Why study art? Where to study art?

Why a liberal arts college and not an art academy? That is a decision you may need to make. If you mostly are interested in the technical aspects of art, then consider a specialized institution. However, if you are more interested in formulating and understanding the ideas behind the art, then the intellectual experience of a liberal arts college like Ripon College is for you.

What do you do with an Art Degree?

Obviously, not every art major from Ripon College becomes a famous artist, although our department has, in fact, graduated people who are successful fine artists and art historians, But there also are lots of other alternatives to consider.
Graduates have gone into medical illustration, art therapy, teaching, advertising, design, political cartooning, arts management, museum administration, photojournalism, art law and product development. Art careers often take unconventional and unpredictable paths, but the intellectual and spiritual satisfaction they offer easily outweighs their uncertainties.

The Caestecker Fine Arts Wing and Demmer Digital Studio: A great facility!

Through the generosity of Thomas Caestecker, Ripon College trustee, the Rodman Center for the Arts received a welcome addition in the fall of 1992: the Caestecker Fine Arts Wing. It consists of three studio workspaces, a unique triangular gallery and two “smart” classrooms with computer projection and PowerPoint capabilities.

The new Demmer Digital Studio puts an array of graphics hardware and software at your disposal, including Macintosh G3s and G4s; slide and flatbed scanners; digital cameras; and Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker and Streamline (as well as a theatre set design and musical composition software).

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