Heather Smith and Abby Ferrall work on a clay animation mural at the NCECA conference in Tampa, Fla.

Art department

Helping you define individual aesthetic attitudes & personal goals

The art department seeks to prepare its majors for elementary, secondary and supervisory teaching positions and for graduate study leading to professional careers in art and design. Bluffton art graduates are currently working as elementary and secondary school art teachers, college professors, arts administrators, design artists for publications, freelance artists, silk screen printers, interior designers and production craftspersons.

Majors

* This major can be completed in 3 years.

Minors

Rustic Decanter XX and 5 cups
Professor Gregg Luginbul had two works in the annual Best of 2011 exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, Ohio.  Rustic Decanter XIX with 7 Cups and Rustic Decanter XX with 5 Cups were selected for the exhibition. The entire exhibition can be viewed on line.

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Kevin Williams ‘12 Kevin Williams ‘12 When selecting a college, Bluffton was my first choice because of the high reputation it holds in both the art and education fields. Maegan Rohdes '11 Maegan Rohdes '11 I had no previous experience with ceramics before I came to college. But when I took the course here, I absolutely fell in love with it! Peter Kidwell Peter Kidwell My favorite class at Bluffton has been Film Photography. I like film because not only do I get to affect the outcome of the picture while shooting but I also can change and create things in the dark room.