The studio art department at American University's College of Arts and Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of studio disciplines. Undergraduates can work toward a Bachelor of Arts degree or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, with a concentration in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture or installation. The Bachelor of Arts degree emphasizes a broader liberal arts education, whereas the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree prepares students for graduate-level art study and professional careers in the arts. Graduate students at American University can work toward the professional Master of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture or installation. All students can take advantage of the university's extensive visiting artists programs that bring professional artists into the department for lectures, studio visits and residencies. American University tied for 106th in U.S. News and World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
American University Studio Art
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
202-885-1000
American.edu/cas/studio/
George Washington University's department of fine arts and art history offers undergraduate and graduate programs in studio art. The department encourages interdisciplinary study but also offers specialized programs in particular studio media. Undergraduates can work toward a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in painting and drawing, photography and new media or sculpture and ceramics. Students can also choose not to concentrate, but to work in an interdisciplinary manner. Graduate students work toward the Master of Fine Arts degree, with the same concentration options. All graduate students take a two-semester seminar on contemporary art and complete an extensive independent project or thesis in the final year. George Washington University tied for 119th in U.S. News and World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
George Washington University Department of Fine Arts and Art History
Smith Hall of Art, Room A-101, 801 22nd Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20052
202-994-6085
gwu.edu/~art
Georgetown University is a private research university that was founded in 1789. The university's department of art and art history offers major and minor courses of study in several studio art media. Students can concentrate in painting, sculpture, digital art and photography or drawing. All art majors must take at least one art history class, and must complete a senior project in the last semester. The department also offers undergraduate programs in art history and a masters program in art and museum studies. Georgetown University was ranked 23rd in U.S. News and World Report's 2010 ranking of national universities.
Georgetown University Department of Art and Art History
Walsh Building 102
Washington, D.C. 20057
202-687-7010
art.georgetown.edu/art