The Visual Arts are a core component of Woodward’s academic program. By helping students construct a solid base in painting and drawing, we train potential artists; but also give students tools to see their worlds in a different way. The sciences teach us to explore and analyze the physical world around us; math encompasses quantitative thinking; religion and philosophy expand our views of interior life; art presents a material language. In a world of mass-produced objects and remote technology, it teaches the lessons of human expression and the handmade.