About the School

The School of Art offers professional art degrees in many media areas, including Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture.

Degree Offerings Include:

• Bachelors in Art History
• Minor in Art History
• Bachelor of Arts, Studio
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Education
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio
• Master of Fine Arts

Our state-of-the-art facilities have grown, expanded, and been upgraded, with future plans for significant expansion in the next few years.

Thanks to the Windgate Charitable Support Foundation and the transformational $40 million gift, the School of Art will create the new Windgate Art and Design District in the heart of south Fayetteville.

The district will feature several new buildings for art and design classrooms, labs, studios and potentially a public gallery space. The district will bring together art, design and education, while serving as the central hub for the student and faculty artists and designers at the University of Arkansas and beyond.

Below is a list of current School of Art facilities:

• Ceramics Studio
• Fine Arts Center Building
• Fine Arts Center Gallery
• Printmaking Studio
• Sculpture Studio
• sUgAR Gallery

The School of Art hosts an active Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series, with a distinguished guest virtually every week during the regular spring and fall semesters. Visitors during the last five years include:

As a part of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Art aligns with the College mission, values, and land acknowledgement.

Mission:

The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences enriches lives by promoting discovery, diversity, and inclusion, facilitating transformational experiences, and fostering peace through education

Values:

• A Culture of Inclusion and Respect
• Academic Freedom
• All Individuals and Diverse Perspectives
• Discovery, Research, Creativity and Innovation
• Diversity, Civility and Cultural Competence
• Education, Access and Equity
• International Collaboration
•  Teaching and Service
• Transparency

Land Acknowledgement Statement:

The Indigenous history of the land the University of Arkansas campus sits on goes back to time immemorial, and across that expanse of time, many successive groups have lived here and created sacred legacies in this area. Fulbright College acknowledges Indigenous peoples were forced to leave their ancestral lands, including the Osage, Caddo and Quapaw Nations with ties to Northwest Arkansas. We further recognize that a portion of the Trail of Tears runs through our campus, and that the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Chickasaw and Seminole Nations passed through what is now Arkansas during this forced removal. We acknowledge all Indigenous teachers, researchers and all other residents in our community and region today. We proudly offer Indigenous Studies in our college and seek continuity and connection to the past as we look to the future with increased collaboration with Indigenous governments and entities. We say to the Citizens of Indigenous Nations: We see you and we thank you. 

Northwest Arkansas is home to many different arts organizations and events, and arts programming in the region is plentiful. Being immersed in the Northwest Arkansas community is incredibly important to our mission as a school.

The school enjoys a close proximity and strong relationship with  Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and other local arts organizations and maintains an active presence in the art community.

The U.S. News & World Report  ranked  Fayetteville, Arkansas number three in the 2019 Best Places to Live in the United States.