Art BA

at Roanoke College

Students explore the creation of art, its connections with other disciplines and its role in society.As an Art major, you can focus on a range of core areas during your course of study: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. You'll be invited to exhibit your work in a featured annual show, giving you the chance to share your creations with the entire Roanoke College community.

Through independent studies, you can pursue a personal creative interest as you work toward a major project. Recent topics include advertising and web design, botanical etching and relief, children's book illustration, commercial photography portraiture, computer applications in silk screening, and majolica pottery technique.