University of Hawaii - Manoa (Art Department)

We invite you to explore the possibilities open to students of studio art and art history in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa [UHM].

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, located in Honolulu, is the flagship campus of the state university system. We are a research university of international standing with an enrollment of about 14,000 undergraduate and 6,000 graduate students.

Our strengths lie in the multicultural background of our students and the emphasis on Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific aspects of our programs.

The Department of Art and Art History offers concentrations in both studio and art history and grants a BA with art history focus or studio focus, a BFA in studio arts, an MFA in studio arts and an MA in art history of Asia and/or Pacific arts. Studio arts include programs in printmaking, sculpture, drawing and painting, photography and animation, glass, ceramics, fiber, and graphic design.

The Department is housed in its own 3-story facility with studios, slide library, classrooms, art gallery and administrative offices.


Undergraduate

BA Degree with Studio or Art History Focus
The Department of Art and Art History offers two separate but interrelated BA programs. The BA with art history focus affords the opportunity to study the arts of Asia, Pacific and the West in a historical and cultural context. The BA with studio focus provides students with a broad-based, liberal arts approach to a wide range of visual arts media including: animation, ceramics, fiber, glass, graphic design, photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture and electronic arts.

The BFA degree in art is designed for those students who desire a focused preparation in the visual arts or who intend to pursue an advanced degree or careers in art and design. Areas of specialization include animation, ceramics, fiber, glass, graphic design, photography, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Students are encouraged to cross media boundaries, and qualified students may opt to construct an individualized plan of study with faculty guidance and approval.


Graduate

The University of Hawai‘i is a Research I university and the Department of Art and Art History is a comprehensive and diverse center for the graduate study of Asian and Pacific arts and the visual arts. It is the only institution in Hawaii that offers the MA in Asian and/or Pacific art history and the MFA in visual arts. Students are encouraged to supplement their programs with courses in Departments and Programs such as Museum Studies, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Studies, Religion, History and the Performing Arts.

The graduate study of both art history and studio arts is enhanced within the Department through a variety of ongoing programs including the following. The internationally renowned Art Gallery of the Department provides stimulating exhibitions and hands on experience for graduate students. The Intersections Visiting Artist Program provides a lecture/residency opportunity that brings artists and scholars who cross artistic and intellectual boundaries. The Visiting Artist Program in Glass, the East West Ceramics Exchange program are other initiatives that introduce important artists to the campus community. Students are also encouraged to do internships, research and participate in local museums such as the Honolulu Academy of Arts, The Contemporary Museum, the Hawai‘i State Art Museum and the Bishop Museum.

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