Studio Art

In Person

Campus: Jackson

Three people stand and talk inside a modern art gallery with ceramic pieces displayed on white pedestals in the foreground. The gallery has white walls, large windows, and wood flooring.

Create with skill and intention

The Studio Art major at Union University develops students as visual artists through a five-course foundations sequence, a comprehensive art history curriculum, and focused study in a chosen concentration. Within a Christ-centered liberal arts environment, graduates are prepared for careers as practicing artists, educators, and contributors to visual culture.

Quick Facts

Academic Program

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art

Department

Department of Art

Format

In Person

Program Type

Major

Curriculum

What You'll Study

Studio Art at Union is designed to develop artists who make work that matters — combining a strong foundational curriculum with deep training in a primary medium and a required secondary emphasis. You'll graduate with a body of work, a developed artistic voice, and the discipline to keep making.

Find Your Way

Degree Pathways

Academic Pathways

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art

2026-27 Catalogue: BFA in Studio Art

Curriculum Guide

Ceramics Emphasis

Drawing Emphasis

Graphic Design Emphasis

Painting Emphasis

Photography Emphasis

Sculpture Emphasis

A person with short gray hair, wearing a striped shirt and apron, gives a pottery demonstration to a seated audience. They gesture with one hand while a clay piece sits on a spinning wheel in front of them.

Wearing a plaid shirt and earbud, a person creates an expressive black and white painting on a canvas set on an easel in an art studio. Several photos and images are pinned on the wall, inspiring their art.

Creating with Skill, Intention, and a Sense of Vocation

At Union, studio art is pursued as a serious discipline and a meaningful vocation. You’ll develop technical skill, visual intelligence, and artistic voice in a community that believes creativity is part of bearing the image of a creative God — guided by faculty who take your work and your calling seriously.