Your Creative Life

BETHANY COL L EG E

Your

Creative Life

Studio Studio Art will prepare you with an intensive art experience that is necessary for professional artistic practice. Studio Art will utilize both 2D and 3D.

Digital

Digital Arts offers innovative teaching that will give you insights and techniques to create your own animations, visual effects, and games. This capstone class with real-world client opportunities will cultivate your creativity and imagination into a viable career.

Pre-Art Therapy The growing program of PreArt Therapy is an experience of fusing the art studio experience with studies in psychology. Our program will prepare you for your final journey of graduate level work to become a licensed Art Therapist.

Gallery Enjoy the experience of preparing for your own art show during your senior year. Learn everything you need to know in preparing, organizing, hanging, and displaying your unique art that you have invested the previous four years of your life. The culminating gallery talk will showcase your true artistic talent.

Community Come and explore our culture of art, not only within the confines of the college, but also in the Lindsborg community. Lindsborg is known for the vast array of art galleries nestled in the small town of 3,500.

Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery 401 N. First St. Ph: (785) 227-2220 The Birger Sandzén continues it’s namesake’s promotion of the arts. The Gallery presents exhibits of work by local and regional as well as nationally recognized artists, music programs, receptions and docent tours for groups.

Birger Sandzén is one of 8 Wonders of Kansas in Art because of his unique landscape paintings featuring bold brushwork and vibrant color and because of his lithographs, block prints, and drypoints.

McPherson County Old Mill Museum and Heritage Square 120 Mill St. Ph: (785) 227-3595 Finalist in 8 Wonders of Kansas History, the Old Mill houses Oscar Gunnerson’s concrete sculptures and Anton Pearson’s Scandinavian flat plain figure carvings.

The museum preserves the early heritage of McPherson County and collects, preserves, researches, exhibits and interprets materials related to this heritage with special emphasis on the period from 1870 to 1910.

Small World Gallery 127 N. Main St. Ph: (785) 227-4442 See through the eyes of world-traveled National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson at his Small World Gallery. In exhibits and in a huge greeting card selection of his work, you’ll witness his passion for photography that says more.

Meet Jim, if he’s not on assignment, and see creations by Kathy Richardson, a jewelry designer who works with unusual and vintage metals, glass and semi-precious stones.

Hands of Time Gallery 118 S. Main St. (785) 826-0326

The Red Barn Studio 212 S. Main St. Ph: (785) 227-2217

A truly unique gallery experience, celebrating creativity. Incredible selections of artwork, furnishings, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry and gifts!

The Red Barn Studio was the working studio for professional artist and craftsman Lester Raymer (1907 - 1991). The Red Barn Studio is filled with Raymer’s art and handiwork, from paintings and printers to ceramics and metalwork, from wood carving to stitchery, furniture and jewelry. A finalist in 8 Wonders of Kansas Art.

Hemslöjd 201 N. Main St. Ph: (800) 779-3344 or (785) 227-2053 Winner in 8 Wonders of Kansas, the Hemslöjd is an “Adventure in Swedish Tradition.” Tour the workshop and visit with the folk-artist or craftsmen as they make Dala horse signs and other specialties.

Since 1984, Hemslöjd has handcrafted personalized Dala Horse signs for homes and businesses all around the world.

Among their many Scandinavian items, they offer traditional Dala Horses direct from Sweden. Over the years the hand-carved and painted Dala Horse has become a symbol of authentic Swedish handicraft and one of Sweden’s most popular souvenirs.

The Red Barn also offers an Artist-in-Residence program. The Artist-in-Residence program at the Red Barn Studio offers visual artists and craftsmen, musicians, writers, and performers the opportunity to pursue their particular art form while being surrounded by the inspiring environment of Lester Raymer’s Red Barn Studio. The Raymer Society offers the participant the use of a small apartment and studio space for periods from one week to several weeks.

Courtyard Gallery 125 N. Main St. Ph: (785) 227-3007 The Courtyard Gallery invites you to come in and browse for treasures of Midwest art. Looking for a unique gift, or for an addition to your collection?

Featured artists offer prairie landscapes, woodcarvings, art glass, jewelry, ceramics, and mixed-media creations catering to every desire.

Successful Bethany Grad “I began working at The Clayworks in McPherson, KS shortly after graduation. At that time, I needed more experience relevant to Art Therapy, and time away from school for myself, before starting a graduate program. Since I had completed my EBE (Experience Based Education) hours at The Clayworks, the connections I made there were instrumental in earning a position as a Direct Support Professional and Studio Artist at The Clayworks of Disability Supports of the Great Plains (DSGP). The Clayworks employs artists with developmental disabilities at its ceramic studio, where their creations are sold in the attached retail store. “While other classes, my EBE, and the training I completed at DSGP were important in priming me

for my experience, I learned the most in the following two years through the modeling of excellent staff, and the amazing artists of the Clayworks Studio.

Beyond gaining technical knowledge of human services, I was able to practice patience, listening, and gentle teaching, while assisting in the art making process. I was able to experience some of the best moments of triumph for the artists I was working with, and I learned the absolute importance of creating connections and forming a relationship within the helping environment.

“I feel that this experience beyond the classroom was

imperative to my acceptance into graduate school.

After applying and being accepted into three programs, I chose Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Their three year M.A. in Art Therapy Counseling program utilizes an experiential learning module built upon therapy in the studio, research, and practicum, with fieldwork starting in the first semester. Small class sizes (there are eleven in my cohort) and a student mentorship program allow the opportunity to connect with other students, professors, as well as many alumni, which is a pleasant reminder of my experience at Bethany College.”

— Cecilia Ramsey ’15

Next Steps Scholarships are available for all of these art programs at Bethany College, regardless of your academic major. We encourage you to apply, then send your transcripts and test scores to be accepted. We also encourage you to visit campus for an art portfolio review to further discuss your potential art scholarship, and start your journey as a Bethany Swede.

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