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The official page for the Fine Arts Program at Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago offers a prime location for this study of fine arts.

The Fine Arts Program at Loyola University Chicago aims to enable students to develop and refine their modes of perception while expressing themselves in a variety of ways. To accomplish this goal, the department offers instruction that examines an array of studio media from their multifaceted historical and ethnic perspectives. The Department of Fine Arts prepares students to gain technical expertise which qualifies them to begin careers or to meet graduate school requirements. Its museums, concert halls, and libraries are a vast resource for academic study. And because this city is home to a thriving fine and contemporary art scene, Loyola students gain vital access to the living history and practice of the arts. The Fine Arts program offers several majors: art history, ceramics, drawing and painting, photography, and visual communication. Each student’s course of study is tailored through consultation with an advisor to his or her needs, capabilities, and professional goals. This flexibility stresses individuality and allows students to broaden and enhance their professional experience. We offer coursework in Art History, Dance, Music, Musical Theatre, Studio Art, Theatre, and Visual Communication. Students can choose a course of study from any of our 7 different majors or 10 different minors, or simply choose to explore a class in the art that interests them.As an exclusively undergraduate liberal arts program, our courses are open to all Loyola students and require no audition or portfolio review for admittance into our programs. However, several of our classes require the completion of pre-requisite courses and a few require placement auditions to assure students are placed in classes appropriate to their skill level. The DFPA also offers a certificate in Graphic Design for non-degree seeking students.

10/08/2026

Next in Ralph Arnold Gallery: "Phantom Sanctuary" by Breanna Robinson

"Phantom Sanctuary" builds a speculative space using fragments of inherited practices, personal memories, and material cultures. Moving across systems of divination and vernacular rituals of everyday life, Robinson considers how meaning is made from the uncertain, the remembered, and the yet to be seen.

Drawing from Black diasporic cultures, Chicago’s civic histories, and familial records, materials are transformed through repetition, inscription, and fabulation. Archival images broken apart and reassembled, dreams turned numbers turned patterns, familiar objects assigned unfamiliar functions. The resulting works form an interstitial space, a sanctuary at once remembered and imagined.

Breanna Nannette Robinson (b. 1995) is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Chicago, IL. In her studio practice, Breanna explores methodologies of memory-making within discourses of identity, cultural production, and technology. Most recently, she was listed as a 2025 Newcity Breakout Artist and was awarded a Luminarts Visual Arts Fellowship in 2024. Her work has been highlighted in the press with Hyperallergic and Vocalo. Some of her favorite things include grid systems, full moons, and treasure hunting.

Join us for the Opening Reception and Artist Talk on Thursday, October 15 at 5:00p.m.

"Phantom Sanctuary"
Exhibition on view: Oct 15 - Nov 14, 2026
Ralph Arnold Gallery, 1131 W Sheridan Road
Gallery Access with Loyola ID: MON - FRI 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
Public Viewing Hours: SAT 12:00p.m.-3:00p.m.

09/21/2026

Did you know as a Loyola student you get free admission for the Art Institute of Chicago?

Enhance your visit this Saturday, September 26 during Loyola University Day at the Art Institute! Tour the galleries and stop by select works to learn more about the piece from current Art History students.

Complimentary admission is available for Loyola University students, staff, faculty, and guests (10 tickets maximum per Loyola affiliated guest). Skip the line and register at the Loyola University Day registration table in the Art Institute's Modern Wing lobby, located at 159 E Monroe Street.

Loyola University Day at the Art Institute
Saturday, September 26, 11:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Free Admission for Loyola University Students and Staff (with Loyola ID)
Enter through the Modern Wing Lobby (159 East Monroe Street)

09/15/2026

Come take a tour of Loyola University Chicago's Fine Arts Programs! Schedule your visit today.

Art at Loyola is considered a vital expression of our humanity. Our program explores this concept through the framework of intellectual curiosity, embracing a liberal arts approach. From our printmaking to ceramics studios, you will see a variety of the Fine Arts spaces on campus. You will learn more about the academic requirements for Studio Art, Art History, and Visual Communication, and explore student clubs, and gallery opportunities on your visit!

Follow the link belowto schedule a tour with us!
https://calendly.com/dfpa/fine-arts-in-person

09/04/2026

"Fallible Fictions" installation is underway.

We spent time with the Lilly and Rin along with the Ralph Arnold Gallery interns to observe the process and asked Lilly about their inspiration behind their work for this exhibition.

"Fallible Fictions" opens Thursday, September 10 at 5:00p.m. in conjunction with FNAR Fest 2026 in the Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Annex. Join us for the Opening Reception and participate in FNAR Fest workshops!

Intro Animation by: Maren Flagstad, 25'
Fallible Fictions: New Work by Lilly Allan + Catherine Kammerer
Sept 10 - Oct 3

09/03/2026

It's here! FNAR Fest 2026, September 10.

FNAR Fest 2026 is your chance to connect, create, and get to know the Fine Arts community at Loyola. Meet fellow students and faculty, learn more about the programs in Studio Art, Art History, and Visual Communication. Enjoy free food and swag, and jump into hands-on activities like craft workshops, wheel throwing, trivia, and more.

Join us at 4:30p.m. for the Program Orientation and arrive early to grab your free swag and get the festivities started.

Thursday, Sept 10
Ralph Arnold Annex

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4:30-5:00p.m.
Fine Arts Program Orientation (Annex 117)

5:00-7:00p.m.
Fallible Fictions Reception (Ralph Arnold Annex)
Art History Internship Panel, followed by Art History Trivia (Annex 117)
Sabina Szczepanik, Museum Education Intern, Princeton University Art Museum
Sofia Martinez, 2-year Museum Scholar Fellow at the Art Institute
Maya Bali, Intern, South Asia Institute
Button Making (Annex 105)
Lanyard Bedazzling (Annex 105)
Book Making Workshop (Annex 112)
Felt Interactive Installation (Annex Corridor)

6:00-7:00p.m.
Wheel Throwing Workshop (Annex 107)

Photo credit: Talia Evans
Graphic credit: Jenii Bowman

08/31/2026

OPENING: Fallible Fictions: New Work by Lilly Allan + Catherine Kammerer

Ralph Arnold Gallery is pleased to present Fallible Fictions, an exhibition featuring new work created by Loyola University Department of Fine and Performing Arts recent alumni Lilly Allan and Catherine Kammerer. The exhibition examines interdisciplinary approaches that integrate drawing, material experimentation, textiles, natural dyes, and sculptural installation. Overlapping concepts across the two artists’ work involve abstraction, imaginative forms, craft-based techniques, and life cycles and forces observed in nature.

Join us for the Opening Reception on September 10 in conjunction with FNAR Fest 2026.

Thursday, Sept 10, 5:00p.m.
On View Sept 10 - Oct 3
Ralph Arnold Gallery, Fine Arts Annex
Open Mon-Fri, 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. with Loyola ID
Public Viewing Sat, 12:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.

05/08/2026

"Results May Vary" 2026 Senior Exhibition closed yesterday with a reception at Loyola Museum of Art.

Spanning multiple disciplines and mediums, "Results May Vary" brings together independently developed projects shaped by each artist's interests, questions, and ways of working.

There is no shared prompt guiding the work in this exhibition. Each artist sets their own direction, deciding what to explore and how to approach it. Some projects emerge from personal or cultural inquiry, others from materials, visual systems, process, or communication with an audience. The work moves between craft, experimentation, conceptual thinking, and design, reflecting the different goals and processes across disciplines.

Seen together, the exhibition captures a group of emerging practitioners figuring out how they think, how they make, and what they care about. Each project reflects a different set of experiences and priorities. As the title suggests, the outcomes are as varied as the students who made them.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

04/21/2026

To learn about the art pieces in this post (and more!) join us TOMORROW on the third floor of the Loyola Museum of Art for the Art History Senior Capstone Presentations!

If you can't make it, you can join the Zoom through the link in bio.

04/14/2026

OPENING: Will You Remember?

Will You Remember? is a group exhibition from students in Loyola University Chicago’s Digital Imaging class that explores how the Internet and digital media seep into everyday life: how we construct photographic fictions, archive ourselves, and navigate the wonder and unease of technological acceleration. Investigating unseen processes of compression and file storage, the translation of analog to digital, and the latent ways digital tools influence artistic decision-making, the selected works blur the boundaries between URL and IRL. The exhibition invites viewers to consider how contemporary image culture reshapes not only what we see, but how we remember, archive, and imagine.

🥂Opening Reception: Apr 23, 5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.
🎟️Free Entry!
📅Exhibition Dates: April 23 – May 2, 2026
📍Ralph Arnold Gallery (1131 W Sheridan Road)
Ralph Arnold Gallery

“Digital Imaging” is a Photography & Video Art course led by Lecturer JaNae Contag.

Title Credits
Serena Adeleye
Aaron Budd
Jessica Caballero
Rudy Castillo
Maren Flagstad
Josh Gana
Aiden Geraty
Jia Kim
Sara Kumiega
Donovan Meachem
Emma Meister Bresnahan
Susana Rodriguez
Sophia Santiago
Mattie Wild

Promo Image Details
“Is it really me?” Maren Flagstad, Digital Collage Inkjet Print, 2026

03/30/2026

Loyola Weekend 2026 🐺

It was a pleasure meeting with committed students yesterday at the DFPA tables. Be sure to find us during orientation this summer!

To learn more about our programs, visit our website using the link in bio.

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Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
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Friday	12pm - 5pm

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