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Contact

College of Arts & Sciences
- Humanities Division
- Kapelski Learning Center, Room 302
- tel: 610-499-4341
Mara Parker, PhD
- Chair, Fine Arts
- Kapelski Learning Center, Room 117
- tel: 610-499-4344
- meparker@widener.edu

Fine Arts

Majoring in fine arts at Widener is more than studying sound, shape, and gesture. The arts teach us to see, listen, communicate, and think—skills you will use for the rest of your life.

Fine arts students at Widener study art history, music history, and dance, developing critical thinking skills that allow for thoughtful analysis. You will learn how to communicate concretely, with words, and abstractly, in culturally meaningful ways with music, visual art, and dance. Students also have the opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of performing groups. Through public performances students learn how to share concepts and ideas with a larger audience. Students may also take courses in studio art with an established artist and have their works on exhibit at Widener’s art gallery.

Why Widener?

Versatile Arts Degrees

Love art and business? Or have a passion for music and medicine? Want to study dance and law? The Fine Arts program at Widener is very flexible. Fine Arts students can specialize in studio art, dance, music, or arts management and add a concentration in pre-physical therapy or social work to combine the love of the arts within the medical field. Fine Arts is also an excellent preparation for students who wish to pursue a law degree whether at Widener's Law School or in other top programs.

Distinguished Faculty

Widener provides opportunities to study and collaborate with internationally recognized artists such as painter Wendy Hatch, dancer Jessica Warchal-King, and jazz trumpeter John Vanore.

On-Campus Art Gallery

The University Art Collection and Gallery provides a centralized space for student-driven and professional art to be shown throughout the year. Exhibits range from the Alfred O. Deshong Collection of 19th and 20th century American paintings to the modern work of Art for Justice, a mixed media exhibit of incarcerated artist. Fine arts students choosing an arts management concentration may also curate an exhibit with the assistance of museum staff and fine arts faculty.

Marisa R. Santiago

2014

The fine arts professors are amazing people, so pick their brains as much as you can and get the most out of every class. Try your best, because it will be tough at times, but it will honestly change your life and prepare you for your future!

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A fine arts degree at Widener is about more than tapping into a student’s creative side. Students are taught to become leaders and independent thinkers, skills that are attractive to most any employer. Students also develop unique relationships with their professors and peers, and often times build friendships that can last a lifetime.

Potential Careers

Visual artist
Dancer
Musician
Museum curator
Teacher
Art/music/dance therapist
Designer/illustrator
Physical therapist
Arts management
Art buyer

Recent Employers

Philadelphia Museum of Art
Elsevier
American Heart Association
Avon Grove School District
Rittenhouse Women's Wellness Center

While students may opt for one of the careers listed on the left, others choose to pursue graduate degrees that allow them to teach at the university level or further develop their skills in visual art, dance, or music. Still others use their finely developed critical thinking and communication skills to present themselves as attractive candidates for employment in publishing and business.

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