Art Exhibitions

The art department sponsors changing exhibits by faculty, students and visiting artists in the galleries of Cummings Arts Center. View the Online Calendar of Events for dates of these exhibitions and all art-department sponsored events throughout the academic year.

The Leo & Ann Higdon Annual Art Awards

Established in 2007 by former Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon and his wife Ann, avid art collectors, several prizes are given to outstanding art students.

Leo & Ann Higdon Award - First Prize

Mark Warren, inaugural recipient,  2007
Samantha Wickman, 2008
Madeleine Ignon, 2009
Julia Byrne, 2014

The Leo & Ann Higdon Merit Award

Julia Pope, Dave Shanfield, Hallie Selinger, Georgia Naumann, 2014

The Leo & Ann Higdon Purchase Award

Wai Ying Zhao, 2014