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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY

Who we are and what we value

 

NEWS

“Annealing Point” Glass & Metals

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present “Annealing point: Glass & Metals,” on view in Commons Gallery from January 18 – February 6, 2026.

Professor Wendy Kawabata featured in Seen & Unseen

SEEN & UNSEEN at The Painting Center 547 West 27th Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10001 EXHIBITION…

FORMS OF VOID Kloe Kang and Suzanne Wolfe

The John Young Museum of Art presents “FORMS OF VOID: Kloe Kang and Suzanne Wolfe,” on view from January 18 – May 3, 2026.

ʻO Ka Wai Mai مي From Lahaina to the Litani

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present “ʻO Ka Wai Mai مي From Lahaina to the Litani,” on view in The Art Gallery from January 13 – February 18, 2026.

Kainoa Gruspe selected for the Whitney Biennial 2026

The Art & Art History Department is excited to announce that our lecturer and UH alumni, Kainoa Gruspe,…

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ʻO Ka Wai Mai مي From Lahaina to the Litani
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Undergraduate

BA + BFA degree programs

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MA + MFA degree programs

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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.