Department of Art and Design
Our Mission
Windgate Fine & Performing Arts Center
The Department of Art and Design views educational achievement as both an individual and collective responsibility. We offer outstanding faculty, facilities and resources, working in partnership with students to develop and enable intellectual flexibility, visionary thinking, and creative responsiveness across disciplines. We graduate leaders prepared to engage in art and design, inspire innovative growth in their community, and participate in their chosen creative discipline.
Vision:
The Department of Art and Design aims to create a vibrant community, in line with the UCA’s and CAHSS’s inclusive definition of diversity, where all students can explore their creativity and develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed locally, nationally, and globally. It will achieve its vision by:
- Developing students who seek excellence in their endeavors at all levels;
- Foster visionary thinking and responsiveness to changes in a diverse art and design world;
- Increasing the department’s perceived value and involvement amongst community members, artists, designers and professionals in Arkansas and beyond;
- Providing outstanding facilities and physical environments that support the ever-changing needs of our curriculum;
- Provide best practices for equitable standards to support faculty in their professional and academic endeavors with a variety of resources for teaching and research excellence; and
- Recognizing the strengths of the department and maintaining an active promotion and recruitment system based on those strengths
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A word from the Chair:
Welcome to the Department of Art and Design!
“The Department of Art and Design challenges students with an intensive curriculum, guiding them toward creative practice, quality research, and public service. The department serves over 200 art majors pursuing the BFA degree with emphasis in ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, drawing & illustration, and sculpture and the BA degree with emphasis in art education, art history, interior design and fine arts, as well as the BS degree in interior design. Our faculty members are committed to students and are productive in their fields, exhibiting artwork in galleries and competitive shows across the country, publishing in academic journals, and presenting at regional, national, and international conferences. Our students are active in making and studying artwork, teaching in the community, and participating in student organizations and public service activities. Every semester the Baum Gallery in McCastlain Hall displays the work of nationally and internationally known artists as well as the BA/BFA Senior Exhibits. The Windgate Gallery in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts hosts a number of professional, faculty, and student exhibitions rotating every few weeks. These exhibits broaden awareness of the visual arts on campus and provide opportunities for the people in the central Arkansas area and the state to view and experience the arts.”
Dr. Bryan Winfred Massey, Sr.
Accreditation
The University of Central Arkansas is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Their offices are located at 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20190. Telephone: (703) 437-0700.
The Interior Design Program at the University of Central Arkansas is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Leading to both Bachelor of Sciences and Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design.
The interior design program leading to the bachelor of interior design is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503.
Contact Us
Art and Design Office, Windgate Fine & Performing Arts Center
2150 Bruce Street, Room 131, Conway, AR 72035
(501) 450-3113
Baum Gallery, McCastlain 145, (501) 450-5793, Hours for the Baum: M-F, 10am to 5pm
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Beyond Me
Watch the surprise from Karmen Barnes, BFA in Studio Art. The Beyond Me series is a four-part video series showcasing students receiving scholarships. We all know that scholarships can change the trajectory of a student’s life, but we wanted to show you the very moment of impact when students receive a scholarship.
What’s Happening
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Events at the Baum Gallery »
- Summer Viewings: Waters of the Abyss: An Intersection of Spirit and Freedom
- On view through May, Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm.
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