The Art Department at Oglethorpe University offers a stimulating and rigorous program of study in studio art and art history. The curriculum is designed to be an integral part of the liberal arts experience for majors and non-majors alike. Students may choose from a wide range of studio courses offered at the introductory through the advanced level, including drawing, painting, figure drawing, photography (both traditional darkroom and digital), printmaking, two-dimensional design, color theory, anatomy and figure sculpture. Art history courses cover a wide array of time periods and cultures from ancient to modern art, with an interdisciplinary approach which stresses aesthetic and historical context. The Art Department curriculum prepares students for a wide array of options, including graduate school and careers in a variety of art-related fields.

Student Art Gallery