Studio Art (Fine Arts) BFA

Learn From Celebrated Artists

Create with professors who study and exhibit around the globe, including a Fulbright scholar and recipients of grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New England Foundation for the Arts and the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.

Studio Art Concentrations:

• Ceramics Concentration
• Drawing Concentration
• Painting Concentration
• Photography Concentration
• 2D Concentration
• 3D Concentration

Studio Art Minor

The minor in studio art can be combined with any major to provide expertise and deeper understanding of the arts. Students may also create a self-designed major in the arts specifically tailored to their combined artistic areas of special interest.

A New Home for the Arts

With its spacious and modern design, the new Davidow Center for Art + Design enriches the cultural and artistic experiences of students, alumni, faculty, staff and the larger community. The 15,000 square-foot space opened in fall 2017 and offers studios, a state-of-the-art black box theater, a fine art gallery with views of Mount Kearsarge, a sculpture garden and faculty offices – all topped with a solar array.

Where Talent Meets Preparation

Studying the arts at Colby-Sawyer is a multidimensional experience that blends your creative talent with professional preparation and opportunities to learn alongside talented faculty and practicing artists.

A self-selected internship provides you with hands-on experience in the art world, while student exhibitions in our campus gallery allow you to share your art with the public. Your Capstone project, a culmination of your work at Colby-Sawyer, serves as your professional portfolio when you graduate.

Trips to major galleries and museums, as well as private and professional art studios, bring you up close to major works of art and the creative process. Major on-campus art exhibitions and a long-standing relationship with the Fulbright Commission bring renowned, emerging and cutting-edge national and international artists right to your doorstep.

Express Yourself Outside of the Classroom

Join a student-led club or organization focused on the performing arts to connect with other students interested in creative expression. Make your stage debut with the Colby-Sawyer Players, or jam out with Vocally Charged a Capella group.