Emporia State University Department of Art faculty are among the finest in the region. Traditional studios, complemented with the technology of our age, are available for students to develop their skills and unique artistic vision.
Well-equipped studios are available for art education, ceramics, digital
imaging and animation, engraving arts, graphic design, drawing, glass
forming (the only university glass studio in Kansas), metals, painting,
photography, printmaking, sculpture, and fibers.
Students are taught by exhibiting artists, respected art historians, and art educators. Every member of the faculty is a professional in their field. Art created by this award-winning faculty can be found in museums and galleries worldwide. Books and articles by our art history instructor are featured in prestigious international publications. This outstanding group of artist-teachers prepares students for careers in art and art-related professions. Many successful artists, designers, art educators, art historians and art therapists are graduates of ESU art programs.
Students may prepare for a profession in ceramics, engraving arts, graphic design, glass
forming, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture by choosing to
complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. This program
may also be used for cultural development or to prepare for advanced study
of art on the graduate level.
Our university continues to excel in teacher education, as it has for
over 125 years. The Bachelor of Science in Education degree program prepares
students to teach art on the secondary school level, combined elementary
/ secondary school level or combined middle / secondary school level.
ESU has been a pioneer in preparing students for careers in Art Therapy.
For over twenty years, a program leading to the degree Bachelor of Science
has been available in the Department of Art. The degree program includes
preparation in art and psychology for further academic course work in
graduate school, which is usually required of professionals in this field.
A masters degree in Art Therapy is offered through our Department of Psychology
and Special Education.
Bachelor of Arts in Art students elect a second area of study (business,
education, recreation) to develop alternate career options.
The Department of art provides course work on the graduate level
for returning teachers who desire to update their preparation
and extend
their skills,
and for students choosing an elective in art as part of
their program for a master's degree in another field, such as education.
