{"id":104818,"date":"2025-01-29T16:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=104818"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:02:54","slug":"scholarships-provide-a-palette-of-study-abroad-opportunities-for-art-history-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/scholarships-provide-a-palette-of-study-abroad-opportunities-for-art-history-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships Provide a Palette of Study Abroad Opportunities for Art History Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., Hayley Madden often took the metro to visit her favorite museums, especially the National Gallery of Art.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few years later, she found herself in another National Gallery \u2013 this time as part of a University of Mary Washington faculty-led trip to London \u2013 where she presented her original research on French painter \u00c9lisabeth Vig\u00e9e Le Brun\u2019s \u201cSelf-Portrait with a Straw Hat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I\u2019ll never forget,\u201d said Madden, a senior art history major from Alexandria, Virginia, who came to UMW because of its emphasis on international education. \u201cI\u2019ve always had a desire to see the world and view both travel and art history as an outlet to escape from reality into the realm of adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/29\\\/scholarships-provide-a-palette-of-study-abroad-opportunities-for-art-history-major\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 707px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"707\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 531px; height: 707px;\" data-original-width=\"531\" data-original-height=\"707\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/scholarships-provide-a-palette-of-study-abroad-opportunities-for-art-history-major\/madden_nga\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"527\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"703\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"104820\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_NGA.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_NGA-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_NGA.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_NGA.jpg?w=527&#038;h=703&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_NGA.jpg 480w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_NGA-225x300.jpg 225w\" width=\"527\" height=\"703\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"527\" data-original-height=\"703\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Senior Hayley Madden, an art history major at the University of Mary Washington, has studied abroad in both England and France because of the private support she has received from UMW donors. Here, she poses with a painting by \u00c9lisabeth Vig\u00e9e Le Brun, &#039;Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat,&#039; which she presented her research on at London&#039;s National Gallery of Art. Photo courtesy of Hayley Madden.\" style=\"width: 527px; height: 703px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Senior Hayley Madden, an art history major at the University of Mary Washington, has studied abroad in both England and France because of the private support she has received from UMW donors. Here, she poses with a painting by \u00c9lisabeth Vig\u00e9e Le Brun, &#8216;Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat,&#8217; which she presented her research on at London&#8217;s National Gallery of Art. Photo courtesy of Hayley Madden. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 569px; height: 707px;\" data-original-width=\"569\" data-original-height=\"707\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/scholarships-provide-a-palette-of-study-abroad-opportunities-for-art-history-major\/madden_louvre\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"565\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"703\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"104819\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_Louvre.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"514,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_Louvre-241x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_Louvre.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_Louvre.jpg?w=565&#038;h=703&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_Louvre.jpg 514w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Madden_Louvre-241x300.jpg 241w\" width=\"565\" height=\"703\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"565\" data-original-height=\"703\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Hayley takes a moment to ponder paintings at the Louvre in Paris. Photo courtesy of Hayley Madden.\" style=\"width: 565px; height: 703px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hayley takes a moment to ponder paintings at the Louvre in Paris. Photo courtesy of Hayley Madden. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Madden has had her share of adventures since coming to Mary Washington, studying abroad twice and globetrotting across Europe to see some of the world\u2019s most famous works of art. Now, she serves as a peer advisor and an international student liaison in UMW\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/international.umw.edu\/\">Center for International Education<\/a>, helping fellow students with their own study abroad experiences.<\/p>\n<p>At UMW\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2024\/11\/25\/umws-celebration-of-giving-generates-global-connections\/\">Celebration of Giving<\/a> in November, she shared that private donor support was essential in helping her obtain these opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy awards have helped me realize my dream of earning an art history degree while connecting me to these generous benefactors, some of whom have shared my passion for art,\u201d said Madden, who earned the Talon Award and the Nina G. Bushnell, Emil R. Schnellock and J. Binford Walford scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the UMW Honors program, Madden has engaged in challenging liberal arts and sciences coursework across the University. But her favorite classes have been those within the Department of Art and Art History, she said, taught by Professors Julia DeLancey, Joseph Dreiss and Suzie Kim. \u201cThey\u2019ve played an essential role in my journey of self-discovery and pursuit of an education and a career in art history.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2025\/01\/29\/scholarships-provide-a-palette-of-study-abroad-opportunities-for-umw-art-history-major\/\">Giving.umw.edu.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., Hayley Madden often took the metro to visit her favorite museums, especially the National Gallery of Art. 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