The School of Art & Design currently has over 350 visual art majors enrolled in a full spectrum of art and design courses preparing them for professional art occupations, art education teaching careers, or graduate study. Art students have excellent classroom and laboratory facilities in the McKnight Art Center and the adjoining Henrion Hall. The McKnight Art Center provides extensive space for exhibiting student work. The Clayton Staples Art Gallery offers guest artist and thematic exhibits in addition to student BFA and MFA graduation shows. National and international level exhibitions and guest artists are featured at the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, also in the McKnight Art Center.

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Our Mission is to enhance and advocate artistic excellence through teaching, learning and expression.

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Today’s Events

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Jet As Art
Aircraft: The Jet as Art by Jeffrey Milstein, on view through December 21 in the Polk/Wilson galleri...

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The Making of the Millipede
"Tom Otterness: The Making of the Millipede," an ongoing exhibition in the Beren Gallery at the Ulri...

Concert Band and Jazz Arts II Concert
Location: Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center
Under the baton of Dr. Victor Markovich, t...

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Donald Byrum

Donald Byrum,
Chair, School of
Art & Design

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