BFA in Art Studio

Where will creativity take you?

A studio art degree prepares you for the creative life you plan to live and opens the door to an inventive career full of exploration, critical thinking, and a practice based in hands-on making. Whether working as a studio artist or a creative in the commercial world, your visual and cultural literacy, and skills as a versatile maker and problem solver, make you an ideal talent in a culture driven by art, design, and continuously evolving media platforms. 

In-depth and creatively fulfilling, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree asks students to grow their own artistic voices while developing polished technical, conceptual, and material skills. Students may focus on a specific medium or hybridize skills in order to tailor their experience. Areas include animation, ceramics, drawing, digital fabrication, digital illustration, graphic design, fiber, painting, photography, printmedia, sculpture, video, VR, and web design.

The BFA program is a rigorous, focused degree. This major is selective: students are required to submit an application and a portfolio review of work in the visual arts, and all applicants must have completed all art studio Foundations requirements prior to application. Working closely with a dedicated faculty committee, each student organizes a public solo exhibition showcasing their work. This preprofessional degree is also an excellent option for students interested in pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) after college.

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