Art majors find their artistic voice and language through studio courses in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Their are approximately 6 exhibitions each year shown in the College's Lewis Art Gallery, sometime including student work. Prospective students who plan to concentrate in studio art are encouraged to submit portfolios in application for Millsaps' Second Century Scholarships in Art.

Millsaps’ studio program emphasizes experimentation in the two-dimensional mediums of drawing, painting, printmaking, and photography. Three-dimensional conceptualizing and production are explored in sculpture courses. Technical proficiency and creative expression are seen as closely linked; students are challenged to find something meaningful to say and an appropriate mode in which to communicate that idea or emotion or vision.

Senior Studio Art Project

Under the guidance of the studio faculty, every Millsaps studio art major does an independent senior project. Each student develops a cohesive body of work for public exhibition, as well as supporting documentation that both investigates and augments the work for exhibition. Studio space for seniors and some juniors is available on campus. The project includes a paper, a gallery talk, and an oral examination with a committee formed of the faculty of the art department.

Scholarships and Awards for Studio Art Majors:

Second Century Scholarships in Art. Available only to entering freshmen. Students applying to Millsaps may also apply for these competitive scholarships by completing an application and submitting slides or a portfolio of their work to the Art Department.
Endowed Art Scholarship. This scholarship is available to junior and senior art majors on the basis of merit and financial need, and is awarded by the faculty.
Bellamann Award in the Visual Arts. Presented to a senior art major with a concentration in studio art in recognition of outstanding creative and academic achievements.
William D. Rowell Memorial Award in Art. Presented to a senior art major for demonstrating a commitment to and growth in studio art over a four-year period.

Life After Millsaps

A Millsaps studio art degree in art can lead to careers in gallery and museum administration, advertising, journalism, publishing, layout design, medical illustration, primary and secondary education in the arts, historic preservation, telecommunication, cinema and video production, set design, cartoon art, computer imaging, graphic design, interior design, and landscape design, among others. Graduate work leading to an M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. opens up further opportunities, including college teaching, art therapy, higher positions in the curatorial, educational, and administrative departments of museums, gallery administration, art conservation, art appraisal, architectural design, and journalistic art criticism, as well as more varied career options in the other fields mentioned above.

For more information visit the Art Department Website.

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