Minor in Art Practices

Our students become consummate critical thinkers who understand art and its ability to transform people and society, and who find rewarding careers as graphic designers, art directors, creative directors and artists.

The minor in arts practices is available to any students interested in our wide range of studio art courses, from ceramics to digital media. Art has the power to transform people and society, which is why we prepare our students to become adept writers, thinkers and cultural leaders uniquely equipped to enter society and the job market.

  • Learn a wide range of stylistic approaches to art
  • Explore critical issues in art practice
  • Complement your undergraduate studies with a minor

Our art practices program offers the broadest professional art training in the Rocky Mountain region, including: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and electronic media of video, photography and digital art 

Art faculty have showcased their art at more than 2,500 solo and group exhibitions across the globe and have won numerous residencies and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Fulbright and Guggenheim

Our fine arts program is considered one of the best in the nation—#23 in the most recent U.S. News & World Report ranking

Be successful.

The minor in art practices allows you enter the workforce with the tools needed to succeed in, and contribute to, today’s culturally plural society.

 
$54,000

Median starting salary of artists

(salary.com, 2020)

 

Graphic designer, art director, creative director, artist are common opportunities to apply this minor

 

Broaden your employment possibilities with additional knowledge and skills gained from a minor

Academic Plan & Requirements

The minor in art practices is open to all undergraduate students who are interested in studio arts. Portfolio submission is not required.

To earn the art practices minor, students must complete a minimum of 21 credit hours in studio arts coursework. 

  • 6 credits of Intro to Studio Arts courses
  • 6 credits at the 2000 level
  • 9 credits at the 3000–4000 levels

Community & Involvement

We offer students many opportunities to network with peers and faculty, further their studies, and get the most out of their undergraduate experience.

Be inspired.

The Department of Art and Art History has an extensive list of alumni working and performing in a variety of fields across the globe.

Some alumni of the program include:

Steve Ells

(BA'88)
Founder and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill

Molly Hatch

(MFA ceramics, '08)
Artist designer for Hatch Designs LLC who has sold her work to Anthropologie, Galison, Chronicle Books, Quarry, Graphique de France and more

Ben Jackel

(BFA'00)
A sculptor living in Los Angeles who has had solo exhibitions at L.A. Louver and other galleries; in 2014 he was artist-in-residence at Fullerton College, Fullerton, California

Willis Pyle

('37)
An animator with Walt Disney Animation Studios who worked on such films as Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi

Dexter Williams

(MA'80)
Director of fixed income markets at Capital Group Companies in Los Angeles

News & Stories

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