What we've been up to..

The Art History Council is an undergraduate student organization at Columbia College Chicago. We aim to help art history students get the most of their education. We also encourage other students to pursue their interests in art and art history outside of the classroom. Participating in these events aid students in making the most out of their time at Columbia, as well as prepare them for graduate school or the professional world. Also, they provide great opportunities for students to network with other art history and art + design students. 

 

During Fall 2009, we held monthly "Art History Professional Forums," inviting professionals to come in and discuss their work in the field of art history with students. The "Art History Professional Forum" returns Spring 2010 on Thursday nights during March and April. We are looking forward to inviting art journalists, art history professors, art conservationists, archivists, and more. These sessions help students gain awareness of the career options available to them with a degree in art history. They also create an open question-and-answer environment where the students can receive professional advice for now and the future. 

 

On February 10, 2010 from 12pm to 5pm, the Art History Council is holding a conference on "Social, Class and Art." This is a free undergraduate and graduate student conference which has a range of art history papers and artist talks. The "Social, Class and Art" conference is being held in conjunction with the College Art Association conference to highlight Columbia College and its wonderful Art History department. This conference will serve as a platform to question how the history and economics of art markets, different sorts of arts education and various issues of social class have shaped ideas about the kind of art that is valued by public institutions. The papers and artists’ images will be bound together in a conference catalogue which will be sold to raise money for a Columbia scholarship specifically for Art History students.