Welcome - Department of Art and Art History: University of Hawaii at Manoa

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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY

Who we are and what we value

NEWS

Interisland (New Paintings from New York & Hawai’i)

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present “Interisland (New Paintings from New York & Hawai’i),” on view in The Art Gallery from August 31 – December 7, 2025.

EDUARDO JOAQUIN, BFA ALUMNI (2023)- ACCEPTED TO NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, MFA PROGRAM

2023 BFA graduate, Eduardo Joaquin, has been accepted with scholarships to three MFA programs: the University of…

Ea Mai Ke Kai Mai The 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition

The Department of Art and Art History is thrilled to present Ea Mai Ke Kai Mai: 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. This exhibition features works by 2025 graduating BFA students in graphic design and studio arts.

Untold

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present “Untold,” on view in the Commons Gallery from April 6 – April 13, 2025.

UHM Galleries and the John Young Museum of Art will be closed during Spring Break, March 16–21, 2025 Will reopen on Sunday, March 23, 2025

UHM Galleries and the John Young Museum of Art will be closed during Spring Break and is scheduled to reopen on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

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Interisland (New Paintings from New York & Hawaiʻi)

Undergraduate

BA + BFA degree programs

Graduate

MA + MFA degree programs

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John Young

Museum of Art

The Academic Program

The Department of Art and Art History (ART) offers three separate but interrelated undergraduate programs. Art history, leading to the BA, affords the opportunity to study the arts of Asia, the Pacific, and the West in a historical and cultural context. The studio art programs provide students either with a broad-based, liberal arts approach via the BA or with a more focused studio specialization leading to the BFA. The latter is considered more appropriate for students intending to pursue the MFA at the graduate level.