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Art Bachelor Degree

Finish in Four*

with the skills to launch your career

Being a great artist

isn’t all about skills in the studio! Your four-year academic experience will strengthen and refine your skills in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. At graduation with a major in art you will be prepared to:

Design and create a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional compositions that demonstrate an understanding of the visual elements and principles of design;

Analyze and explain both the visual elements and the contexts surrounding artwork from diverse cultural contexts, historical periods, and aesthetic traditions; and

Engage with diverse perspectives and experiences through artworks and demonstrate an understanding of how art reflects and influences social, political, and cultural contexts.

Explore our Graduate Outcomes to learn more about what our graduates are doing today.

Program Highlights

Art Scholarship

Awarded to students with talents in studio art – both for those who intend to major or minor in art and for those who do not. An intention to be active in the art department is all that is required! Renewable annually with an endorsement from the Art Department. Applicants are required to submit an art portfolio and artist’s statement, uploaded as part of the online application.

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Art Galleries & Exhibitions

The Art & Art History department hosts visiting art exhibitions throughout the year in the Dennis Gallery in the Forster Art Complex, bring in working artists from across the country to share their work with students and the community. Art students have multiple opportunities throughout the year to exhibit their own work, including small group shows and the annual End-of-Year student exhibition, and art majors are all given gallery space in their last semester for a solo exhibition.

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Forster Art Studio Complex

Our 20,000 square foot art complex includes studios for sculpture, painting, drawing photography, and ceramics, as well as galleries, offices, and lecture space.