Create your future. Shape your world.
If art is your life's passion, Earlham’s art program has plentiful opportunities waiting for you.
Students learn contemporary craft media (ceramics, metalsmithing, weaving) and traditional media (drawing, painting, photography) from an experienced staff of artists who, in addition to teaching, create and exhibit their own art. Students are encouraged to use the many available resources, including multiple kilns, studios, a darkroom, and an on-campus exhibition space.
Majors can take advantage of off-campus opportunities like the New York Arts Program, apprenticeships or internships, or one of Earlham's international programs in Asia, Europe and New Zealand.
Whether it's continuing your art education or beginning your career in curatorial practices, art history or another focus, there are many options after graduation.
Assistant Professor of Art Walt Bistline’s own path to photography is unusual. After working as a lawyer for 25 years, Bistline decided to pursue his creative passion behind the lens.
If a regular picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a mural visible from a 14-lane highway in New York City worth? Just ask Katie Yamasaki '99 who recently finished just such a mural and was featured in the New York Times this past August.
Like many of our student-athletes, Jacob Naegeli’s '12 first interaction with Earlham was not through sports. “I developed friendships with art instructor Nathan Jones as well as cross country coach Pat Thomas” said Jacob.
