College of Fine Arts
Office: ART 161
Mailing Address: 375 S 1530 E Rm 161, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0380
Phone: 801-581-8677
Website: www.art.utah.edu
Social Media: IG@uofu_art
Email: info@art.utah.edu
Department Chair, Temma Balducci, PhD
Undergraduate Director (Studio), Al Denyer, MFA
Graduate Director (MFA), Lewis Crawford, MFA
Undergraduate Director (Art History), Lela Graybill, PhD
Graduate Director (MA), Monty Paret, PhD
Advisors: advisor@finearts.utah.edu
Contact for Prospective Students: Sandie Crook s.crook@utah.edu
Overview
The Department of Art & Art History (AAH) offers our majors and minors a dynamic, open, and academically rigorous learning environment for the study of global art practice in the following: art history, graphic design, studio art, and art teaching.
We honor and develop the natural talents of our students and give them the tools to look critically at the world and to express their views visually, verbally, and in writing. We achieve these goals by holding both faculty and students to a level of excellence in interdisciplinary scholarship and creative research as well as by affording opportunities for professional growth. Our students are empowered to cultivate a purposeful life and to build a successful and sustainable career in the arts.
Types of Degrees
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Minors
Undergraduate Certificate
Master of Arts
Master of Fine Arts
Undergraduate Programs
The dynamic environment created in the Department of Art & Art History (AAH) is fertile ground for those serious about art making, research, critical discourse, and teaching. Our faculty is dedicated to excellence and provides an open, respectful center for creative expression. The Department creates exciting opportunities for innovation, critical thinking, craft, exploration, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Transfer Students
While we make every effort to accept as many transfer credits as possible, the content of courses across universities varies greatly, and degree programs are organized differently. Your petition for transfer credit will be evaluated on an individual basis. www.art.utah.edu/students/transfer-credit/
Regardless of how many transfer courses the Department of Art & Art History accepts as counting towards your major requirements, the credits you receive from your previous institution will count towards your overall credit-hour requirement for the University (a minimum of 120 credit hours are required to graduate with an undergraduate degree).
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The University Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships offers a range of funding packages. The Department also offers competitive scholarship assistance to undergraduate students in all departmental majors. For specific information on procedures and deadlines, please see AAH Scholarships and Financial Aid
Graduate Program
Our graduate programs foster a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment for those deeply committed to art making, research, critical discourse, and teaching. Dedicated to excellence, our faculty promotes critical thinking, craftsmanship, and interdisciplinary collaboration, while also providing meaningful opportunities for students to engage with broader artistic and scholarly communities through curated exhibitions, visiting artists and scholars, and public presentations.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Financial assistance is available through the department for incoming and continuing graduate students in art history and studio art. There are opportunities for students to serve as graduate assistants or teaching assistants during their residency. For MA students, see the Art History Program. For MFA students, contact the Director of MFA Graduate Studies: lewis.crawford@utah.edu|
Graduate students in good standing are eligible to apply for a graduate fellowship for the second year of residency through the Graduate School. Other funding and subsidized packages such as health insurance are offered through the Graduate School.