About the School of Art

The School of Art offers two degree programs:

a four-year program leading to a B.F.A. in art, and

a three-year program leading to an M.F.A. in art.

It also supports B.H.A. and B.S.A. degrees for students pursuing studies that combine art with other concen trations. A faculty of more than 30 active professionals teaches 200 undergraduate majors and 18 students in the graduate program. A nine-person administrative/technical staff supports these programs. More than 50,000 square feet of well-equipped classrooms and studios are dedicated to a wide variety of artmaking media. Several galleries on campus, including the 9,000 square foot Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, showcase the work of students, faculty and artists from outside the university.

All School of Art degree programs incorporate a broad-based approach to artmaking, encouraging a coherent, informed understanding of personal, public, conceptual and technical issues relevant to many forms of artistic expression. Students and faculty alike pursue individual trajectories in artmaking from time-honored traditional ideas and processes to experimental ideas and processes that redefine the parameters of artmaking. Students are expected to take full advantage of the wealth of resources at the university and in the Pittsburgh community. The School of Art is a fully accredited charter member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

The School of Art:

• Combines the advantages of a renowned and innovative professional studio program with the interdisciplinary resources of a top tier university.
• Offers breadth and depth in an expansive and inclusive approach toward educating artists.
• Encourages experimentation, crossing boundaries, and hybrid processes as well as engaging the history and traditions of art.
• Fosters problem solving skills, an open and eager mind, and the ability to work creatively as artists in a complex, rapidly changing global culture. Educates the whole person with creative abilities and an intellectual capacity to address personal and public, cultural and social concerns.
• Considers, in both practical and visionary terms, what art has been, is and could be, expanding the role and placement of art and the artist in society.
• Provides versatile training and 24-hour access to state-of-the-art facilities in a supportive environment with a professionally active faculty who focus on students as individuals.
• Ensures a broad and balanced exposure to a wide range of media, embracing new and established technologies in physical and virtual realms.
• Engages intentionally with local and international communities through courses, events, internships, and study abroad.
• Cultivates and celebrates diversity in educating artists for the future.
• Resides in and contributes to a city and region with countless cultural and recreational opportunities.
• Offers continual career guidance preparing alumni to negotiate their way successfully in the world with creativity and intelligence.

Statement of Assurance

Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other federal, state, or local laws or executive orders. In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders. However, in the judgment of the Carnegie Mellon Human Relations Commission, the Department of Defense policy of "Don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" excludes openly gay, lesbian and bisexual students from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mellon University are available to all students. Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security report describing the university's security, alcohol and drug, and sexual assault policies and containing statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus during the preceding three years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon Security Department at 412.268.2323. The security report is also available through the World Wide Web at http://www.cmu.edu/police/csr.htm.

Inquiries concerning application of these statements should be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412.268.6684 or the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412.268.2056. Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by calling 412.268.2000.

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