Why choose a BFA in Art?

If you are an artist with professional aspirations then the 60-credit BFA in Art will enhance your technical and creative skills within the meaningful context of the liberal arts. You can choose to concentrate in Graphic Design, Photography, Illustration and Animation, and/or Studio Practices.

Why Study Art at MMC?

Our new 12,000-square-foot Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts provides you with a unique teaching and learning environment with light-filled studios, digital labs, and a communal hub to host events, connect with friends, or just hang out.

Take in everything New York City offers as the center of the international art world. Meet leading curators, artists, photographers, and designers. Learn from faculty members who are professional artists. Attend classes and intern in prominent cultural institutions like Sotheby’s, the Met, MoMA, PS1, El Museo del Barrio, and art galleries across the city.

Studying Art at MMC gives you the foundation to think critically and act creatively  — just what you’ll need to transition to the professional art world. 

You can study abroad and apply for internships. In your Junior seminar and Senior capstone classes, you will be introduced to professional practices and produce  independent bodies of work for exhibition in the Hewitt Gallery of Art.  Our priority is to prepare you for life after graduation.

What You Will Learn as a BFA in Art Major

Our core courses build your artistic foundation. Integrate solid technical skills with knowledge of art history, theory, and practice.

Design your own program by choosing one or more of four concentrations:

• Graphic Design
• Illustration and Animation
• Photography
• Studio Practices

Through coursework, apprenticeships and internships, special lectures, and access to artists’ studios, you will develop your skills not just as an artist, but as a critic and communicator.