Recent News
Holly Flora receives Postdoctoral Rome Prize in Medieval Studies
Assistant Professor Holly Flora has received the Postdoctoral Rome Prize in Medieval Studies and will be spending the 2010-11 academic year at the American Academy in Rome. She will be working on a new book project, Cimabue, the Franciscans, and Artistic Change in Late Medieval Italy.
Molly Anderson receives a Joan Mitchell Foundation 2010 MFA Grant
MFA graduate Molly Anderson has received a Joan Mitchell Foundation 2010 MFA Grant. The grant assists painters & sculptors in furthering their artistic careers and aids the transition from academic to professional studio work upon graduation.
Student Art Awards
On April 22, 2010, the Newcomb Art Department presented outstanding students with awards in Studio Art and Art History. Click here for a list of the awardees.
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Mission Statement
The Newcomb Art Department is devoted to the study and production of visual art within the context of Tulane University's strong tradition in the liberal arts. It fosters an environment of independent and collective exploration that promotes original thought, creative inquiry, and visual literacy.
The studio art program develops students’ skills of rendering and fabrication as well as perception, composition and execution. Exposure to historical and contemporary art, vigorous analysis and comparative examination provide substantial grounding of practice in theory.
The art history program educates students in the visual and historical analysis of art from antiquity to the present. Its faculty exposes students to an array of methodological approaches to interpret art across different regions and periods, fostering rigorous thinking and effective verbal expression.
The department enriches the university and community, serving as an advocate for the visual arts by presenting exhibitions, lectures, and other programs. The department contributes to the creation and analysis of visual art by supporting original scholarship and creativity among its faculty on regional, national, and international levels.
Tulane University, Newcomb Art Dept., 202 Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA 70118 504-865-5327 artdept@tulane.edu