Fine Arts Department
Fine Arts featured stories
Mark Cooper speaks about his goals, his creative process, and the importance of art-making. He was filmed in conjunction with his exhibition More is More at the Samson Gallery, Boston, MA. This show was recently reviewed in The Boston Phoenix.
The Physics of Pollock
Jackson Pollock’s paintings often clashed with the rules of the art world. But they couldn’t defy the laws of physics, according to a multi-disciplinary team of researchers from Boston College and Harvard who give quantitative form to Pollock’s methods and genius in the journal Physics Today. More
The TransCultural Exchange
The TransCultural Exchange, founded by Mary Sherman '80 and a part-time faculty member in BC’s Fine Arts Department, has become a vital program promoting artistic exchange among the international art community.
Last April, the TransCultural Exchange’s Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: The Interconnected World was held in Boston. The Conference is internationally known as the only forum of its kind for networking, showcasing, supporting and promoting artists. Director's Statement | Conference Overview
fine arts in focus - digital resources
Fine Arts in the Digital Age
The Fine Arts Department offers a wide array of electronic resources for students to interact with art in a digital way. More
The Becker Collection
Interactive Feature from @BC
On assignment, these artists sent scenes of war to their newspaper editors, who sometimes saw—and printed—things differently.
online galleries
The Summer 2011 issue of Boston College Magazine features self-portraits created for FS 102, one of our core studio art courses. More
Senior Exhibit Catalog 2012
View the work of student artists from the class of 2012. Senior catalogs from 2011 | 2010.
Student gallery
View work by some of the department's current students.
Faculty gallery
The fine arts faculty consists of serious scholars and professional artists. View some of their work.
News and Events
Student Profile
An honors thesis probing a mystery at the McMullen Museum of Art, written by Lauren Zajac A&S '11 as a senior–with advising by Burns Library Conservator Barbara Adams Hebard and Integrated Sciences Clean Room and Nanofabrication Facility Research Associate Greg McMahon–has become the subject of conference posters and presentations, and is now featured by Japan Electron Optics Laboratory's JEOLUSA.com.
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Fine Arts Resources
Charles S. and Isabella V. McMullen Museum of Art
This museum presents innovative, multidisciplinary exhibitions that receive national and international recognition.
Journal of Religion and the Arts
This journal explores the religious dimensions of the verbal, visual, and performing arts.
Bapst Art Library
The art library contains over 51,000 volumes, 150 serial titles, and access to hundreds of journal databases and electronic journals.
BC Arts Council
The council celebrates and promotes the arts for the benefit of BC and the community.
