Upcoming Meetings
Department Meetings
Department meetings are tentatively schedule weekly throughout the semester. If a meeting is not needed it will be cancelled.
Department meetings are tentatively schedule weekly throughout the semester. If a meeting is not needed it will be cancelled.
Fall Grades Due:
Wednesday, January 2nd
New Course Proposals for 2021-22 due to the CEP:
Wednesday, February 3
First Day of Spring Classes, First Day of Add/Drop; First Day of Five Colleges Interchange Registration:
Monday, January 29th
Last Day of Add/Drop; Last Day of Five Colleges Interchange Registration; Pass/Fail and FGO Forms Due:
Wednesday, February 7th
Spring Applications for Alpha Delta Phi Funding Due
Friday, February 23rd
Comps for History of Art and Studio Art
Friday, February 23rd
Mid-Semester Studio Honors Thesis Critique:
Tuesday, March 7, 5:00 p.m.
Midterm Grades due to Registrar:
Friday, March 10
Art History Comprehensive Exams:
Thursday, March 30. Seniors prepare a presentation of no more than ten minutes on how they would revise and expand a research paper in one of our classes based on how they have come to understand the history or art based on their experiences in their ARHA classes.
Studio Art (non-thesis) Comprehensive Exams:
Wednesday, April 7, 5 p.m.
Complete Draft History of Art Thesis Due to Advisor:
Monday, April 12
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course as a First, Second, or Third Year Student:
Wednesday, April 14
Final Draft Studio Thesis due to Advisor:
Friday, April 23
Final Draft of History of Art Thesis to all Committee Members:
Monday, April 26
Advising Period:
Monday, April 3 - Friday, April 7
April Break:
Monday, April 17 - Tuesday, April 18
Prize Submissions Due:
Friday, April 21 by 12:00pm
If you are considering making a submission, please see the Prizes webpage for more information on individual prizes:
Department of Art and the History of Art Prizes
Written Thesis Proposal Due Date:
Wednesday, April 19, 3 p.m.
If you are considering writing an honors thesis you must submit a two to three-page, double-spaced proposal to the ADC (finearts@amherst.edu) by the above due date. Your proposal should outline the topic you want to investigate and some of the questions you intend to explore. You should also attach a short (no more than one page) bibliography.
We recommend that you consult with your advisor in advance of submitting the proposal.
First Round Pre-Registration for Fall 2023:
Monday, April 10 - Friday, April 14
Conversation about History of Art Thesis with Advisor:
Monday, May 3 - Friday, May 7
Complete Draft of Studio Thesis:
Friday, May 7
Conversation about Studio Thesis
Roster Management Week:
Monday, April 17 - Friday, April 21
Second Round Pre-Registration for Fall 2021:
Monday, April 24 - Friday, April 28
Major Declaration due for Class of 2023 to avoid Fall holds:
Tuesday, May 18
Undergraduate Awards Ceremony:
Tuesday, May 18
Last Day of classes:
Wednesday, May 9
Senior Theses and Thesis Grades Due for Class of 2023 by 5 p.m. EST. Summa Recommendations due online to Registrar:
Thursday, May 19
Senior Assembly Awards Ceremony:
Wednesday, May 10
Reading Period:
Wednesday, May 10 - Sunday, May 14
Examination Period:
Monday, May 15 - Friday, May 19
Grades Due for Graduating Seniors
Monday, May 22 at 9 a.m.
Grades Due for First, Second, and Third Year Students:
Wednesday, May 24
Commencement:
Sunday, May 28, 10 a.m.
The Careers in Arts & Communication program, overseen by the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning, provides exposure to a variety of professional development opportunities and career advising to help students launch successful careers.
Amherst College Digital Collections (ACDC) holds over one hundred thousand digitized art works, photographs, manuscripts, books and other media from the College’s Archives & Special Collections and Art & Architecture Collection.
Five College Museums: