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Do you want to advance your creativity, artistic skills, design thinking and leadership in the visual arts and design? Are you interested in many possibilities of art and design? We have the programs, facilities, support and outstanding faculty to help you achieve your goals.

Become immersed in the arts at the largest BFA in art program in the University of North Carolina System, with concentrations in animation/interactive design, ceramics, film and video production, graphic design, illustration, metal design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and textile design.

Work side-by-side with talented students and faculty in the expansive Jenkins Fine Arts Center, a 142,000-square-foot-facility dedicated just to art and design. From digital weaving looms to laser cutters, a foundry, state-of-the-art computer labs, printmaking presses, photography darkrooms, a digital darkroom, a wood shop and more, you will be part of a community of artists who create, and nearly live, in Jenkins Fine Arts Center.

The Wellington B. Gray Gallery provides opportunities for students to show work and see the creative activity of professors and artists. Each concentration is supported by a guild that in turn provides enhancement to the curriculum. Guild activities include bringing in a variety of visiting artists and designers for artist's talks and workshops, supporting student travel to conferences and for research, and supporting the creative work of students. Partnerships with a variety of arts organizations across the state provide opportunities for internships, hands-on learning and professional development, from the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove to the Pitt County Arts Council right here in Greenville.

ECU Advantage

When you study art and design at ECU, your ideas have a voice. You have a place to think and make. You are part of a community of outstanding artists, designers, scholars and educators.

We believe everyone should have access to art and design in higher education, so we don't require a portfolio for admission as an incoming student. Instead, you work with outstanding faculty to develop your interests and apply to your concentration of choice during your second year of study.

Our alumni make a living by making a life in art and design. Our graduates run arts councils, have successful private studios and potteries, work in the textile and furniture design industries, and walk across the stage with cap in hand to land jobs in marketing, advertising, design firms, the gaming industry, film and video production houses and more.

What You Will Study

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