School of Art and Design at Alfred University

Art at AU

Artists who come to AU find a supportive and growing community dedicated to the teaching, creation, research, exhibition and communication of fine art and design. The beauty of our area--rural Western New York--is inspiring. It's a great place to make art, and also to make friends. At AU, artists mix with engineers, athletes, actors, writers and students from a myriad of other disciplines.

The internationally known School of Art and Design offers a four-year, professional Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree program accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Concentrations include Ceramic Art; Expanded Media (Design, Print Media and Video & Sonic Art); Painting, Drawing and Photography; and Sculpture/Dimensional Studies (Metal, Glass, Wood, Paper, Mixed Media) The School of Art and Design’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program, ranked number one in the nation by US News & World Report, is offered in Ceramic Art, Sculpture/Dimensional Studies and Electronic Integrated Arts.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts (BAFA) degree program designed for students who want to major in the fine arts within the broad-based context of a liberal arts education.

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