You will be attending one of the best private universities in the country in the warmth and beauty of South Florida which is blessed with magnificent weather, lush tropical vegetation, beautiful beaches, distinctive architecture, clear turquoise water, and wonderfully reliable sunshine.

The quality of light is breathtaking

We are at the same latitude as North Africa where Delacroix, Monet, and Matisse made their discoveries about color. The campus is located in beautiful Coral Gables, just south of Miami, a great growing metropolis of startling opportunity, excitement and ethnic diversity. Art is alive and well in this tropical paradise. Come down and join us.

Program Description

The Department of Art and Art History is, in effect, an art school within a large private University. It brings together talented students and a faculty of highly regarded professional artists and art historians.We have 17 full-time faculty and a solid group of full-time instructors and adjunct faculty who are active professional artists. We offer the B.A. in general studio art and the B.F.A. and M.F.A. in Ceramics, Graphic Design/Illustration, Painting, Photography / Digital Imaging, Printmaking, and Sculpture. The B.A. and M.A. are offered in Art History. Our programs are rigorous but enjoyable, designed for personal development and career success.

Facilities

The Department of Art and Art History currently has five Macintosh computer labs (45 G4s, 15 G3 266's a variety of flatbed scanners, slide scanners, a half dozen Epson 3000 inkjet printers, three Epson 7000 plotters, and a film recorder). Art History has a large lecture hall, a seminar room/library and the largest slide library in South Florida. Ceramics and Sculpture have their own area along a peaceful waterway on the south side of the main campus. There are large studios there and a huge open-air space to work year 'round. It offers every facility for three dimensional art making, including glass blowing and the Southeast's largest foundry.

Our Department has a gallery in the center of campus which shows nationally prominent contemporary artists and the work of our students, faculty, and alumni. The Lowe Art Museum, a short walk across from the gallery, is one of the top university art museums in the country, with a large permanent collection and a full schedule of fine exhibitions. Our annual student and MFA shows are held at the Lowe.

Come on down!

No description can take the place of a personal visit. We invite you to come see first hand how we live and learn. If you wish to meet our faculty, meet with our students, see our facilities, sit in on some classes, schedule an appointment with our academic advisors or admissions representatives, just give us a call. We are open all year and we look forward to meeting you.

For more information about the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Miami please write or call:

Departmental secretary, graduate secretary, Department of Art and Art History, University of Miami
P.O. Box 248106
Coral Gables, FL 33124-4410 (305) 284-2542

email:art-arh@miami.edu

or

Office of Admissions
University of Miami
P.O. Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL 33124-4616(305) 284-4323