A degree in Art hones your creative edge & collaborative skills.

Toklat River scene by David Mollett

The Art Department encourages and promotes independent, original, innovative and critical thinking skills and prepares students for a career in art.

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.

 

News and events 

News
  • Ayona-Reily Dixon on a glacier gathering materials and inspiration for the Cognitive Cryogenics exhibition with Sasha Bitzer. Photo courtesy of Sasha Bitzer

    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.

  • Allison Juneau leads a ready-to-hang matting and framing demo for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students in 2023. Photo courtesy of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of Art

    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!

  • Five ceramic mugs by Sarah Beaty. Image courtesy of Beaty

    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.

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