The Department of Art at Catholic University

05/05/2025

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT!

Katherine Plunkett, BA - Art & Design, BA Anthropology, Italian Studies Minor

Hometown: Middletown, RI

Advice to Incoming Freshmen: “The arts can take you so many places, don’t be afraid of studying them!”

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! You have worked so hard and we can’t wait to see where life takes you.

04/30/2025

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT!

Renee McDonald, MA - Art Education

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

Favorite Rome School Memory: “There are too many to name, however I loved the summer intensives led by Dr. D and the other teachers. It reminded me of the importance to always keep creating.”



Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! You have worked so hard and we can’t wait to see where life takes you.

04/24/2025

Have you gone to the see the 2025 Senior Thesis Exhibition yet? This year’s gallery features the work of four talented CUA students who’ve researched and explored a variety of new themes, concepts, methods, and techniques.

Go support the next generation of visual artists before it’s too late! The exhibit is open now through May 17th in Salve Regina Gallery and is free to attend.

01/31/2025

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jaune-quick-to-see-smith-painter-dead-1234730967/

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a painter who pointed the way forward for Native American artists after her, has died at 85.

11/06/2023

Sponsored by Phillips Collection

10/03/2023

The Art Education Master’s program at CUA is growing! Check it out on page 18 and help us spread the word!
-Dr. de

📖🍂 It's here! The Fall 2023 Edition of CatholicU Magazine has ARRIVED (and will soon be in your mailbox)! 📬

Discover incredible student highlights, dig into the world of LUX, and explore the concept of healing in the metaverse. 🌟 Dive into the latest stories and insights!

Read more by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/3EYh0AC

09/20/2023

09/14/2023

TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH ART!
The Catholic University of America is pleased to announce a new M.A. in Art Education. This 30-credit, low-residency program prepares innovative and effective teacher-leaders who will impact future students in a variety of 21st-century learning environments.
This accelerated M.A. program benefits students through convenient online courses and two-week summer studio intensives and programs in the arts-rich, culturally dynamic city of Washington, D.C. Join a community that believes in nurturing your whole self — as an artist, researcher, and teacher, committed to the power of art for change. (86 words)
Start the process of getting your M.A. in Art Education today! Link here: https://art.catholic.edu

08/12/2023

Our newest Art Education Master’s students at CUA were on campus this summer for their studio intensive in ceramics—and of course, took in arts-rich DC. We are growing! Join us!
Art.catholic.edu/academics/ma-art-education/index.html

07/23/2023

One our mottos in the Master of Arts in Art Education at CUA! Art can heal!

Banksy posted graffiti art in Ukraine on Instagram Friday. Other art found there included Russian President Vladimir Putin thrown in a judo match.

07/16/2023

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