This exhibition is free and open to all, Monday - Thursday, 9am - 5pm and Friday by appointment. Closing reception Friday, April 2, 2027.
Experience the intersection of art and science with The Art of Dentistry, a public exhibition of drawing and sculpture made by Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, and Holy Cross pre-dental students during a collaborative course co-taught by Kelly Harrington, academic advisor for biology & environmental sciences majors in Notre Dame’s College of Science, and Sandra Ginter, associate professor and department chair in the Department of Art at Saint Mary’s College.
During the course, students develop manual dexterity, observational skills, indirect vision, and fine motor skills needed for their profession through an artistic lens. The American Dental Education Association articulates that dental school is a "demanding environment that involves seamlessly blending science and art." Studying the morphology of teeth through the lens of artistic practice brings an aesthetic and technical discipline to students’ studies that not only enriches their academic experience, but also their appreciation of the shared language of line, form, texture, space, unity, and balance utilized to support the health and expressiveness of the human smile. The resulting exhibition invites audiences to do the same.
After its debut at Saint Mary’s College, The Art of Dentistry travels to Notre Dame’s Jordan Hall and on to a local dentist office.
Learn more about the course and exhibition
About the Venue
Address: Moreau Gallery, 18 St Mary S College, South Bend, IN 46624, Room 152MO
The Moreau/O’Laughlin Building houses Saint Mary’s College’s Departments of Art, Music, and Communication Studies, Dance and Theatre, and the Film Studies Program. The U-shaped building is made up of music practice rooms, classrooms, high-tech classrooms, art studios, an arts computer lab, a digital music lab, a music library, art galleries, and two performance facilities—The Little Theatre and O’Laughlin Auditorium. Moreau Hall is equipped with wheelchair ramps and elevators.
Funding & Support
This exhibition is made possible with funding from the Notre Dame College of Science and Saint Mary’s College Department of Art.
The Art of Dentistry is a partner program of the 2027 Notre Dame Arts Biennial and is supported with funding from the Notre Dame Arts Initiative.
Photo Courtesy of Sandra Ginter and Kelly Harrington.