Visual Arts: Art History and Studio Fine Arts

Major, Minor

DEPARTMENT: VISUAL ARTS

About the Art History major

As an art history major at Union, you will explore visual communication across historical periods and cultures, examining how societies have defined themselves through art. Your studies may intersect with fields such as art conservation, Africana studies, American studies, Asian studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, film studies and gender studies. You'll benefit from small classes, attentive professors, and opportunities for internships and study abroad.

Art History courses and requirements

Art history class  Lullo

About the Studio Fine Arts major

Working in the Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts, you will be intellectually, creatively and technically challenged in small classes that promote artistic and personal discovery. You will experience a robust curriculum under the guidance of accomplished faculty who are active in their respective fields, regularly exhibiting their work and garnering awards in prestigious shows.


Studio Fine Arts courses and requirements

Careers after Union

Curatorial division research associate, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Designer and principal, DesignGLXY

Director of impact teams, Common Energy

Educator, Hudson River Museum

Freelance artist and educator

Interactive engineer, TikTok/ByteDance

Manager of stewardship and administration, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Photographer and Watson Fellow

Visual effects artist, DreamWorks Animation

Economic and Policy Analyst, Rhode Island Department of Transportation

Founder and director, 56 Henry Gallery, New York City

Historic preservation technical specialist, New York State Department of Historic Preservation

Researcher, Catalogue Raisonné, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

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