![Sketching in their art journals, sophomore Caden McCullough [left] and junior Sidney Story, [right] study the artwork lining the walls.](https://www.pgedgeonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260114_194840_C78799-e1769098973685-1200x1099.jpeg)
A select few art students travelled to view world renowned artist Jenny Saville’s pieces displayed in the Modern Art Museum. While there, students had the opportunity to study Saville’s work.
For most of these students, visiting a large museum with masterpieces of well-known artists is a common thing. But for a few, museums such as these are unknown territory.
“It was my first time going to a really big art museum like that,” sophomore Caden McCullough said. “So it was like a new experience for me.”
This experience was also more than just a chance to see painting and other media. Some were even greatly influenced by the chance to see a grand display of one person’s art.
“It was really inspiring to see that someone could have something like that [the art] in a museum,” junior Sidney Story said. “It made me feel like maybe I could do something like that.”
The impacts of viewing in-person art stretch further than what a typical viewer may see. For ones studying the piece, the ability to see small details up close and on scale is important.
“I could stand far away, and from there, it literally looks like a picture,” Sidney said. “And then I got up close, and I could see every bit of paint stroke and everything.”
These students spent roughly two hours viewing the art and sketching in the museum. The significance of this trip was great for these aspiring artists.