Department of Art
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is only one of a few universities in the country to offer a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Native Arts.
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The program includes courses in alternative photographic processes including Cyanotypes, Lumens, Vandyke Brown, Polaroid Transfers and others.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ has a 3500sq ft indoor facility and separate outdoor kiln facility Experimental Farm that has a large anagama .
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The printmaking program offers courses in Relief, Intaglio, Lithography, Silkscreen, Photo-Process, Monotypes and Monoprints.
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The Department offers a weekly life drawing session open to all art students.
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Students carve, cast, glue, and weld experimenting with a broad range of materials.
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Students develop their aesthetics and technical skills through experimentation in design and use of materials.
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Students develop foundational technical skills in acrylic, oil, encaustic, watercolor, and mixed media.
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Majors can choose their focus within the digital arts, ranging from installation art, digital illustrations to 3-D animation.
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The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Rasmuson Library and the UA Museum of the North provide resources for historical research and curatorial investigations.
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The department endeavors to provide an environment of artistic and academic excellence in the visual arts. By design it provides the student the opportunity to explore, research and master skills needed for many art careers. The department serves a vital community role in enriching the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñn humanities through the promotion of all aspects of visual arts, from traditional to contemporary including ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native art and history.
The department designs, develops and implements programs that encourage and foster new ways of seeing as part of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ aesthetic. Department faculty teach the means, modes and history of art to encourage independent, original, critical and creative thinking. Students enrolled in art studio classes are provided technical skills and access to facilities required to create fine art in varied disciplines in diverse media. Students are prepared for careers in art and the department operates a gallery for the presentation of student, faculty and special exhibitions The gallery provides opportunity for academic and career development with an emphasis on professional presentation of works. The department also serves as a resource center for artists and arts groups. Emphasis is placed on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Arts, given the university’s location and the diversity of Native cultures represented in the student body and the value placed upon ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native culture and art in the North.
The Native Art Center has been in existence for over 40 years offering art studio courses, workshops with Native Artists and elders, and artists-in-residence programs including outstanding Yupik, Inupiaq, Athabascan, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Alutiiq and Aleut artists from throughout ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
As an art major you’ll discover a broad range of courses in drawing, ceramics, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, digital art, and multi-media. Take advantage of your creative energy in our small classes taught by skilled educators.
At the heart of the academic arts at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ are world-class artists who also love to teach. Explore the Arts at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. The art department faculty help grow creative capacity, while encouraging students to think broadly by incorporating perspectives from multiple disciplines.
The Native Art Program offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Native Art studio practice.
The Student Ceramic Arts Guild sponsors public presentations and workshops with world renown ceramic artists.
Watch for studio art sales that take place at the end of every semester.
Cognitive Cryogenics
October 30, 2024
Explore Cognitive Cryogenics at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, a stunning exhibit connecting ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's glaciers with human experience through visual art and environmental reflection.
Matting Demo with Allison Juneau
October 17, 2024
Learn mat cutting and mounting techniques from artist Allison Juneau at this hands-on demo. Free for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students with Arctic Art Pass!
Visiting Ceramics Artist: Sarah Beaty
October 15, 2024
**Cancelled due to inclement weather** Join ceramic artist Sarah Beaty at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ for demonstrations and a lecture, October 23-24. Hosted by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Student Ceramics Guild.
Email: uaf-art@alaska.eduPhone: 907-474-7530
Physical address:1706 Tanana Loop,Fine Arts Complex, Room 310Fairbanks, AK 99775
Mailing address:ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of ArtPO Box 755640Fairbanks, AK 99775
Zoë Marie JonesAssociate Professor of Art HistoryOffice: Fine Arts Complex, Room 409Phone: 907-454-7726Email: zjones@alaska.edu
Office: Fine Arts Complex, Room 310Phone: 907-474-7530Email: uaf-art@alaska.edu
Our CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisors, Daniel Darrow and Grace Carroll can assist with registration, petitions, change of major requests, and answer any number of questions related to the college experience. Advising appointments are available in person, via telephone, over zoom or via email.If you are unable to find an appointment time that works for your schedule, consider dropping by our offices on Fridays from 8 a.m.- 11 a.m. for drop-in hours. Appointments are first come, first serve during this time frame.
Daniel Darrow
CLA Lead Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 G
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However, if you are not a current ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ student, please send Daniel an email to schedule your appointment.
Grace Carroll
CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisor
Gruening Building, Room 503 F
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However, if you are not a current ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ student, please send Grace an email to schedule your appointment.