I came to GC for a STEM degree, but the liberal arts structure enabled me to take a ceramics class my junior year when I had an opening. I spent the next two years in the studio under the tutelage of two incredible and kind professors, and to this day have not left the studio! The experiences and connections from GC have allowed me to continue pursuing ceramics beyond graduation, something I am eternally grateful for.
Bachelor of Arts
Art
Major | Minor
Hands-on Learning, Real World Experience
The art major at Goshen College prepares you for creative careers directly out of college, or for entrance into top graduate programs in art and design across the country. The work is hands-on from day one. You’ll build experience through internships with local art studios, artist guilds, museums and artist-owned businesses.
Goshen itself has a thriving arts community, so mentorship and support are never far away. Your professors will even help you show your work downtown, where the whole community and visitors passing through can see it.
Professional Artists Come to You
Each year, the Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist Program brings internationally known artists to campus, giving you the opportunity to engage with successful working artists. Due to the structure of their visits, students get to interact personally with EYK artists through small classroom meet-and-greets, critiques, and workshops.
Hands-On Experience and Studio Access
Small class sizes allow for exceptional studio experiences. Photography, Drawing I and II, Printmaking, Jewelry, Ceramics I and II and Sculpture I and II are offered regularly across campus. Students gain professional experience through giving artist talks, preparing professional portfolios and showing their projects at the Academic Symposium. Senior art students preparing for their capstone exhibition are given individual studio space as they prepare their work and final portfolios for graduation.
You’ll also engage with different cultures through our Global Engagement program that hosts courses like Arts in London and semester long opportunities with art org placements in Ecuador.
What You’ll Study
The department offers concentrations in art entrepreneurship, studio art, visual arts education (K–12), pre-architecture and pre-art therapy.
Throughout your last year and a half as an art major, you’ll work toward the planning, development and creation of a capstone exhibition featuring your work in the stunning Hershberger Gallery.
View the complete program requirements in our catalog
Julia Hitt '25
Ceramics Educator and Potter managing Jaded Clay
Paying for It
Scholarships make up a large portion of Goshen financial aid packages, which average almost $26,000 per student. Full-time junior and senior art or graphic design majors can also apply for two department scholarships, the Arthur L. and Cordelia Sprunger Scholarship and the Raymond A. Yoder Scholarship. To see your own price after aid, run the net price calculator, or explore your options at the financial aid and scholarships pages.
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Common Questions About the Art Major
The Goshen College art department offers concentrations in studio art, art entrepreneurship, visual arts, education (K–12), pre-architecture and pre-art therapy. You can major or minor in art or graphic design, and teacher certification in visual arts is available through the education department. The full plan of study is in the course catalog.
Out into the world. Half of Goshen College students study abroad, and art students can join the Study-Service Term in another culture. The Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist Program brings internationally known artists to campus each year, and internships place you in galleries, museums, studios and nearby businesses while you study.
Yes. Goshen is a small, values-centered college in Goshen, Indiana, where students arrive from across Indiana and around the world. Advisors, support offices, and small studio classes under 20 students mean you are known by name. The art studios, art club, The Record newspaper and campus design work give you a place to belong from week one.
Courses include Photography, Drawing I and II, Printmaking, Jewelry, Ceramics I and II and Sculpture I and II. You also build skills with faculty who exhibit and sell their own work. Then, in your senior year, you plan and produce your own exhibit.
Sara Method
Associate Professor of Art
Tiffany Wyse-Fisher
Associate Professor of Art
Alysha Liljeqvist
Associate Professor of Business
Paul Reimer
Professor of Physics
Department ChairAmanda Sensenig
Associate Professor of Psychology
John J. Mishler
Adjunct Professor in Art
