Find your program at the UW-Madison Art Department
Expand your perspective and connect with your classmates, your community, and the world around you! UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMGRADUATE PROGRAMFind your program at the UW-Madison Art Department
Expand your perspective and connect with your classmates, your community, and the world around you! UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMGRADUATE PROGRAMThe University of Wisconsin-Madison occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land, called Teejop (day-JOPE) since time immemorial. In an 1832 treaty, the Ho-Chunk were forced to cede this territory. Decades of ethnic cleansing followed when both the federal and state government repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin.
This history of colonization informs our shared future of collaboration and innovation. We respect the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation, along with the eleven other First Nations of Wisconsin.
UW Art in the News
Summer 2025 enrollment opens March 31st!
Plan your Summer Now!
Summer 2025 classes at UW Art begin May 19th!
We offer in-demand online courses and onsite courses, many open to beginners, non-art majors, and special students. Earn credits to graduate on time or early, wherever you happen to be!
Summer 2025
ONLINE CLASSES
Art 100 Introduction to Art 3 Credits
May 27 – Jul 20 | May 19 – Jul 13 | Jun 16 – Aug 10
Art 102 Two-Dimensional Design 3 Credits
May 27 – Jul 20
Art 107 Introduction to Digital Forms 3 Credits
May 19 – Jun 22
Art 108 Foundations of Contemporary Art 3 Credits
May 27 – Jul 20
Art 176 Digital Photography for Non-Art Majors 4 Credits
Jun 23 – Jul 20
Art 208 Current Directions in Art 3 Credits
May 27 – Jul 20
Art 236 Writing in and About the Arts 3 Credits
May 27 – Jul 6
Art 307 Making Comics 1 4 credits
Jun 23 – Aug 3
Art 346 Basic Graphic Design 4 Credits
Jun 16 – Aug 10
Art 428 Digital Imaging Studio 4 Credits
May 19 – Jun 15
Art 429 3D Digital Studio I 4 Credits
Jun 23 – Jul 20
Art 438 History of Graphic Design Typography 3 Credits
May 27 – Jul 20
Art 507 Making Comics 2 4 credits
Jun 23 – Aug 3
Art 575 User Experience for Graphic Design 3 Credits
May 27 – Jul 6
Events
Creative Insights: Q&A with MFA candidate Teralyn Brown
Over the next few months we are...
Point Trucha! Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Mark Almanza
April 29 – May 4 Reception:...
Overgrown: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Teralyn Brown
April 14 – May 9 Closing...
The Disabled Wandering Atlas
April 21 – May 2 Curated by: Anne...
Creative Insights: Q&A with MFA candidate Anamika Singh
Over the next few months we are...
Magmula sa Lupa—From the Earth: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Mariah Moneda
April 14 – 20 Closing Reception:...
Spring 2025 Visiting Artist Colloquium
Come visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department!
Tours are now available by appointment, view our upcoming Art Department events for prospective students at Visit Bucky: apps.admissions.wisc.edu/visitbucky/
Carefully read the event information and COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Campus Visitor Agreement before your visit.
Arts at UW
Did you know?
The UW-Madison Art Department is:
- #1 in Printmaking
- Ranked among the top 15 Fine Arts MFA programs
- Founded the 1st collegiate Glass program in the U.S.
- 1 of only 5 universities in the nation with a Neon program
Ranking Source: U.S. News & World Report
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ART DEPARTMENT is committed to teaching art in the context of a major research university and a vibrant intellectual community. Offering the following degrees: B.S., B.F.A., M.A., & M.F.A. in Studio Art, B.S. in Art Education, Certificate in Art Studio, and Certificate in Graphic Design.
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