Creative thinkers will always be in high demand. An art degree from NWU will allow you to take your creativity further, because we nurture thinkers.
We give you foundation in design theory, composition, and history. Combine that with our ample studio spaces, technology labs and driven professors, and you have the rich environment you need to expand your work technically and conceptually.
And with a variety of campus exhibition spaces in Lucas Hall and Elder Gallery, our art department helps you showcase your best work.
You’ll learn more from our faculty. Most art programs lean heavily on graduate assistants to teach their courses. At Nebraska Wesleyan University, professors teach 100 percent of your art courses. They are professional educators, artists and art historians whose expertise will hone your knowledge, skills and creativity.
You’ll get more breadth. We offer courses in traditional media, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and photography, as well as digital design, 3-D printing, laser cutting and more.
You’ll be exposed to the best artists working today. Our visiting artists do more than lecture. They meet with students individually to provide guidance on technique and content. And the NWU Art Club leads trips to major galleries and museums across the country. Recent destinations include Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City and New York.
The Art Department includes a diverse group of faculty whose work spans a broad spectrum of artistic practices and scholarly research. Faculty members engage in a wide range of disciplines, including drawing, painting, ceramics, metalsmithing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, book arts, digital media and art history. Their research and creative practices explore the intersection of time and modernity, visualizing forgotten ancestral lineages, the parallels between royal spectacle and rulers’ images, and the complexities of specificity, perspective and distance in visual perception. With their diverse interests and backgrounds, our faculty support the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of art making, fostering a comprehensive learning experience through exhibitions, publications and creative collaborations.
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Elder Gallery will open for the next academic year with the exhibit Dear Helia.
Artist Bri Murphy will present new work that explores themes of gender, childhood and legacy in the context of an American political landscape.
"Come On, Come Over" is an invitational exhibition highlighting Elder Gallery as a nexus for artists in Lincoln and beyond. The philosophy of the gallery gives artists the ability to present the exhibition they envision.
Nebraska Wesleyan's Elder Gallery will showcase the work of photographer Benjamin Rasmussen in the exhibition, The Good Citizen. This exhibit asks the questions, "Who was freely invited into this space and who wasn’t? In what ways are the ripples of our past seen in our present? How can we engage more honestly with our history?"
NWU's Elder Gallery will showcase the work of Andrew Falkowski in the "Wheel of Life/Tondos" exhibit August 22 through October 15. The exhibit will feature his "Wheel of Life" paintings and the "Skin Deep" Tondo Series. A reception will be held September 1 from 5 to 7 p.m.