Each art major will have a semi-private studio and access to it at all times, day or night. Graduates of the MacMurray Art program currently work in desktop publishing, journalism, museum curratorship, teaching, and photography. Program of Study The Art Department at MacMurray College offers fine art, art therapy and commercial art degree options. Degree candidates take 40 hours in Art, including six hours of art history, and have an exhibition of their college work during their senior year. Students may choose to concentrate in painting, design, ceramics, sculpture, photography, commercial art, art history, or art therapy.
Students also exhibit their work in an annual art exhibition open to the campus and to the public.
Professional art exhibitions are scheduled each month in the Mobil Art Gallery on campus, as well as the historic Strawn Art Gallery in Jacksonville. In addition, each semester, art students accompany their professors on a trip to a major art gallery in Chicago, St. Louis, or Springfield, and may enroll in a January tour which focuses upon the art of Europe, Central America, the Southwest or New York City. Art majors will be assigned individual or two-person studios where they may work or study in comfort and privacy. Four year art scholarships are awarded each year as a result of the art scholarship competition held each spring. Contact the Office of Admission for more information.