Hannah Samuell ’09 portrait

Studio art major flies high touring with Cirque du Soleil

Usually when someone runs away to join the circus, it implies they’re escaping a difficult reality. For Hannah Samuell ’09 it meant achieving a […]

Xiangjie Rebecca Wu

Studio art and philosophy alumna explores loss and memory through painting

Growing up in a small town in China, Xiangjie Rebecca Wu ’22 had always hoped to attend college in the United States. As an international student at […]

Fall Dance Concert 2024

The College of Wooster welcomes community for fall arts events

The College of Wooster will showcase a wide variety of arts events throughout the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Open to the […]

Jensen Kugler ’27, photo provided by subject.

Student applies artistic design skills through government internship

Jensen Kugler ’27, an English and studio art student pursuing a digital and visual storytelling pathway at The College of Wooster, completed an internship […]

Atomu Maruyama ’26 interned as an animator and 3D modeler with The AAT Project over the past summer.

Computer science and studio art major develops passion for animation through Micro Fellowship

Atomu Maruyama ’26, a computer science and studio art major at The College of Wooster, blended his creative and technical skills throughout the summer, interning as an animator […]

Kaleb Sanchez '26 learned useful skills related to preserving art pieces. Photo provided by subject.

Senior studio art major works with local curator during summer internship

Kaleb Sanchez ’26, a studio art major at The College of Wooster, used a Micro Fellowship to intern locally in Wooster, Ohio, at an art […]

Adele Dooner ’25, a studio art and education major, visualized data through sculpture.

Studio art major explores family dynamics through senior exhibit

Majoring in studio art and minoring in education at The College of Wooster, Adele Dooner ’25 discovered the Kandinsky Color Test that correlated primary […]

Combining classes in drawing and dance provided Wooster students an opportunity to learn from one another.

Collaboration between dance and drawing classes allows students to practice their art together

A recent collaboration between two classes at The College of Wooster provided students a unique opportunity to learn with—and from—one another. In November, students […]

Anthropology major explores cultural heritage preservation of African Americans cemeteries

Troy Johnson ’24 grew up hearing stories from her grandparents about African American cemeteries and their importance beyond being burial sites, and her senior […]

Pyae Thein ’19

Master of Architecture student takes Wooster research skills abroad

Pyae Thein ’19 is a Master of Architecture student at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia, where he has drawn […]

Nicholas Knodt '10

Architect draws on problem solving skills from liberal arts education

Nicholas Knodt ’10 knew that he wanted to become an architect when he was choosing a college. He decided to come to Wooster because […]

Corona Factotum, a sculpture by Kristen Cliffel

The College of Wooster Art Museum fall exhibition highlights midwestern women artists

The College of Wooster Art Museum (CWAM) is displaying its fall exhibition, “Mirror Mirror,” Sept. 5 to Dec. 1 in the Sussel and Morgan […]

Professor Sobeck, pictured here with Aidan Burd ’26, engaged the class in regular reflections connecting their lab work to preservation and the study of cultural heritage.

Chemistry Lab students learn art of conservation

Exploring the chemistry in art led some students at The College of Wooster this spring to create pigments, see up close the properties of […]

Lucy Agurkis '23

Dual research in psychology and studio art helps validate art therapy career goals

For several summers, Lucy Agurkis ’23 worked at Camp Squanto in New Hampshire—it’s where her parents met, and it’s a special place that the […]

Sam Gilliam, Looking at the Moon (detail), 1991. Mixed media. Collection of the College of Wooster Art Museum. The Raymond Machesney Art Collection, Gift of the Raymond Machesney ’59 Trust. 2018.16. Photograph by Marianne Eileen Wardle.

The College of Wooster Art Museum spring exhibition features work from famed abstract artist Sam Gilliam

The College of Wooster Art Museum (CWAM) is displaying its spring exhibition, Essential Matter, Jan. 12 to April 2 in the Sussel Gallery of […]

Egyptian Mummy

The College of Wooster Art Museum hosts event on the collection’s Egyptian mummy

The College of Wooster Art Museum is hosting an event called “IN CONTEXT: The Wooster Mummy” on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in Lean […]

Amber Kempthorn, adjunct faculty member of the Department of Art & Art History at The College of Wooster

Art Instructor Amber Kempthorn premiers short, animated film accompanied by Akron Symphony Orchestra

Amber Kempthorn, adjunct faculty member of the Department of Art & Art History at The College of Wooster, will premier her four-part animation Ordinary […]

Contained

The College of Wooster Art Museum fall exhibit highlights the impact of everyday containers

This fall, The College of Wooster Art Museum (CWAM) is displaying the exhibition, “CONTAINED: The Art of Holding it Together” in the Sussel Gallery […]

Marina Mangubi, professor of studio art at The College of Wooster

Marina Mangubi exhibits Painting Biathlon at Smith College

Marina Mangubi, professor of studio art at The College of Wooster, combined her love of skiing and painting in a performance art series titled […]

Vu Dao '23

Business economics major builds artistic skillset at a Vietnamese production house

Vu Dao ’23, a business economics major at The College of Wooster, interned at an agency company in Vietnam. The APEX fellow who is […]