Whitcomb Art Center

The new Whitcomb Art Center provides a home for our studio art and art history programs and includes dedicated studios for painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, metalworking and woodworking, and multimedia art—plus individual studios for seniors working on capstone creative projects. It’s design is consistent with the college’s ongoing commitment to sustainability—energy-efficient and full of natural light.

⭐ Sustainability

The Whitcomb Art Center is one of two LEED Certified buildings on campus. (The other is Alumni Hall.)

Our Commitment to Sustainability

At Knox, we're committed to creating and nurturing a culture of sustainability:

- Our Green Oaks Biological Field Station is the second oldest prairie restoration site in the country.

- Student Senate maintains a Student Sustainability Fund to encourage innovative student-driven initiatives.

- Sustainability is an integral part of a long list of our courses and research projects.

- We're constantly improving the campus infrastructure, to make bicycling, recycling, composting, and renewable energy a part of daily life.

- Our Knox Farm, a place to practice agricultural skills, annually produces thousands of pounds of synthetic-chemical-free food for the Knox cafeterias.

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