{"id":2360,"date":"2015-02-24T15:29:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T20:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/?page_id=2360"},"modified":"2025-04-25T13:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:35:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No portfolio or portfolio review needed for acceptance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students new to the arts are welcome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part of the College of Arts and Sciences, giving you a broad range of interdisciplinary opportunities and a well-rounded education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepares you for diverse career opportunities from graphic design and applied arts to preservation and museum work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Off-campus internships are available and encouraged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The department hosts visiting artists and art historians<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunities for trips to museums and galleries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gallery exhibits student work along with visiting artists, lecturers, and critics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Scholarships and Awards<\/h1>\n\n<p>Each year the department awards a number of students with scholarships for their achievement in the program. Students are chosen by our faculty to receive these scholarships.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/art\/about\/student-scholarships\/\" title=\"\">learn more<\/a>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uri.us21.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=c1a30721ffaaa485df8eda11c&amp;id=bc3839e90c\">Sign Up for Our Monthly Newsletter Here<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for information for department events on campus, as well as events, opportunities, and good tidings from and for faculty and students past and present! If you\u2019d like to submit a listing, please do so <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__uri.us21.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dc1a30721ffaaa485df8eda11c-26id-3Daa1344d0be-26e-3D77d9402f6b&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=Aam0PjudpAMilxYf60JJ_LwLvvgrQAU7C5fNHgTlPAI&amp;m=0P65LJQBBHEgnENRMfTXY3FlTI6fFua_ACvpFicRKRY1DrqW8zBShucsFPpLBHvs&amp;s=auH1A1xoBG4bTl0p0JbUuQ-U14L9OxCW_4fO-v4PZGc&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__uri.us21.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dc1a30721ffaaa485df8eda11c-26id-3Daa1344d0be-26e-3D77d9402f6b%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DdWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug%26r%3DAam0PjudpAMilxYf60JJ_LwLvvgrQAU7C5fNHgTlPAI%26m%3D0P65LJQBBHEgnENRMfTXY3FlTI6fFua_ACvpFicRKRY1DrqW8zBShucsFPpLBHvs%26s%3DauH1A1xoBG4bTl0p0JbUuQ-U14L9OxCW_4fO-v4PZGc%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696000266266000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3VXff8U2Ls1dqrFFKifc0R\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>New Location:<\/em> The Art &amp; Art History Department is temporarily located at: <\/strong><strong>51 Lower College Road, <\/strong><strong>Pastore Hall<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>100<\/span><span>undergrad majors<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>20<\/span><span>art history majors<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>9<\/span><span>full-time faculty<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>\u2264 15<\/span><span>average class size<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degree Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bachelor of Arts in Art Studio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Studio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bachelor of Arts in Art History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distinguished Visiting Artist Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, the URI Distinguished Visiting Artist (DVA) program brings to campus a nationally or internationally known professional artist for a two-week residency. These artists interact with students and faculty, discuss their works of art, and inspire interdisciplinary projects between URI\u2019s visual and performing arts programs and other University programs such as communications, engineering and landscape architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DVA program is funded by the URI Office of the Provost and is sponsored by the Departments of Art and Art History, Film and Media, Music, and Theatre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Highlights Sign Up for Our Monthly Newsletter Here Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for information for department events on campus, as well as events, opportunities, and good tidings from and for faculty and students past and present! If you\u2019d like to submit a listing, please do so here. 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