Art

Inspiration, exploration
The Berry College art program is small, dynamic, and versatile. The faculty work one-to-one with students as their advisors, teachers, and supervisors. The art program core coursework, which requires both studio and art history courses, was created to give students a broad understanding of art. 

You will have the opportunity to experiment with various media as you develop your own artistic vision and prepare for your senior exhibition. Painting, drawing, photography, digital imaging, Web design, ceramics, print and mixed media are areas you can explore, as are art history, art criticism, museum studies and art administration.

Art concentrations
Through Berry’s art program, you can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in:

• Studio art
• Art history
• Art education: this concentration is ideal for students who prefer to major in art and minor in education. Students are encouraged to declare this major early in order to take all necessary classes before student teaching in their final year.  Students graduate with a K-12 teaching degree prior to taking teaching certification exams.
  

The non-art major
Non-art majors are werlcome to take courses in the art program.  Students majoring Health and Physical Education, Exercise Science, Education and Psychology may be interested in combining Art Therapy and Art Education courses.  Marketing majors may find web and graphic design courses very relevant in their career goals. 

Scholarships and internships
The art program offers a variety of scholarships to students who declare an art concentration and show promise. There are student work opportunities on campus and various off-campus internship opportunities. 

Music

Whether you want to perform, teach or work in the music business, Berry can help you reach your goals.

Three music degrees

Berry’s music program holds full membership in the National Association of Schools of Music. Degrees offered are:

• Music education – which leads to state certification for grades K-12 in choral and instrumental music.
• Bachelor of Arts in music – for students interested in pursuing music performance in graduate school.
• Music with elective studies in business – for those interested in a career in the music industry.

Opportunities to perform

If performing is your thing, you’ll have lots of opportunities at Berry – on and off campus. The Berry Concert Choir, for example, has performed in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Prague, Salzburg and Vienna and often performs in Atlanta and with the Chattanooga Symphony and Chattanooga Opera Company. Large performance groups at Berry College include the Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Berry Singers and Oak Hill Symphony. Chamber groups at Berry include the Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Woodwind Ensemble, Berry Bones (Trombones) and Trumpet Choir.

Music scholarships are available by audition.

Theatre

Berry’s theatre program offers you quality theatre arts training in a broad-based liberal arts setting while you earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major or minor in theatre. You will master skills in both theatre performance and production and can choose a concentration in musical theatre, theatre performance, or costume and scene design. Wherever your interests lie, you can get lots of hands-on experience at Berry College.

You’ll do it all

Directing … acting … lighting … makeup … costuming … set design and construction … publicity – students are involved in it all at Berry College. Four faculty-directed shows and numerous student productions are staged annually. Students also participate in the American College Theatre Festival and the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

The Berry College Theatre Company

The BCTC is a student-run organization that, along with the theatre arts program, produces two main-stage productions every semester. In addition, the group organizes service projects, fund-raisers and social outings.

Dance

In addition to a variety of dance classes, Berry offers dance opportunities through the Berry College Dance Troupe, which performs an annual dance concert each spring and takes selected routines on tour. A dance minor is available.

The venue

Berry’s E.H. Young Theatre houses a fully equipped, three-quarter-thrust main stage and a studio theatre.

Scholarships and learning while you earn

You can audition for theatre scholarships and interview for student-work positions both on
campus and at the Georgia State Thespian Convention each February and the Southeastern Theatre Conference each March.

Work-opportunity positions in theatre include program support, company support and production support. Jobs typically available include facilities manager, public relations, box office staff, costume shop foreman and staff, master electrician, light shop staff, and scene shop foreman and staff.

Department websites

Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- Art
- Music
- Theatre

Whom may I contact for more information?

Art
Dr. Virginia Troy
Associate Professor, Fine Arts, Art
vtroy@berry.edu
238-5841

Music
Dr. Stan Pethel
spethel@berry.edu
290-2652

Theatre
Dr. John Countryman
jcountryman@Berry.edu
706-236-2258