Hanover Art Department
The Department of Art and Art History at Hanover College offers a creative and nurturing environment where students can inspire one another. Small student-to-faculty ratios ensure individual attention and the right environment for students to discover their own styles and strengths.
Through coursework and community, the Studio Art program is designed to strengthen the connection between the basic foundation of technical proficiency and the ability to verbalize one's intent in creative work. The department strives to prepare the Hanover student for graduate school or professional careers connected to the Arts. Recent alumni who majored in Art have continued in graduate programs such as Architecture, Art Education, Set Design, Film, and Studio Art.
Why Study Studio Art? 
Liberal arts classes and departmental classes work together to create socially and politically aware artists, with a broader world-view to inform their work. Deciding upon a major can be both a complex and inspiring choice. If any of the following is true for you, then the art and art history department at Hanover College may be just what you have been searching for.
You enjoy:
• Being creative
• Working with your hands
• Visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpting, photography, etc.)
• Learning about great artists and significant works of art
You want to:
• Acquire the tools to develop your craft
• Find your artistic voice
• Go on to graduate school or a career in architecture, art education, set design, film, or studio art
• Learn practical skills to complement your artistry
What Hanover Art and Art History Offers
The department offers majors and minors in Studio Art. Through coursework and community, the studio art program is designed to strengthen the connection between the basic foundation of technical proficiency and the ability to verbalize one's intent in creative work. Artmaking techniques and mediums drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, photography, figure drawing, casting, and digital design are available.
The culmination of the studio art program is the creation of a body of artwork that is exhibited in the Hanover College Art Gallery, with an oral defense and written documentation.
By providing students with practical experience and a comprehensive education, the art department at Hanover prepares students for graduate school and fulfilling professional careers connected to the arts.
Highlights 
Travel
An important feature of the art and art history program is the opportunity for travel on field trips, junior/senior class trips, and study abroad Spring Term courses. Field trips that parallel courses and provide opportunities to connect studies with viewing art are taken to Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Indianapolis. The art and art history faculty also lead trips to selected cities of artistic and architectural significance, based on the interests of the current majors. With junior and senior students, the art and art history faculty have traveled to Detroit, Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chicago, and New York City.
Spring Term is a month devoted to concentrated study on campus, participation in internships, or off-campus programs including travel to foreign countries. Abroad opportunities during Spring Term have recently included courses held in Florence, Italy, and Paris, France.
Professional Development
The Hanover Art and Art History Department not only helps students to hone their craft, but emphasizes professional development as well. Through classroom work and lectures, students develop an understanding and appreciation of art and also focus on art history, aesthetics, and art criticism. More advanced classes teach students how to give artist lectures, write a vita, solicit exhibitions, write artist statements, hang and light exhibitions, frame, package, and ship works, and present a graduate portfolio. This thorough understanding of the scope of the art world gives Hanover graduates an advantage over others trained solely in the creation of art.
Career Opportunities
Art within the context of a liberal arts education equips students with the knowledge, skill, and experiences necessary to continue on to a variety of careers or graduate school opportunities.
