Do i need to be good at art to major in art history? HELP PLEASE?

I've always been interested in art, mainly because my mom is an artist. I've tried many art classes, ect. but i don't really have good artistic skills...even though i realized i suck at art, i still want to be involved in art so i've decided to look into art history. I'm only a sophomore in high school but im starting to look into colleges. i want to go to a really well-known, good art school. maybe parsons, art institute, or an international school. but from the little research i've done so far, it seems like i need a portfolio to get into any art school. but i don't have any artwork...is there anyway i can get into a great art school to major in art history without having previous art experience or a portfolio?

Do i need to be good at art to major in art history? HELP PLEASE?
I think you've got the issues here a little confused.





A school like Parsons or the Art Institute is going to focus on visual arts, which is COMPLETELY different that art history. Art history is an academic discipline that doesn't require any artistic skill. As an art history student, you will learn the historical development of art, from pre-history to contemporary art, with the different "schools" and phases - ie, Byzantine, Medieval, Baroque, Impressionism, Post-Modernism. For each school of art, you will learn the influences. Art forms are influenced by culture, politics, religion, society, international developments, technical achievements, etc. You will study these influences and developments, and how they impacted the art form of that time. You may also study the different ways art is interpreted - feminism, queer study, Marxism, etc.





You don't want to go to a visual art school for this. You want to attend a university with a diverse art history faculty. Look into schools with a generous amount of professors (don't forget to look at adjuncts!) who represent various time periods and cultures. The reason for this, is many careers in art history will require an advanced degree - a Masters at minimum, probably a PhD. Therefore, you want to have a diverse undergraduate study so that when you need to specialize in your more advanced degree(s), you have a broad area of knowledge from which to pick your specialization.
Reply:no, not for art history


you can major in art history at almost any college, you dont need to go to an art college


you need a portfolio to major in art, or architecture in most cases