From The Director

I invite you to create your world here. With an enrollment of over 1200 students, and a nationally recognized faculty of artists, designers, art educators and scholars, we are committed to exploring the convergence of art, design, and creative inquiry.

Kennesaw State University's School of Art and Design provides a rigorous education, offering a BFA degree in Art with concentrations in Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Comics & Sequential Art, Graphic Communications, Illustration, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Textile & Surface Design. We also offer a BFA in Digital Animation, and an MA in Art and Design with concentrations in Art Education, Digital Animation, and Museum Studies. The School of Art and Design is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

Our facilities provide students with state-of-the-art resources. The Chastain Pointe facility houses four large drawing and painting studios and an expansive printmaking area. Two new computer studios in the Visual Arts Building provide industry standard technology for our applied arts disciplines of Graphic Communications, Digital Animation, Illustration and Sequential Art. Two new studio spaces and recently completed computer labs on the Marietta campus support our Textiles program. 

We hope that you will explore our many options and consider studying with us at the School of Art and Design at Kennesaw State University, located in north metro Atlanta. Schedule a tour and let us show you how to create your world here. 

– Geo Sipp

 

Are you transferring into the School of Art and Design?
If so, please email artsadmissions@kennesaw.edu for important information on our portfolio requirements.

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Art (B.F.A.) is a professional degree program with concentrations in Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Comics & Sequential Art, Graphic Communications, Illustration, Painting and Drawing, Photography & Video, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Textile & Surface Design.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Animation

This BFA prepares you for various animation and animation-related careers or graduate school by providing a thorough grounding in fundamental principles and techniques. This degree focuses on intensive work in digital animation supported by a program of general studies. 

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Want to minor in Art?

Art History Minor

No matter what your major is, the Art History minor program at Kennesaw State University welcomes you! In your art-historical coursework, you will learn about visual culture from a range of periods, regions, and cultures, and you will develop skills in critical thinking, communication and global engagement. Therefore, this minor program will help you achieve your career and professional goals!

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Classical Studies Minor

This interdisciplinary minor program in classical studies at Kennesaw State University covers the language, culture, and society of Greece and Rome and includes courses in anthropology, art history, dance, English, history, Latin, music, philosophy, and theatre and performance studies. No matter what your career goals are, our minor program will equip you with every tool you need to succeed!

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Master of Arts in Art and Design

The Master of Arts in Art and Design prepares leaders in artistic industries with embodied professional practice and pedagogy, as well as local and global engagement. You will engage in collaborative inquiry with disciplinary experts to solve problems at an advanced level. This interdisciplinary/integrated degree mirrors our desire to break free of the limits of discipline-specific constraints.

When you complete this graduate degree program, you will demonstrate competencies in: critical inquiry, research and creative practice; innovative techniques and technologies to work in art and design; transferring skills and knowledge base across disciplines to think critically and to connect research to problem-solving in creative activity; diverse historical, contemporary culture and contexts; and collaborate on our core values for the development of personal narrative that intrinsically values art.

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