We celebrate being a dynamic art school at a major research university.
The School of Art offers unique and exciting opportunities for students who are passionate about art in all of its diverse possibilities. We teach the next generation of artists–those who are adventurous, complex, precocious, innovative, noisy, reflective, curious, socially conscious, and dedicated to a life in the visual arts.
1875
First alumnus graduates
With a degree in painting
30+
Guest artists each year
Via our Visiting Artist Lecture Series
70,000
Square feet of shared space
For work, critiques, and exhibitions
Our faculty offers rigorous and multi-faceted learning experiences that prepare student-artists for professional and entrepreneurial careers.
We offer state-of-the-art facilities and studios, from the handmade to the digital. Our professionally active faculty fosters internships as well as international and national opportunities and brings the creative industries to the studio. Through guided mentorship, our student-artists craft their own course of study.
Undergraduate Majors
Undergraduate Visit Opportunities
Graduate Degree Programs
Mission
As a dynamic art school within a major research university, we enable unique intersections of diverse interests within creative communities.
Vision
Through social and studio practices, research, and teaching, we promote mastery, interdisciplinarity, student autonomy, and critical global citizenship.
Recent School of Art News
Faculty News
Sam Van Aken, associate professor studio arts in the School of Art, and his artwork "The Open Orchard" on Governors Island, New York, was featured in the recent New York Times article about land art. His installation “Tree of 40 Fruit: The Boulder Trees,” part of the...
Faculty News
College of Visual and Performing Arts Welcomes New Full-Time Faculty
Sixteen new full-time faculty joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) in August for the 2023-24 academic year. Two of the faculty members are also new department chairs in the college.
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Holly Greenberg, associate professor of studio arts in the School of Art, created the outdoor mural “Ask Me About Buckthorn” at the Evanston Art Center in Illinois in honor of Illinois Invasive Species Awareness Month.