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.
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.
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.
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
Joon Sung Park A&S ’12, a studio art major who concentrated on ceramics, was featured in the September issue of Ceramics Monthly (vol. 60, no. 7, Sept. 2012, p. 58) in their Undergraduate Showcase. His work was also featured in the summer issue of Boston College Magazine.
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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.
