| With classes devoted to the study of interior design, studio
art, art education, art therapy, and art history, Converse
students come to the Milliken Fine Arts Building to learn
sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, drawing, and painting. A
recent 14,000 square foot expansion of the building has made
room for lecture studios, a computer-aided design (CAD) and
graphic design lab, darkrooms for photography classes, faculty
studio lofts, ceramic kiln and sculpture yards, bronze casting,
an additional student art gallery, and an historic preservation
studio.
Featuring glass walls on two sides, Milliken Art Gallery provides an
exhibit space with visual access to exhibitions around the
clock. During much of the year, the gallery is filled by the
work of a wide variety of professional artists. In addition to
exhibiting, visiting artists present workshops and lectures that
are open to the public. In April and May, the gallery displays
exhibits by Converse students.
Permanent Collection
The Department of Art and Design maintains a fine collection of artwork that is assists in the educational and artistic training of its students.
The Milliken Fine Arts building houses the J. Frank Toms
Permanent Collection. The collection contains works of some of
the most famous twentieth-century artists such as Roy
Lichtenstein, Joan Miro, Helmut Newton, Alberto Giacometti,
Salvador Dali, Rufino Tamayo, Raphael Soyer, Victor Vasarely, and Andy Warhol.
The Elliot Offner gift of works on paper are used for classroom instruction and displayed in the main Department of Art and Design Office. The collection includes prints by Rembrandt, Goya, Daumier, Leonard Baskin, and Rico Lebrun.
Additional pieces in the permanent collection include works by Judy Jones, Doug whittle, Claire Hopkins, Elliot Offner, and August Cook . The collection also includes the major theoretical book The Interaction of Color by Joseph Albers. |
