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Furman Art Department announces 2023-2024 exhibitions

Four upcoming exhibitions feature the work of faculty, a guest artist, an artist-in-residence and students whose capstone projects will be on display in April at the Senior Art Show.

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Art department announces 2022-2023 Thompson Gallery exhibitions

The Furman Department of Art hosts five exhibitions for the academic year in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building.

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Dr. Penelope Orr earns second prestigious Fulbright Award

Furman University studio art alumna Penelope Orr '90, clinical coordinator of Edinboro University's nationally acclaimed art therapy program, has received a Fulbright Award to launch a corresponding graduate-level program in India - the country's first....

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‘City of Women’ art exhibit in Greenville to tell Upstate SC’s untold stories

The Greenville Center for Creative Arts will host an exhibition commemorating contemporary and historical women from the area. "City of Women," a show inspired by an article in The New Yorker, will be on display...

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The art of medicine: visual learning fine tunes observation skills

It’s often said that medicine is as much art as it is science. Now Furman University’s art department is embarking on a visual literacy project that aims to produce better healthcare providers. “It is based...

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Seniors took art show ‘Beyond These Walls’

Furman art students were getting ready for the culmination of their college experience: the senior art show. They would learn to create a gallery installation, share it with family and friends and maybe sell some...

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