Department Mission Statement

Our Mission

The Art Department at Elon University empowers students to reach their full potential as makers, thinkers, and global citizens. As accomplished artists and scholars, we are deeply committed to student learning, mentorship, and growth. Our curriculum engages the historical and contemporary dimensions of art, emphasizing its potential for critical inquiry and creative transformation. Through hands-on studio practice and inclusive, interdisciplinary learning, students gain the technical skills, conceptual tools, and professional experiences needed to navigate and shape a diverse and complex world. Curiosity, material exploration, civic engagement, and critical thinking are hallmarks of our approach across all studio disciplines—Ceramics, Drawing, Intermedia, Painting, and Photography.