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A core element of a liberal arts curriculum is the dual focus on intellect and imagination, curiosity and creativity. As such, small liberal arts colleges (SLACs) often function as incubators for pedagogical experimentation, and nowhere is that more consequential than in the overlap between art history and studio art. However, the SLAC is simultaneously limited by size and the specialization of its faculty members. This panel seeks to explore new avenues for collaboration between art history and studio art departments, courses, faculty, and college museums in order to expand student learning outcomes across both disciplines. We invite studio art faculty, art history faculty, and college museum professionals at SLACs to share their current and/or past collaborations across departments, their pedagogical approaches, or their concerns/interests in the future of arts education at SLACs. Panelists may consider (but are not limited to) the following topics: reframing art history and studio art as complementary rather than hierarchical, assessments and learning outcomes, interdisciplinary team-taught courses, experience-based learning or the role of making as a mode of research, institutional constraints and pedagogical solutions, and visions for the future of arts education at SLACs, among others.