Department of Art & Design

The Department of Art and Design is open to serve the needs of our current and prospective students, faculty, staff, parents, community members, and others. Please email us at traylor@kutztown.edu for assistance.

The Department of Art and Design offers majors in Applied Digital Art, Art History, Communication Design, and Art, as well as minors in Art History and Art. Students work closely with award-winning faculty who apply their expertise as professional artists, animators, designers and scholars to the classroom. Students are empowered to seek growth, exploration, and social engagement through pathways for creative collaboration and interdisciplinary learning.

Internships, field trips to major museums, visiting speakers, film screenings and on-campus galleries provide further engagement with art, while grants and scholarships support additional study and opportunities. All four programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

 

Four ways to explore, grow and learn
  • ANIMATED ARTS

    Animated Arts is the newest and fastest-growing visual art program at Kutztown University. Here, students work with the latest technology across a range of visual fields—2D and 3D Animation, Concept Art and Storyboarding, and 3D Digital Modeling and Rendering —becoming leaders in visual innovation for all types of media production, from film to television to video games.  Learn more here!

  • ART HISTORY

    The Art History major prepares students for careers in museums, galleries, historic sites, arts organizations, and various academic pursuits. Students explore social and cultural history through the lens of the visual arts, reaching from the prehistoric to the global contemporary. Learn more here!

  • COMMUNICATION DESIGN

    Kutztown University’s Communication Design (KUCD) program is a community of designers who are passionate about what they create. We empower you to solve problems, communicate visually, and evoke meaningful change—all through dynamic visual expression.

    Here, you’ll discover the power of your voice and grow, not into someone new, but truly into yourself. You are imaginative, innovative, and challenge-seeking and you deserve a program that rises to meet your abilities. That’s why a KUCD degree isn’t just a piece of paper, it’s evidence of an experience. It’s a secret handshake into the world of design.

    Find your voice. Design your KUCD story. Learn more here!

  • ART

    The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art exposes students to a variety of approaches and media ranging from traditional to digital. Following a foundational year studying drawing, design, and art history, students explore a broad scope of artistic practices before concentrating in their chosen medium. Art specializations include ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and textiles. Learn more here!