Can anyone with recent/current experience comment on the strength the Fine Arts program (facilities, course offerings, faculty) at Haverford, particularly in the wake of the opening of the Visual Culture, Arts and Media (VCAM) facility? VCAM’s facilities and programming look amazing (as does the new Visual Studies minor), but Fine Arts does not seem to have been integrated into VCAM. Fine Arts facilities look a little drab and dated from the pictures. The language describing the Fine Arts program seems strangely dated/stilted/old school. Interesting to note that 8 out of 9 Fine Arts majors last year were Bryn Mawr students.
Any input (reassuring or otherwise) from current students or recent alums who took Fine Arts courses or are aware of the relationship between Fine Arts and VCAM/Visual Studies would be welcome, thank you! Full disclosure: D20 is interested in BMC, not Haverford, but the fine arts offerings at Haverford are important to her feelings about BMC.