Art and Art History

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Françoise Gilot’s Artistry Celebrated in New Berman Museum Exhibition

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Berman Museum of Art Starts 2024 with a Spotlight on Women

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Emily Schleicher Worrilow ’16 & Jim Worrilow ’16

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New Student Art in Myrin Library

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Art history course brings learning to life

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<div class="widget-article widget-article--alt"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4333-sarah-pater"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,558,544/25023_Screen_Shot_2019-02-07_at_9.02.21_PM.rev.1549591441.png 1x"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,558,544/25023_Screen_Shot_2019-02-07_at_9.02.21_PM.rev.1549591441.png 1x"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,558,544/25023_Screen_Shot_2019-02-07_at_9.02.21_PM.rev.1549591441.png 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,558,544/25023_Screen_Shot_2019-02-07_at_9.02.21_PM.rev.1549591441.png" alt="Photo of Sarah Pater" width="400" height="400" data-max-w="558" data-max-h="544" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><h2><a href="/live/profiles/4333-sarah-pater">Sarah Pater</a></h2><a href="/live/profiles/4333-sarah-pater" class="link-arrow link-arrow--red"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> See Full Profile</a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article widget-article--alt"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4552-meghan-tierney"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.jpg" alt="Meghan Tierney" width="400" height="400" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2332,2333/29849_Tierney_Ursinus_Art__Art_History_Photo.rev.1569252469.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2332" data-max-h="2333" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><h2><a href="/live/profiles/4552-meghan-tierney">Meghan Tierney</a></h2><h4>Assistant Professor of Art History (tenure-track)</h4><a href="/live/profiles/4552-meghan-tierney" class="link-arrow link-arrow--red"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> See Full Profile</a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article widget-article--alt"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4182-gloria-mast"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,758,758/23741_photo_for_website_1.rev.1539786325.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,758,758/23741_photo_for_website_1.rev.1539786325.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,758,758/23741_photo_for_website_1.rev.1539786325.jpg" alt="Gloria Mast Headshot" width="400" height="400" data-max-w="758" data-max-h="758" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><h2><a href="/live/profiles/4182-gloria-mast">Gloria Mast</a></h2><h4>Visiting Instructor in Art & Art History</h4><a href="/live/profiles/4182-gloria-mast" class="link-arrow link-arrow--red"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> See Full Profile</a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article widget-article--alt"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/31-deborah-barkun"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1121,1341/797_deborah_barkunheadshot2013.rev.1405436876.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1121,1341/797_deborah_barkunheadshot2013.rev.1405436876.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1121,1341/797_deborah_barkunheadshot2013.rev.1405436876.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1121,1341/797_deborah_barkunheadshot2013.rev.1405436876.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1121,1341/797_deborah_barkunheadshot2013.rev.1405436876.jpg" alt="Deborah Barkun Headshot" width="400" height="400" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1121,1341/797_deborah_barkunheadshot2013.rev.1405436876.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1121" data-max-h="1341" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><h2><a href="/live/profiles/31-deborah-barkun">Deborah Barkun</a></h2><h4> Deborah Barkun, Ph.D. Creative Director, Berman Museum of Art; Director, Museum Studies; Associate Professor of Art History</h4><a href="/live/profiles/31-deborah-barkun" class="link-arrow link-arrow--red"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> See Full Profile</a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article widget-article--alt"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/34-sarah-kaufman"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.jpg" alt="Sarah Kaufman, Associate Professor of Art in Photography" width="400" height="400" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/41579_Kaufman.rev.1660836609.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2400" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><h2><a href="/live/profiles/34-sarah-kaufman">Sarah Kaufman</a></h2><h4>Associate Professor of Art and Art History in Photography</h4><a href="/live/profiles/34-sarah-kaufman" class="link-arrow link-arrow--red"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> See Full Profile</a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article widget-article--alt"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/802-cari-freno"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.jpg" alt="Photo of Cari Freno" width="400" height="400" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1650,1238/9520_img_2962.rev.1446676272.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1650" data-max-h="1238" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><h2><a href="/live/profiles/802-cari-freno">Cari Freno</a></h2><h4>Associate Professor of Art and Art History in Sculpture and Drawing</h4><a href="/live/profiles/802-cari-freno" class="link-arrow link-arrow--red"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> See Full Profile</a></div></div>
<div class="widget-article widget-article--alt"><div class="widget__image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/1701-david-aipperspach"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,1200/42833_headshot_small.rev.1669931602.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,1200/42833_headshot_small.rev.1669931602.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,1200/42833_headshot_small.rev.1669931602.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,1200/42833_headshot_small.rev.1669931602.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,1200/42833_headshot_small.rev.1669931602.jpg" alt="David Aipperspach, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History in Painting and Printmaking" width="400" height="400" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/16/width/400/height/400/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,1200/42833_headshot_small.rev.1669931602.jpg 2x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="1200" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="widget__content"><h2><a href="/live/profiles/1701-david-aipperspach">David Aipperspach</a></h2><h4>Assistant Professor of Art and Art History in Painting and Printmaking</h4><a href="/live/profiles/1701-david-aipperspach" class="link-arrow link-arrow--red"><i class="ico-arrow-red"></i> See Full Profile</a></div></div>

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Art and Art History

Art students at Ursinus learn to understand and contribute to the history, abundance, diversity, and potential of human expression. Close student-faculty relationships and the interdisciplinary nature of the program support an exciting creative community.

Each year culminates in the Annual Student Exhibition, where Ursinus art majors and minors display their bodies of work in the Berman Museum of Art. The Annual Student Exhibition is a highly anticipated springtime campus event.

The majors and minors in Studio Art and Art History provide students with an understanding of the human experience through critical visual investigation. In our increasingly image-based world, the study of Art and Art History can serve as a springboard for many professions in the arts and beyond.

Studio Art and Art History offerings focus on the preparation of students in the creation of art, the critical study of Art History, and the appreciation of visual culture as an integral part of their liberal arts experience. Coursework covers the broad cultural and intellectual context of human civilization from a visual and historical perspective and provides an important framework for advanced study in making and interpreting art and the environment. The curriculum integrates art historical foundations with the hands-on creation of art, moving from general survey and introductory courses to advanced studio work, historical studies, and museum practices. The rich resources of the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art and the Philadelphia region will be integral to the learning process.

Class visit with artist, Gerald Cyrus