The Department of Art, Design & Letters recognizes the dynamic relationship between the visual arts and the literary arts. Converse’s exemplary programs in Art Education, Art History, Art Therapy, Creative and Professional Writing, Interior Design, and Studio Art represent a unique range of opportunities for dedicated students in the professional and liberal arts fields.
Utilizing “Creativity that Works” as a model for our programs, the Department of Art, Design & Letters provides options for internships, research, and travel-study to ensure the highest quality experiential learning. Students learn from dedicated award-winning art, design, and creative writing educators, who are skilled professionals in their fields.
Converse University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
The Interior Design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Education (CIDA).
We value the artistic skills you have already developed and Converse offers several Visual Arts Scholarship Days for dedicated high school senior art students. After a personal interview and portfolio presentation, students may be considered for four-year awards of up to $2,000 per year.
Explore our programs in art and design below; Converse University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Make your plans for a campus visit or request information about our programs. We’re eager to meet you!
*Our Interior Design program is accredited by Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
The Department of Art, Design & Letters provides our students with authentic visual, written, and intellectual experiences, which advance originality, cultivate scholarship, and establish professional skill development within a creative and collaborative community.
Professor Andrew Blanchard, Lynn Hanchon ‘27 (Nisbet Honors), Mable Ni ‘24, and Azlyn Persails ‘25 will have work exhibited at Spiva Center for the Arts …
Converse’s Department of Art and Design is accepting online entries for the 2026 Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition beginning November 1, 2025. High school students in …
Associate Professor of English; Director of Creative Writing, Professor Rick Mulkey worked on a new chapbook of poetry during his summer sabbatical, which has been accepted for …
Converse University’s MEd in Art Education students united on campus for the annual two-week residency summer session. The online MEd in Art Education at Converse includes four …
Associate Professor of Art Jena Thomas is one of 12 art educators spotlighted in Upstairs Artspace’s summer exhibition. Professor Thomas’s abstract landscape paintings explore the contemporary context …
Associate Professor, Coordinator MEd Art Education & Converse Alternative Certification – Art Education (CACAE) programs
Professor of Studio Art
Assistant Professor of Art History
Associate Professor of Art, Chair of Department of Art, Design and Letters
Instructor of Art
Assistant Professor of Art Education
Assistant Professor of Interior Design
Instructor of Art
Associate Professor of English; Director of Creative Writing
Associate Professor of English
Associate Professor of Art
In the moment of creation, each artist faces a question: “What will I make of this?”
Christopher Vaneman
864.596.9038
chris.vaneman@converse.edu
Blackman Music Hall 202/230