Art History is the study of the visual arts in civilization. It
examines changing values in all fields of visual culture,
including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography,
architecture, film, the mass media, and forms of popular
expression. Its interdisciplinary reach encompasses literature,
history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies,
critical theory, and cultural studies. Art History emphasizes
visual as well as verbal and written literacy, providing more
than the standard advantages to a liberal arts education.
Students majoring in Art History will engage with the
wide-ranging opportunities its curriculum presents for learning
and research. Studying Art History develops visual
literacy, communication skills, critical/creative thinking and an
understanding of diversity.
Professor Katharine Burnett gave a talk for Professor An-yi Pan’s seminar
“Object, Ritual and Tea” in the History of Art and
Visual Studies Department at Cornell University on Monday, Feb.
26.
Professor Heghnar Watenpaugh joined Dr. Andy Jones on his KDVS
radio show and podcast Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology
Hour. This Feb. 5 interview is now available online.
There will be an artist talk titled “Tea and Peace” with Amber
Ginsburg and Aaron Hughes on Wednesday, April 23 at 3m p.m.
in the UC Davis Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem of Art. The
event is free and open to all.
Artists Ginsburg and Hughes will discuss the Tea Project, for
which they created 779 porcelain cast Styrofoam teacups, one for
each individual detained in the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.
These cups are inspired by the stories from detainees who carved
flowers into Styrofoam cups to express themselves in the face of
extreme oppression.
Community Education Room, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem
Museum of Art
Please save the date for the 2025 Art History Graduate
Colloquium at the Manetti Shrem Museum on Friday, June 6, 2025.
Art history graduate students Greg Brida, Darian Dveris, Harriet
Insco, Alia Kalla, Ruochen Qin and Anya Thompson will present
their graduating theses at 3:00 p.m. The presentations and
Q&A will be followed by a light reception.
