Archive: Art & Art History

• Analyzing Ceramics Sheds Light on Xenophobia, 1300 Years Too Late

  June 7, 2022

  This spring, Xin Zheng, a double major in art history and history, presented his paper on the depiction of ethnic minorities in Tang Dynasty (618-907) pottery at the SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Art History Symposium.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Department of History, Research, Student

• Alexandra Bowman Animates American Politics

  May 18, 2022

  Alexandra Bowman (C’22), a double major in English and art, has helped drive the national conversation around politics while sharpening her artistic skills during her undergraduate career at Georgetown. 

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, English Department, Student

• Art Provides Much-Needed Respite, Connection for Students During Pandemic

  May 6, 2020

  Art students at Georgetown have continued to paint, draw, sculpt, make videos and study art history.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Humanities Initiative, Student

• Design Transfigured/Waste Reimagined opens at Georgetown University Art Galleries

  September 20, 2019

  Design Transfigured/Waste Reimagined is the first exhibition to recognize a fresh approach to addressing the current state of our depleted and polluted environment; an extreme and inventive kind of upcycling.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Environmental Initiative, Galleries, Humanities Initiative, Performing Arts, Sustainability

• Sherrill Roland’s The Jumpsuit Project at Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery

  April 2, 2019

  The Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery and the Prisons and Justice Initiative at Georgetown University are pleased to present Sherrill Roland’s interactive performance art event, The Jumpsuit Project, on April 10 and 11.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Events, Galleries, Humanities Initiative

• Ligon Exhibition Opens at de la Cruz Gallery

  January 18, 2019

  The Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery at Georgetown University is pleased to present a special collaboration with one of the most prominent voices in creative discourse today: Glenn Ligon.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Galleries

• New Faculty 2018-2019

  September 5, 2018

  Georgetown College is thrilled to welcome 37 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in College departments this year. Get to know them here.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Art & Art History, Computer Science, Economics, Faculty, French, Government, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Spanish and Portuguese

• Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery Celebrates Grand Opening

  August 27, 2018

  The Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Gallery will present world-class art exhibitions and engagement programs to members of the campus community, the Georgetown neighborhood, and the Washington, D.C. region.

  Category: News Story Tags: Alumni, Art & Art History, Events, Faculty, Galleries

• Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Gallery Ushers in New Era for Georgetown Visual Arts

  August 23, 2018

  Funded by gifts from generous alumni and other donors, the Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery will present world-class art exhibitions and engagement programs.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Events, Galleries

• New Art Gallery Nearing Completion; Al Miner Appointed Director

  December 18, 2017

  Funded by gifts from 37 alumni and supporters, the Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery will bring world-class art exhibitions and engagement programs to the campus community.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Faculty, Galleries