About the Department

The Department of Art at the University of Rhode Island provides a comprehensive program that includes courses in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking (both intaglio and relief processes), video, filmmaking, photography, graphic design and typography, computer art, and digital media, as well as the history of art and architecture, art theory and criticism. We offer undergraduate degrees in both Studio Art (BFA and BA) and Art History (BA). All students must fulfill the General Education requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, so they receive a broad liberal artists education in addition to their major. The Department of Art has a full-time faculty of eight studio artists and four art historians in addition to several adjunct instructors. The studio art faculty regularly exhibit their work in galleries and museums, and several have established national and international reputations. The art historians are well-known for their scholarly publications, lectures, and presentations at national and international conferences. Some faculty hold joint appointments with programs in Women's Studies, Film Studies, and African and African-American Studies.

Our classes are small, and there are many opportunities for informal discussion with faculty. Students have opportunities for off-campus internships in graphic design, photography, advertising, television, film, museums, galleries, preservation and historical societies, and with commercial companies. The Department also hosts visiting artists and art historians as well as field trips to New York City to visit museums and galleries. In addition to our academic programs, the Fine Arts Center Galleries present exhibitions of contemporary art, lectures by artists and critics, and other special events.

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Fine Arts Center Galleries

ADMISSIONS

Applications and general information about the University of Rhode Island, including financial aid, are available from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Green Hall, Kingston, RI 02881. Telephone: (401) 874-7100.

Note: The Department of Art does not require a portfolio for acceptance into the BA or BFA in Art programs. However, after admission to the University an incoming student may present his or her portfolio to the Art Department Portfolio Review Committee for placement into more advanced courses, to help us understand the student's abilities and interests, and in special circumstances for credit for one or more beginning level courses. For further information, contact:
Department Chair
University of Rhode Island
Department of Art
105 Upper College Road, Suite 1
Kingston, RI 02881-0820

Telephone: (401) 874-5821
E-mail: Artdept@etal.uri.edu