With outstanding facilities such as the Woodrow W. McGlothlin Center for the Arts, we are embarking on a vision to become a regional leader in arts education and in the quality of exhibitions and performances at the College.
What We Do Students with Emmy-award winning actress, performer and musician Liz Callaway.
Our students and faculty members have distinguished themselves in all areas of the visual and performing arts, and their success has added momentum and excitement to this bold endeavor.
With nationally known artists showcased throughout the year, students not only get to witness the events−they actually get to work hands-on with them in master classes and studio visits as well.
Outreach & Community
At Emory & Henry, the arts are growing as a major regional force. E&H actors, musicians and artists are increasingly recognized for their abilities and their potential. At the same time, E&H cultural events and public outreach programs in the arts enrich the lives of people from throughout the region and add to its vitality.
All are invited to the campus to be a part of this vibrant arts community as it spreads its influence and shares its talents.
Nationally renowned artist Jennifer Angus, fresh from her exhibition at Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, created intricate and impressive floor-to-ceiling patterns from grasshoppers, cicadas, moths, beetles and other exotic insects in the McGlothlin Center Art Gallery.
Arts News
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2025-eamph-arts-faculty-to-present-at-appalachian"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,940,788/10266_Blue_Beach_Plain_Collage_Facebook_Post.rev.1631814046.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,940,788/10266_Blue_Beach_Plain_Collage_Facebook_Post.rev.1631814046.png 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,940,788/10266_Blue_Beach_Plain_Collage_Facebook_Post.rev.1631814046.png" alt="E&H Arts Faculty (left to right) Joshua Boggs, Dan Van Tassell, Kelly Bremner, Kevin Dudley" width="325" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,940,788/10266_Blue_Beach_Plain_Collage_Facebook_Post.rev.1631814046.png 2x" data-max-w="940" data-max-h="788" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2025-eamph-arts-faculty-to-present-at-appalachian">E&H Arts Faculty to present at Appalachian College Association Summit</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry Professors Kelly Bremner, Kevin Dudley, Joshua Boggs, and Dan Van Tassell will present a workshop at the ACA Summit in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. on September 24-25.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2025-eamph-arts-faculty-to-present-at-appalachian" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2047-emory-henry-art-department-and-william-king"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10402_Art-WKMA_Partnership_Signing-9.rev.1634847225.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10402_Art-WKMA_Partnership_Signing-9.rev.1634847225.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10402_Art-WKMA_Partnership_Signing-9.rev.1634847225.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10402_Art-WKMA_Partnership_Signing-9.rev.1634847225.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10402_Art-WKMA_Partnership_Signing-9.rev.1634847225.jpg" alt="Dr. John Wells, president of Emory & Henry and Betsy White, executive director of William King Museum of Art" width="325" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10402_Art-WKMA_Partnership_Signing-9.rev.1634847225.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/325/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10402_Art-WKMA_Partnership_Signing-9.rev.1634847225.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2047-emory-henry-art-department-and-william-king">Emory & Henry Art Department and William King Museum of Art enter formal partnership with official signing</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Thursday, October 21, Emory & Henry College partnered with William King Museum of Art with an official signing, which will benefit Emory & Henry students and the community.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2047-emory-henry-art-department-and-william-king" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
Installation artist Jennifer Angus works with students, and even President Jake Schrum, to install thousands of insects on the gallery walls for A Wing and A Prayer.
Students worked with Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass performs to a packed audience at the McGlothlin Center for the Arts.
Working with nationally known visual artist Jennifer Angus, students helped to install thousands of insects into beautiful patterns of the walls of gallery for the show A Wing and A Prayer.
Performing artist Liz Callaway, works with student McKinley Hughes '16, during a master class held for the musical theatre students.
William Scott '17, works one-on-one during a master class with Tony nominee and Emmy Award winning actress and singer Liz Callaway.
Students enrolled in museum studies classes, work alongside artist Kelly O'Briant with her installation of Atmosphere: Material and Echoes.
Artist Micah Bloom works to hang hundreds of photographs in his installation of Codex, a site specific installation in the MCA Art Gallery
Working with internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller, students created Home Body, an original world premiere performance.
