Design Your Future
LaGrange College's Art & Design program combines a strong foundation in traditional techniques with the freedom to explore your own creativity. Small classes and close relationships with faculty create a supportive environment where you’ll develop both artistic vision and technical skills. From ceramics to graphic design, painting to photography, you’ll find the tools, mentorship and inspiration you need to grow as an artist — and the facilities to match.
Choose Your Concentration
Art & Design at LaGrange is offered with four concentrations, each with its own dedicated studio space, faculty expertise and professional focus. Students build a shared foundation before diving deep into their chosen medium.
Ceramics / Sculpture
Work with clay and related materials in well-equipped ceramics and sculpture areas, developing both technical mastery and a personal artistic voice.
Graphic Design
Unite visual art with technology to create digital content for print, interactive and motion graphics.
Painting / Drawing
Develop aesthetic, critical and technical skills through coursework and independent study.
Photography
Take creativity to a professional level across photojournalism, advertising, illustration and fine-art photography — with access to a darkroom and digital imaging facilities.
Marketing Design — Minor
Connect design and marketing by developing visual presentations that combine compositional skill with brand identity, color theory and professional communication.
Built for Artists
Art & Design students at LaGrange work in purpose-built facilities for every medium.
The Lamar Dodd Art Center
Named in honor of celebrated Georgia artist Lamar Dodd, the 32,000-square-foot Art Center houses large open classrooms, private studios, well-equipped ceramics and sculpture areas, a woodworking shop, darkroom, 3D printers, and expansive exhibition space.
The college’s permanent collection holds more than 2,500 works — including pieces by Rembrandt, Picasso and Rauschenberg.
Exhibitions
Every student exhibits their work before graduation — gaining real experience presenting a body of work to a public audience and building the portfolio that professional careers require.
32,000
square feet in the Lamar Dodd Art Center
2,500+
works in the college's permanent collection
100%
of students exhibit their work before graduation
Where Graduates Go
LaGrange Art & Design alumni are working at the highest levels of the creative industries — in animation, television, photography and design.
Notable Alumni
- Dean Young; Creator of “Blondie” — the longest-running syndicated comic strip in the world
- Dwayne Shattuck; Emmy-winning producer — “Mad Men,” “One Piece”
- Lee Crowe; Disney animator — “The Little Mermaid,” “The Simpsons”
- Grant Miller; White House photographer
Career Paths Include:
- Graphic Designer
- Art Educator
- Photographer
- Museum Curator
- Illustrator
- Marketing Designer
"The Art faculty here played an instrumental role in shaping both my creative foundation and professional trajectory. The experience instilled not only technical expertise but also the discipline and vision required to succeed."
Why Art & Design at LaGrange?
- Four concentrations plus a Marketing Design minor — pathways for every creative direction
- 32,000-square-foot Lamar Dodd Art Center with private studios, darkroom, 3D printers, and more
- Permanent collection of 2,500+ works including Rembrandt, Picasso, and Rauschenberg