The Senior Thesis
During their final year, students in the honor’s pathway will develop a focused body of work and present a solo exhibition in our beautiful Zilkha Gallery. The thesis exhibition serves as the culmination of a two-semester Senior Thesis Tutorial (ARST 409/410) and is developed in close critical dialogue with a faculty advisor and offers students a rare opportunity to engage in a rigorous, self-directed creative exploration and to participate in a public conversation about their work. Exhibitions are critiqued by the faculty advisor and a second critic and are subsequently reviewed by Art Studio program faculty, who determine the final assessment—high honors, honors, pass, or fail—based on originality, mastery of medium, depth and range of investigation, and overall coherence of the exhibition.
Students in the honors thesis pathway must document their theses and submit refined images to a shared ARST drive as part of their graduation requirements.
