Bachelor's in Studio Art

The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art at UNC Greensboro helps students transform their passion for the visual arts into a professional and personal life centered on the arts. Students develop skills while also gaining a solid foundation in art history, theory, and criticism. Focused, serious work inside the classroom and studios is combined with numerous opportunities to engage with the larger community beyond campus.

Studio Art Program Distinctions

• Faculty in the School of Art exhibit both nationally and internationally (New York, Berlin, Cairo, Montreal, Beijing, and other sites worldwide) and are acknowledged by UNCG Teaching Excellence Awards.
• Accreditations & Affiliations include the National Association of Schools Art & Design.
• The School of Art is housed in the Gatewood Studio Arts Building, and includes a woodshop, sculpture foundry, ceramic studios, photography studio with wet lab, high-end computer labs, and printmaking, painting, and drawing studios.

The Studio Art Student Experience

• Studio art students have opportunities to show their work on campus in the Gatewood Gallery on campus and at Greensboro Project Space, the schools’ downtown makerspace and gallery.
• An arts-based living community is available in “Studio 91,” within Cone Residence Hall, featuring music, theater, and dance practice rooms; music composition computer lab; drawing lounge; and arts-related programs and events.
• Clubs and organizations include the Student Art League, National Art Education Association, and UNCG’s fine arts and literary magazine, Coraddi.
• Students have teaching and learning opportunities in the Weatherspoon Art Museum, recognized as one of the Southeast’s best museums and located next to the Gatewood Studio Arts Building.

AFFILIATED MINORS for Art Majors

The College of Arts and Sciences offers a minor in Videogaming and Esports that pairs well with this degree. Students complete one required course and 12 hours of electives in courses like Intro to 3D Animation and Fandom and Religion: Rituals, Texts, Communities. Learn more about Studio Art Undergraduate Minors.

After Graduating with your BA in Studio Art

Graduates enter careers in design, museums and galleries, work as independent artists, and enter other art-related fields including:

• Private Studio Owner
• Higher Education
• Industrial Designer
• Publisher
• Art Teacher/Educator 
• Interior Designer 
• Web Developer 
• Art Therapist 
• Curator 
• Graphic Designer 
• Marketing and branding specialist
• Social media strategist

Alumni with a BA in Studio Art have gone on to attend graduate schools including N.C. State University, New York University, California Institute of the Arts, and Portland State University.

How to Apply to the Studio Arts Program

Students interested in the BA Studio Art concentration complete UNCG’s undergraduate admission process and the School of Art application/audition process. All students pursuing a studio degree enter the department as candidates for a BA degree in Studio Art. Upon completion of the foundational program, students can remain on the BA track or seek to join a BFA program, at which point they will need to submit a portfolio of their work. Admission to any BFA concentration is contingent upon a successful portfolio review by a rotating committee of art department faculty. No portfolio is required for the BA degree.