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Visual Arts and Art History
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Visual Arts and Art History Overview
Chatham prides itself on its close relationship with Pittsburgh art institutions and museum and gallery professionals. The opportunities this provides for our students are immeasurable and include direct access to important works of art, events, internships, and other pre-professional prospects.
—ELISABETH ROARK, Ph.D., associate professor of art
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Alumna Profile: Meg Scanlon ‘16
While it’s rare to know where in the world Meg Scanlon is—she moves quickly and plans ahead—she is never far from an art museum.
Explore the Visual Arts Degree with Art History Concentration:
As part of our liberal arts focus, we embrace innovation and a student-centered approach, resulting in a flexible, interdisciplinary program that integrates new technology and practical experience with history, theory, and self-exploration.
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Museum Studies Minor
The museum studies minor provides students with the skills, experiences, and specific professional knowledge necessary to work in the museum field. The minor balances history and theory with practical experience designing and installing exhibitions and preparing educational programming. Students interact with museum and gallery professionals through frequent field trips to local and regional museums.
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The Olkes Collection of African Art
The Olkes Collection of African Art provides students with hands-on experience, with over 600 works of African Art that include sculpture, masks, fabric beading, weaving, and domestic objects.
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Internship Opportunities
Students have had internships at institutions including The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Frick Art Museum, The Andy Warhol Museum, Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice, Italy), Children’s Museum, Mattress Factory, Walt Disney Company, and Google.
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Employment Opportunities
Art history students from Chatham are currently employed by The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Frick Art Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Others have entered graduate school in art history, museum studies, museum education, and archives and library science.