Humanities + Sciences: History of Art and Visual Culture (Visual Studies), BA
About
Discover the intersection of traditional art history and modern-day visual culture.
Expand Your Perspective
Want to explore beyond the boundaries of traditional art history? As a major or minor in our History of Art and Visual Culture (Visual Studies) Program, you’ll study everything from painting and sculpture to gaming and social media. We prepare you to think, write, and speak eloquently about the visual culture around you and how it impacts our lives.
Learn through an Interdisciplinary Approach
Through the History of Art and Visual Culture (Visual Studies) faculty, you connect with world-class scholars and authors who teach you to think critically about art. But that’s just the beginning. Because you’ll be studying at one of the country’s premier art colleges, you’ll gain hands-on interdisciplinary studio experience, working and collaborating alongside art makers from every discipline.
Gain Practical Real-World Experience
To build your connections and practical experience, we provide ongoing opportunities to meet professional curators, historians, and gallerists—including CCA alumni. As your studies reach their completion, you will publish and present your senior thesis, preparing you to lead as an arts administrator, critic, or in any career that demands a sophisticated knowledge of art, society, and culture.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The History of Art and Visual Culture Program is dedicated to ensuring our courses and classrooms are safe, inclusive, and actively anti-racist spaces where all CCA students can confidently share ideas about the intersections of art, culture, and society.
Nilgun Bayraktar
Chair, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Associate Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Rene Bruckner
Assistant Director of Academic Administration, Humanities & Sciences, Academic Affairs
Cindy Bello
Senior Adjunct Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Lucia Fagen-DeLuca
Senior Adjunct Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Senior Adjunct, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Jacqueline Francis
Dean, Humanities & Sciences Division, Academic Affairs
Dean, Humanities and Sciences Division
Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Thomas O Haakenson
Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Hossein Khosrowjah
Senior Adjunct Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Padma Maitland
Visiting Faculty, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Elizabeth Mangini
Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Jane McKinne-Mayer
Senior Adjunct Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Natalie Pellolio
Visiting Faculty, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Jules Pelta Feldman
Adjunct I Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Jeanette Roan
Associate Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
TT Takemoto
Interim Provost, Academic Affairs
Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Fatemeh Tashakori
Adjunct II Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
Martabel Wasserman
Adjunct II Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program