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“The mission of The College of Wooster Art Museum
is to provide education about the diversity of visual expression
within a pluralistic contemporary
culture, and to connect art to all kinds of human experiences within a social
and historical context.”
The COWAM is part of the public programs offered by the College
to the City of Wooster and Wayne County. In keeping with the
College's strategic plan, the COWAM “aims to establish an
atmosphere in which intellectual inquiry is unconstrained by
ideology, fashion, or creed, and where ideas are tested through
critical discourse in a diverse community,” and “educational
and cultural resources are made available to those from outside
the institution.” Through exhibitions, documentation, and
free lectures, the COWAM's public programming strengthens the
public value of the arts in Northeast Ohio.
In ever-expanding circles, the COWAM serves the students, faculty,
and staff at The College of Wooster, the residents of the City
of Wooster and Wayne County, and the state of Ohio and surrounding
region.
In the early 1980s the COWAM’s mission was expanded to
highlight the presentation of work by women and minority artists
who generally had not received the recognition they deserved.
Building upon this history, the COWAM strives to find new ways
of exploring the complexity of a multifaceted society through
the visual arts. |
