The Department of Art, Music, and Theatre at Assumption University will teach you the fundamentals of the visual and performing arts and encourage you to pursue your creative passions. At the same time, you’ll be grounded in the liberal arts tradition, which develops your critical thinking and communication skills – highly valued attributes in any professional career.

Specialize in either drawing or painting. Our north facing studios in the Laska Building offer dedicated spaces for painting, drawing, and 3-D work. Your studies will culminate in a public exhibition of your work. 

In small classes led by our accomplished faculty, you’ll use art, music, and theatre, to find new ways of looking at and understanding the world around you. You’ll also engage in hands-on creative work in studios and labs containing the latest tools of the trade.

Outside the classroom, you can enhance your arts education by taking part in our many artistic and performance opportunities. What’s more, you’ll really get out there and experience the arts firsthand by visiting artistic centers right here in Worcester, Mass. And you’ll have the opportunity to visit museums in Boston and New York City – or even venues in Europe.

Studying studio art at Assumption provides you with a broad-based liberal arts education and develops your critical thinking and communication skills. Whether you stay in the field of art or take your talents in a different direction, you’ll have the foundation that enables Assumption graduates to succeed in their professions and lives.

Opportunities Outside the Classroom

• Art Exhibitions: Students’ works are exhibited on campus and in local galleries.
• Art Club: The club organizes art projects on and off campus, visits to museums and critiques of student work.
• Graphic Design Club: This group works to improve the overall aesthetic quality of campus publications, as well as give students interested in design a place to meet and talk about upcoming contests, critique one another's work and discuss historical and contemporary design.
• Museum Visits: Opportunities are available for students to visit local, regional and national museums. The faculty teaches courses based on collections at the renowned Worcester Art Museum, only two miles from campus.
• Internships: Students have had internships for credit at places like the Worcester Art Museum, Davis Publications, Preservation Worcester and Museum Action Corps.
• Study Abroad: Assumption offers a number of study abroad options that complement art history. Assumption places students at schools such as AIFS (American Institute for Foreign Study) in Florence, Italy; IFSA (Institute for Foreign Study) in England; the University of the Arts in London and the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughn, Ireland; and in other programs around the world.