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Art and Design

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Welcome to the Department of Art and Design

Welcome to the Department of Art and Design at the University of West Florida. For more than fifty years, we have fostered independent and critical thinking in our students through the production and study of the visual arts.

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BA in Studio Art

The studio art specialization offers foundations in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics and photography. Our studio curriculum addresses technical and material means of visual expression while allowing students to focus on issues inherent in one's work.

Art B.A.
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BFA in Fine Art

The Fine Art specialization develops creative and critical thinking, guiding you to transform abstract ideas into compelling visual forms. Grounded in studio practice and art history, the curriculum frames your work within cultural, political, and social contexts.

Fine Arts BFA
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BFA in Graphic Design

In this increasing visual, digital and global world, graphic design touches every aspect of peoples’ lives. The graphic design specialization will raise your awareness about the knowledge and themes that surround visual communication design.

Graphic Design and Digital Media BFA
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TAG at UWF

The Art Gallery at UWF (TAG) seeks to challenge, stimulate, and engage students and the greater public through direct interaction with works of contemporary art. TAG features an annual series of revolving exhibitions that highlight student work as well as regional, national, and international artists.

Visit The Art Gallery

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Makerspace

The Makerspace unites UWF’s Art and Design department, Engineering’s CNC lab, and the Haas Center’s Sea3D lab to support a multidisciplinary creative community with tools including a laser cutter and engraver, woodworking equipment, a vinyl printer, and industrial and embroidery sewing machines.

Visit the Makerspace

Art and Design News

UWF Newsroom

Art Events and Stories

 

UWF Art Graduate’s Ceramic Quilt Chosen for NCECA’s 2025 Student Juried Exhibition

August 19, 2025 | By River Fundock, Student Intern, Department of Communication | Edited by Karen Tibbals, CASSH Communications Coordinator

Alyssa Zavocki, a 2024 graduate of the University of West Florida (UWF), has received significant recognition for her work in ceramics. Her ceramic quilt, displayed at the Pensacola Museum of Art for the 2023 SynThesis exhibition, was selected for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2025 Student Juried Exhibition at the 59th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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UWF Kappa Pi members internationally recognized

January 8, 2020 | Brandy Gottlieb

Now alumnae, two UWF students recently received international recognition from Kappa Pi, the oldest and largest international college and university honorary art fraternity. Stacey Martin, who graduated in May 2019 with a BA, was awarded the first-place scholarship for Kappa Pi’s Graduating Senior category. Sonia Soto, who graduated this past December with a BFA, was named third-place scholarship winner for the New Initiatives category.

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