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Art

Creative Degrees for Creative People

Explore our flexible degree programs for a future-forward career as a creative professional.

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Academic Excellence in a Creative Environment

Join a community who believes that creative expression is the foundation for learning.

Harness your skills and discover your creative potential with training from dedicated faculty. Learn through experience in new state-of-the-art facilities. Graduate with the knowledge to succeed in a variety of art-related careers, such as studio artist, graphic designer, educator, photographer, business leader, curator, and historian. We welcome you to our program.

DegreesUWG's art degrees are offered exclusively at the Carrollton Campus.

B. F. A.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

Choose a concentration: Animation, Art Education, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, or Ceramics

minor

Minor in Art

Choose to minor in Studio Art or Art History

Degrees

certificate

Certificate of Less than One Year in Arts Management

An interdisciplinary approach to arts management, including internship opportunities

certification

Post-Baccalaureate Initial Certification in Art

For those who already have undergraduate degrees and need teaching certification

Student Artwork

Photographic portrait of femaleJoseph Godley
sculpture resembling matches mounted on wood boxesSarah Gailey
cast hands mounted on wall with shadow effectsAngel Ponder
painting of girl with pink hair holding potted plantAnna Coleman
Misery Meat table settingMorgan Ball
print of mail portrait with old newspaper clippings overlaidAdam Reid

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Exhibitions and Events

Studio Practice: UWG Faculty Exhibition

black and white photo of a train by John Morris

Studio Practice: UWG Faculty Exhibition

July 18 - August 22, 2024
Closing Reception: Thursday, August 22, 5-7 p.m.

The Carrollton Center for the Arts

Studio Practice presents diverse works celebrating the creative research of UWG Art faculty, whose scholarship and teaching are founded in their studio art making practice.

Featured: John Morris, Project Command D - Redacted (Classified Technology), archival inkjet print, 2024 

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Student creating a woodblock print at UWG

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UWG art degrees prepare students to be leaders and entrepreneurs in visual storytelling. Our graduates are consistently nominated for prestigious awards and sought after for creative jobs in:

  • Major corporations and small businesses
  • P-12 and college-level education
  • Museums and galleries

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Mr. Emerson next to his painting

Unmatched Courses

"My art professors influenced me by constantly pushing me to bring more creativity to my pieces. They encouraged me by allowing me free rein within my art and by exposing me to different media."

-Darius Emerson

Contact Us

CONTACT US:

(678) 839-5450 | art@westga.edu

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