Grace College
Winona Lake, IN
Winona Lake, IN
Winona Lake, IN
Created to create
Being made in His image means that we have a desire to be like Him in the creative process. Because our creativity is an act of worship, our work is bonded with our faith. The goal of our Visual, Performing, and Media Arts Department at Grace College is to provide students with creative studies, practice, and experience from a Christ-centered perspective. We help guide our students to produce excellent work, use relevant tools and technology, and articulate analytical perceptions in theoretical, cultural, and stylistic contexts. The Visual, Performing, and Media Arts faculty is dedicated to assisting students in a variety of majors in defining their calling as artists, Christians, and professionals. Through gifts of creative expression, students become servant leaders in our culturally diverse world—to open doors for hope, understanding, and collaborative change.
Visual Communication Design
The Visual Communication Design major is similar to graphic design and offers structured concentrations for study in Design or Illustration.
Art and Visual Culture
Art and Visual Culture focuses on the breadth of studio art informed by art historical and contemporary cultural perspectives. The major is designed to develop the student’s visual sensitivity and technical skills through theoretical research and creative practice.
Eco-Art
The Eco-Art program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the visual arts and our natural ecosystems. Students examine visual art theory and practice, environmental studies and ethics, and government and social constructs, the framework needed to explore environmental issues on a local, regional, and global scale in their careers.
Media Arts
The Media Arts major incorporates advanced digital-based visual imaging, concepts, and applications in visual communication design, motion graphics, web-based media, and fundamental audio/visual media design and production.
Photography
The Photography program provides students a foundation for understanding photographic techniques, processes used within the industry, and relationships between visual disciplines and culture.
We love where we live! The Village at Winona boasts the best of lakeside recreation, fine dining, artisan shops, and cozy cafés. Stroll two blocks down the hill from our campus or bike the scenic greenway trails to arrive at this resort town where you can spend weekends boating, skiing, or paddleboarding. Campus is also mere minutes from Warsaw, Indiana—the Orthopaedic Capital of the World. Warsaw is home to Fortune 500 companies where engineering innovation abounds and job opportunities are plentiful.
Christ-Centered
Grace College emphasizes a biblical worldview and teaches our students to own their faith and to recognize Scripture as the Word of God.
Academic Programs
More than 100 courses and programs prepare students to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.
Test-optional
Now you can choose whether or not your test scores best represent your academic ability with our test-optional admission policy.
Financial Aid
100% of students receive financial aid through a combination of grants, scholarships, and loans.
Graduate Early
45% of students take advantage of our three-year degree option which saves time and money.
“Grace has been such an amazing experience for me in so many ways, and there have been numerous faculty members who have been instrumental in developing and refining my skills as an artist. Professor Winey taught me not to take the path of least resistance in creativity. He wants us to do the work of researching, brainstorming and sketching before creating the final product so that the end result is powerful.”
“Grace connected me with an internship at Paragon medical. That internship helped confirm that a graphic design degree was the right choice and assured me that design was absolutely what I wanted to do. I felt so fortunate to get that opportunity while at Grace.”