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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY

Who we are and what we value

 

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Design Students at the 2026 Pele Awards

At the 2026 Pele Awards (District 13 American Advertising Awards), recent BFA graphic design graduates Chloe Lavigne and…

Celebrating Beverly Willis

The John Young Museum of Art presents “Celebrating Beverly Willis,” on view from April 26 – May 8, 2026.

2026 Center for Craft Windgate-Lamar Fellow: Luke-Thomas Henderson Congratulations Luke-Thomas Henderson!

Luke-Thomas Henderson is one of ten recipients of the 2026 Center for Craft Windgate-Lamar Fellows! Each year, the…

Boundless 2026 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present “Boundless: 2026 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition,” on view in The Art Gallery from April 19 – May 3, 2026.

PILINA Spotlight on Art 189: Introduction to Hawaiian Art

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to present “Pilina: Spotlight on Art 189: Introduction to Hawaiian Art,” on view in Commons Gallery from March 24 – April 3, 2026.

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Undergraduate

BA + BFA degree programs

Graduate

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.