Girl paints

Students hand-color etchings for the print exchange.

Student does pottery

Kellene Wotring ’25 works in the ceramics studio.

Girl does art

Giselle Vega '25 works on an etching.

Student works on project

Kendall Rander ’26 explores mixed media in Materials Studies and 3-D Design.

Rooted in practice, studio art students create visual expressions drawn from their own experiences.

Studio Art

Students have the opportunity to master a wide range of classic and experimental techniques by creating visual expressions of ideas drawn from their own experiences and enriched by the broad spectrum of knowledge available to them in the liberal arts program. 

The visual arts can be explored in two ways: through the hands-on practice of skills and techniques in a variety of mediums, or through an in-depth study of art’s history and meaning. At Sweet Briar, the visual arts major has two tracks: art history and studio art.

The studio art track helps students develop practical skills and the ability to access their creativity.