School of Art

  • April 20, 2022

    Sculpture NOW 2022 is an annual non-thematic exhibition of new works, finished within the last two years. The exhibition features work by 48 artists from the Mid-Atlantic region. Rooney Prize: an honorarium of $500 will be given to an artist/artist team selected by the juror whose work reflects the best qualities for the overall WSG Sculpture NOW 2022show.

  • April 25, 2022

    Suspended Inter-Spaces is a group exhibition coordinated by Helen Frederick and Amelia Hankin in collaboration with the VisArts curatorial staff members Frank McCauley, Susan Main, and Megan Koeppel.

  • April 28, 2022

    Mason School of Art graduate student Jax Ohashi is one of six graduate students in the state of Virginia to receive a 2022-23 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Visual Arts Fellowships.

  • February 22, 2023

    The first time Katherine Ashby saw her artwork installed at Gunston Hall, the historic home of U.S. Founding Father George Mason IV, it was surreal. “I had never done something that felt that important or that had been installed physically,” the senior painting major from George Mason University said.

  • May 9, 2022

    Sixty-nine students graduating with bachelor’s degrees in Art and Visual Technology present their final work at the Senior Art & Design Show in George Mason University’s School of Art.

  • May 9, 2022

    Congratulations To Jessica Kallista, Adjunct Faculty For The School Of Art! Read her interview below to learn about her fantastic contributions to ARIE and DEI initiatives around Mason. The $2,000 award is sponsored by the Office for DEI. Recipients reflect the hard work of our Mason community members committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn about the award’s nomination criteria.

  • June 3, 2022

    Studio Thinking 3 is a new edition of a now-classic text, a research-based account of teaching and learning in high school studio arts classes. It poses a framework that identifies eight habits of mind taught in visual arts and four studio structures by which they are taught.

  • June 29, 2022

    Three artists were selected as part of a Call for Artists issued in 2020. Selected by members of the Hillyer’s Advisory Committee, these artists and their works encompass a range of themes and artistic approaches to enhance and broaden viewers’ understanding of contemporary art.

  • August 3, 2022

    This summer there are quite a few Mason School of Art Faculty/ Students who are working on art Internationally! Let’s highlight another amazing artist and the work she is doing.

  • July 28, 2022

    This summer there are quite a few Mason School of Art Faculty/ Students who are working on art Internationally!