and other exciting careers. Art can be an amazing experience 鈥 and Hastings is the place to make it happen.
Your experience matters
Maximize scholarships 鈥 Yes, you’ll get an academic scholarship. But you’ll also get a “plus one” scholarship from the group, team or area you’re part of. It’s a great way to help pay for school 鈥 but also to find your people.
We鈥檝e thought a lot about the ways students learn and built a four-year plan to help you navigate it all. From finding your place and in Year 1, to showing the world you鈥檙e ready for what鈥檚 next four years later.
Your transition from college to a career begins your first semester. Every class, internship, research study and activity adds up. We love to celebrate all the ways you shine 鈥 your experience matters!
Art Scholarships
All students, regardless of major/minor are eligible for an art scholarship. Non-majors earn the scholarship by actively participating in art activities and taking at least one art class per semester.
While we accept scholarship applications year round, for best consideration, we recommend you:
- Complete your admissions application by February 15, and
- Meet talent scholarship requirements by March 15.
Complete this form and let us know you’re interested Art at Hastings. We’d love to arrange a time to view your portfolio!
Your high school achievements can both fuel and fund your success at Hastings. We offer a range of听generous and renewable academic scholarships听based on your GPA. Then there鈥檚听鈥減lus one鈥 scholarships听鈥 an additional scholarship for participating in anything from art to athletics to media (it鈥檚 a long list!).
Jackson Scholars Program
Also be sure to check out the Jackson Scholars Program! It’s an incredible opportunity for art majors that includes a full ride scholarship (tuition, room, meals, general fees).
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Faculty

Dr. Brian Corr
Associate Professor of Art – Glass, Chair of the Department

Jerome Dubas
Instructor of Art – Ceramics

Jenna Hermann
Adjunct – Art Education

Turner McGehee
Professor of Visual Arts

Patrick McGuan
Assistant Professor of Art – Sculpture

Brad Mellema
Adjunct – Photography

Rondall Reynoso
Assistant Professor of Painting
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