{"id":71,"date":"2026-06-09T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:05:53","slug":"visual-arts-ba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/academics\/visual-arts-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Arts, B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visual-arts-b-a\">Visual Arts, B.A.<\/h1>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Menu\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" 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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/academics\/visual-arts-ba\/curriculum\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/academics\/visual-arts-ba\/capstone\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Capstone<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/academics\/visual-arts-ba\/careers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Careers<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The Visual Arts major at Clark University prepares students to become adaptive, creative thinkers and makers in a rapidly changing visual world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull split-background-75 has-dark-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/Studio-art-ICA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A student, seen from behind parts a metallic mesh curtain to enter a gallery space at the Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<p>New technologies are transforming how images are made, shared, and experienced \u2014 and creative professionals are being asked to adapt faster than ever. Artists and designers are doing the consequential work of building empathy, reimagining storytelling across media, and engaging the complex social and cultural questions that define this moment. The boundary between fine art, design, and technology is dissolving. The most exciting creative work is happening at those intersections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Clark, you&#8217;ll develop technical skills across drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and digital media \u2014 working closely with faculty to apply creative problem-solving to the challenges that matter to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll graduate with a professional portfolio, a distinct artistic voice, and the range to work across media. More than that, you&#8217;ll leave with the habits of mind that sustain a creative practice: curiosity, adaptability, and the confidence to bring your vision into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/Clark-U-Students-College-Show-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"Students gather for a selfie at the annual ArtsWorcester College Show.\" class=\"wp-image-1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/Clark-U-Students-College-Show-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/Clark-U-Students-College-Show-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/Clark-U-Students-College-Show-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/visual-and-performing-arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/Clark-U-Students-College-Show.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fourteen Clarkies displayed works in ArtsWorcester\u2019s 22nd College Show with three students \u2014 Danny Goodman \u201928, Ilana Londry \u201926, and Carter Peterson \u201926\u2014 earning special recognition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-lighter-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c08ff14e09055f9aa8cf27cd4490584e is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-47f7e9b5d1722ddec3fcb71c76f9a949\" id=\"h-in-the-heart-of-new-england\">In the heart of New England<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a94605120d8720e71461db5b2799554\" id=\"h-\">Clark students enjoy free admission to ArtsWorcester and the Worcester Art Museum, a world-class collection steps from campus. The Worcester arts community includes contemporary galleries, preservation initiatives, and active public art programs. Boston&#8217;s major institutions are also within reach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3522\" alt=\"Brynn Kevin glazing a clay sculpture of a dragon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/studio-art-sculpture.jpg\" style=\"object-position:60% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"60% 50%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#71645f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-study-visual-arts-at-clark\">Why study visual arts at Clark?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Make art in a process-driven learning environment where you&#8217;ll be encouraged to take risks, revise, and explore new directions for your work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate with students from other majors including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/art-history\/\">art history<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/major\/media-culture-and-the-arts\/\">media, culture, and the arts<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/music\/\">music<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/screen-studies\/\">screen studies<\/a>;&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/majors-minors\/theatre-arts\/\">theatre arts<\/a> on a capstone experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain inspiration \u2014 and\/or intern \u2014 at museums such as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcesterart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Worcester Art Museum<\/a>; Boston\u2019s world-renowned&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museum of Fine Arts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icaboston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute of Contemporary Art<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardnermuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum<\/a>; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/decordova.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum<\/a>&nbsp;in nearby Lincoln; and the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumofrussianicons.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museum of Russian Icons<\/a>&nbsp;in Clinton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clark&#8217;s distinctive liberal arts curriculum allows students to combine studio art with interactive media and other fields&nbsp;and engage with contemporary social, cultural, and ecological issues.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What is the difference between visual arts and studio art?<\/summary>\n<p>Clark&#8217;s visual arts major builds on the foundation of traditional studio art programs \u2014 drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture \u2014 and expands it. The major reflects how creative practice has changed: designers work alongside fine artists, digital tools sit next to analog ones, and the most compelling work often happens across disciplines. Visual arts prepares you to move fluently through that wider landscape, without abandoning the rigorous studio foundation that makes it possible.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What can I do with a visual arts degree?<\/summary>\n<p>The skills you develop \u2014 visual communication, creative problem-solving, the ability to translate ideas into compelling form \u2014 are in demand across industries. Graduates pursue careers as studio and exhibiting artists, graphic and visual designers, photographers, animators, creative content producers, art educators, gallery and museum assistants, and independent creative practitioners. Many also go on to MFA programs and other graduate study. And students who combine studio practice with game design, interactive media, computer science, or entrepreneurship are particularly well positioned for emerging creative industries.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What facilities are available to visual arts students?<\/summary>\n<p>The program is based in the Traina Center for the Arts, a renovated 19th-century Romanesque Revival building with dedicated studios for painting, drawing, printmaking, and design. Photography students have access to analog darkrooms and a digital lab equipped with professional software and large-format fine-art printers. Additional making space \u2014 including ceramics \u2014 is available at the University Center&#8217;s Craft Studio. 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Additional making space \u2014 including ceramics \u2014 is available at the University Center's Craft Studio. 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