Artists and art historians reframe the ways in which we view and interact with the world.

As an Art and Art History student, you'll discover the constantly evolving nature of culture and explore contemporary and historic art practice.

Interdisciplinary coursework, entrepreneurial thinking, and collaboration are all part of the Columbia experience. Through our exciting curriculum, you’ll master the technical, theoretical, and professional skills to adapt and thrive in the shifting landscape of modern culture.

Interdisciplinary coursework, entrepreneurial thinking, and collaboration are all part of the Columbia experience.

Through our exciting curriculum, you’ll master the technical, theoretical, and professional skills to adapt and thrive in the shifting landscape of modern culture.

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Events Calendar

Oct11
6:00PM - 7:30PM Samsoche Sampson — ART NOW! lecture
Indigenous Heritage, Community, & Art In this presentation, Samsoche Sampson describes how participating in pow wows in southern California as a child informed his sense of community, and how his indigenous heritage and culture inform his studio and 2D work designed with movement and bright, bold colors. Samsoche Sampson is an interdisciplinary artist based in Grand Rapids,...Get the details
Oct12
6:00PM - 7:00PM The Sampson Brothers
The Sampson Brothers (Samsoche and Lumhe Micco) perform with a distinctive combination of the dance styles practiced in pow wow, with contemporary influences to create a unique fusion of tradition and new elements learned throughout their travels. Together The Sampson Bros. have taken their performance all throughout North America and Europe. As collaborators, over the...Get the details
Oct25
6:00PM - 7:30PM Bodies of Knowledge — ART NOW! Art21 screening
Art21 Bodies of Knowledge: Tauba Auerbach, Guerrilla Girls, Hank Willis Thomas, Anicka Yi. Guests of Columbia College register to attend....Get the details
Nov08
6:00PM - 7:30PM Valerie Mercer — ART NOW! lecture
The Benefits of Fine Arts Museums Developing Galleries Devoted to African American Art In 2001, the Detroit Institute of Arts established the Center for African American Art and hired Valerie J. Mercer as the museum’s first Curator of African American Art and the Center’s Department Head. The Center functions as a curatorial department dedicated to the...Get the details

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