Art

Art matters in the lives of all humans. In the art department, we learn how to view and create art that helps us grow in our love for God and our neighbor. Whether a student chooses to focus on 2D arts, 3D arts, photography, graphic design, or art history, they will engage with art of the past while faithfully responding to the needs and questions of our present culture.

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Program Overview

Our views and methods in art grow from three main commitments. First, we know that we bear the image of a Creator who called creation "good." We guide students in exploring a variety of mediums and strategies that will help them better understand making art as an act of worship. We also want our students to recognize evidence of God's grace in the art of other image bearers.

Second, we understand that art needs community. Our vibrant department is intentional about mentoring as well as building peer relationships. Students are challenged to consider the role that art can play in campus, church, and broader, yet local communities.

And third, we believe that art flourishes within conversations. A sturdy theological framework and invitation into the work and questions of other disciplines offers a rich context for making and interpreting art as Christians.

Graduate Outcomes

Our alumni continue to be makers and arts advocates in a variety of contexts, including:

Elementary, middle, and high school art classrooms
Studio art
Graphic design
UX design
Brand photography
Portrait photography
Textile design
Costume design
Interior design
Advertising/marketing
Arts administration
Public art
Art therapy

Many of our alumni complete further studies at graduate schools across the country. Some recent alumni degrees include MA in Arts Administration, MFA, MAT in Education, MA in Art Therapy, PhD in Art History, and JD in Law.

Alumni have received national and international recognition:

Fulbright Fellowship
Harrison Center for the Arts Fellowship
Château d'Orquevaux Fellowship
Hunter Museum Fellowship
Houston Craft Center Alliance Residency
Huntington Library Dissertation Fellowship
Shenandoah National Park Artist-in Residence
CoLab Fellowship
Skuid Fellowship
Phillips Collection Fellowship

Todd Fleming '12

Kiaira Cooper, '14

"Our students flourish when they push beyond default points of view to discover new ways of communicating our incarnational theology: matter matters to God."

Jeffrey Morton

Art Department Chair

Programs & Features

The art major at Covenant College encourages students to explore a variety of art classes in studio and art history, while selecting a concentration in one of the following:

2-D Arts
3-D Arts
Art History
Graphic Design
Photography

Art majors can also choose to complete two studio-based concentrations, graduating with a double concentration.

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Covenant offers two options for a student who wishes to minor in art:

Art Minor
Art History Minor

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Teacher Certification - Art Pre-MAT
Arts Administration Certificate
Entrepreneurship Certificate

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ART 103 The Art of Place
ART 237 Fibers and Materials
ART 240 Darkroom Photography
ART 371 Women, Art, and Culture
ART 373 Art and the Church
ART 374 Race in American Art and Visual Culture
ART 470 Contemporary Art and Theory

“Theology of the Body”
“Objects & Pain”
“Tactile Memory”
“Empathy of Suffering”

Guided Capstone Requirements

Art students can build their resumes with an internship at the Hunter Museum of American Art, Stove Works, Public Art Chattanooga, Harrison Center for the Arts, CoLab, and other local businesses.

Students can also obtain an arts related work study job, such as studio or gallery assistant, digital lab monitor, theater: set/tech/costuming, teaching assistant/art tutor, editor for student publications, and digital design for athletics and theater.

Study art and art history abroad at Oxford, UK, or in programs in Aix-En-Provence and Paris, France! Or, travel with Covenant professors on May Term courses to New York City or Rome, Italy.

Each year, our gallery in the Kresge Memorial Library hosts three exhibitions from visiting artists. In addition to having a public lecture, artists also meet with students and invite conversation about their own work.

Other exhibition and sales opportunities include local and regional shows, student shows, Covenant’s annual Bakertree Festival, and Sunday Market in downtown Chattanooga.

Meet the Art Faculty

Jeffrey Morton Professor of Art
Department Chair

Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt Associate Professor of Art and Art History

Brian R. Jobe Associate Professor of Art

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