As a student of Visual Arts at Loomis, you will find a broad experience across a wide variety of media for every skill level. The Visual Arts Department, located in the Richmond Art Center (RAC) will allow you to pursue your interests in ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking, art history, and various digital media, on state of the art equipment in professional studios. The RAC has wonderful exhibition space, including The Mercy Gallery, for showcasing professional and student works. With a curriculum focused on your individual growth and self-expression, you will learn the fundamentals of technique and design working with our dedicated faculty, who are accomplished artists in their own right, as well as committed professional educators.
The Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery will present "Unsettled Nostalgia," an exhibit by Syrian artist Mohamad Hafez, from April 24 through May 30. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, April 24, at 6:45 p.m. The public is invited to attend, and admission is free of charge.
"Following the Thread: Inspiration from the 52 Box Project," an exhibition of artwork by Ellen Schiffman, will be presented in the Mercy Gallery from February 20 through April 15.
The Loomis Chaffee Theater Department will present Shrek the Musical, this year's winter musical theater production, February 13 through 17 in the Norris Ely Orchard Theater.
Transitional Spaces," an exhibition by artists Cori Champagne, Joan Harmon, and Lindsey Wolkowicz, was presented in the Mercy Gallery from Jan. 9 through Feb. 9, 2018.
Paintings by artist Katy Schneider will be presented in the Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery in the Richmond Art Center from Nov. 7 through Dec. 7, 2017. A student still life exhibition will be on display concurrently in the Barnes and Wilde Gallery.
We allow for personal expression in every project from day one, asking that our students look into their own imaginations as their greatest resource while mastering the skills to bring their ideas to fruition.
— JENNIFER MCCANDLESS, HEAD OF VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT