Located in New York's East Village, the Department of Art and Art Professions serves as a vibrant site for artistic experimentation and intellectual exchange. The department draws upon a faculty of acclaimed artists, scholars, and critics. We offer programs and courses that integrate technical skills with theoretical understanding within the context of a world-class university setting.
BFA and MFA programs in studio art are interdisciplinary and combine cultural theory courses with facilities in painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, computer art and design, video, ceramics, metalsmithing, and installation. The department's MA programs include Art + Education, Visual Arts Administration, Costume Studies, and Art Therapy. New York City's galleries, museums, schools, studios, and performance spaces, from Chelsea to Brooklyn and the Lower East Side, are an integral part of NYU's campus, as are the university's vast intellectual and academic resources.
NYU Steinhardt Department of Art and Art Professions is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Programs
Studio Art
Our Studio Art program is at the forefront of contemporary art practice, with MFA and BFA degrees and two undergraduate minor concentrations in the field of visual arts.
Art Therapy
Our MA in Art Therapy integrates psychotherapy and visual arts practice that engages the creative power of art for clinical assessment and treatment.
Art + Education
Join our community of artists, educators, and activists in the historic Lower East Side and Greenwich Village – epicenter of social activism, radical education, and cutting-edge art in New York City!
Costume Studies
The MA in Costume Studies program focuses on fashion as an important cultural product in the context of material culture and the fine and decorative arts.
Visual Arts Administration
Learn how to be a dynamic leader in the visual arts field. Our Visual Arts Administration program was the first in the nation to focus on visual arts management careers in both traditional and alternative contexts.
High School Programs
NYU Steinhardt's Department of Art and Art Professions High School Programs provide high school students from New York City and around the globe with immersive experiences of the arts through workshops and classes.
Department News
Art Therapy Students Expand Their Horizons with Study Abroad in Florence
Graduate students worked with clients including children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities.
Anne Collins Smith (MA ’98) Makes History as First Black American Curator of NOMA
The Visual Arts Administration alum took on a lead role at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Cool Course: Introduction to Galleries and Museums of NYC
The popular class offered by NYU Steinhardt encourages students to explore one of the visual art capitals of the world.
In an Age of Screens, Art Therapy Researchers Seek to Prove Hands-On Creativity Is Essential for Well-Being
NYU Steinhardt Clinical Associate Professor of Art Therapy Marygrace Berberian and colleagues joined an international community of experts to present empirical evidence at the UNGA Healing Arts Week Research Symposium.
Shoba Gayathri Nahappan’s (MA ’06) Company Named Finalist in UK StartUp Awards
The Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board Member co-founded SW London Women to help build supportive communities by and for women.
NYU Steinhardt Art Gallery 80WSE Presents Exhibitions Featuring Manga and Other Drawings
Opening September 10, the exhibitions showcase nine artists in two distinct and unexpected presentations.
Staff
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