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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY

Who we are and what we value

 

NEWS

INTERGENERATIONAL

The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Commons Gallery is proud to present “Intergenerational,” on view October 3 – October 29, 2023.

BFA ALUMNA ROEN HUFFORD NAMED NEA 2023 NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOW

Kapa maker Roen Hufford (UHM BFA Ceramics, 1973) of Waimea (Hawaiʻi Island) is one of nine cultural practitioners…

Honolulu New Painting Invitational Lecture Series

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present the “Honolulu New Painting Invitational Exhibition” on view in The Art Gallery from August 27 – October 22, 2023.

Jean Charlot as Critic Art in Hawaiʻi, 1950–1970

The John Young Museum of Art presents “Jean Charlot as Critic: Art in Hawaiʻi, 1950–1970,” on view from August 27 – December 3, 2023.

Honolulu New Painting Invitational

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present the “Honolulu New Painting Invitational Exhibition” on view in The Art Gallery from August 27 – October 22, 2023.

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Jean Charlot as Critic: Art in Hawaiʻi, 1950–1970
Honolulu New Painting Invitational
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BA + BFA degree programs

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MA + MFA degree programs

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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.