Department of Art
We are grateful to be guests on the homeland of the Dena'ina Athabascan people.
Your Studio, Your Story
The UAA Fine Arts Building is home to a vibrant and inclusive community of students and faculty in which we currently offer two undergraduate arts degrees, a minor in art, and an Occupational Endorsement Certificate in Graphic Design
It is a place of discovery where students can choose from 6 areas of study and find their own unique way to communicate and express themselves visually. Students are mentored to be courageous, ask thoughtful questions, solve problems creatively and develop the skill sets necessary to be engaged professionals.
Dedicated faculty, challenging curricula, well-equipped studios, a dynamic roster of visiting artists, and a gallery that focuses on national and international art exhibitions are the aspects of our department which empowers and prepares students for graduate study and careers in the visual arts.
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UAA Graphic Design Club
Do you enjoy creating digitally?
UAA Graphic Design Club is for students who want to pursue digital design and/or digital illustration as a career. The club strives to be a community of artists and designers who are helping each other to learn how to build confidence in our work, as well as professional skills.
To learn more, please reach out to Professor Elliott
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Friends of the Arts at UAA
Are you familiar with the Friends of the Arts? Are you looking for a way to support the arts community at UAA?
The Friends of the Arts at UAA is a membership club that helps support a thriving arts ecosystem at UAA, in Anchorage, and across 熊猫在线视频. Your membership supports the vibrant arts programs at UAA, directly impacting our students, faculty, alumni, and partners who power the local arts community. Strong Arts at UAA means strong Arts for Anchorage and 熊猫在线视频.Your contribution helps strengthen the Fine Arts Building as a hub for creativity, communication, discovery and performance on campus and sends the message to all in our community that the arts are an important part of higher education.
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Upcoming Gallery Exhibitions
Kimura Gallery
- Jonathan S Green
- Monday, February 9, 2026 - Thursday, March 26, 2026
Arc Gallery
- Sandra Talbot
- Friday, February 27, 2026 - Friday, May 1, 2026
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Current Gallery Exhibitions
UAA Dept of Art Student Invitational Exhibition
Arc Gallery, UAA Consortium Library
Exhibition Dates: November 19 - February 13, 2026
The 鈥�2D/3D Invitational Student Exhibition鈥� showcases faculty-selected student artwork from upper division 300-400 level Arts courses. You鈥檒l see a collection of work that shares students鈥� creative voices from Painting, Drawing, Watercolor, Native Arts, Sculpture, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Illustration, Printmaking, and Photography mediums.More information can be found on the Arc Gallery Website below:
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UAA Public Art Gallery
Have you ever been curious about the public works of art that inhabit the space around UAA? Lilliana Major and September Sell, two of our wonderful students, have been working on cataloging the UAA Public Art Archive into one neat and viewable space.
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Current Gallery Exhibitions
'A point a place a home鈥�
Kimura Gallery, UAA Fine Arts
Exhibition Dates: November 7 - January 23, 2026
An installation and happening constructed and curated in collaboration by artists Mekko Harjo and Jordan Hill, a point a place a home considers place making and Indigeneity within the walls of the gallery.More information can be found on the Kimura Gallery website below:
Art Galleries to Explore
Kimura Gallery: The gallery programming is used to enhance the curriculum of studio art and art history classes and expand students thinking and approach to making art.
Arc Gallery: Dedicated to enriching the UAA and Anchorage community by producing exhibitions featuring emerging, mid-career, and established 熊猫在线视频n artists.
