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Studio Art
As a studio art student, you will develop a visual and technical vocabulary, which prepares you to pursue a number of career paths.
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Art Education
As an art education student, you will be prepared to competently teach art and its value to children in grades K-12.
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Art History
As an art history student, you will learn in the world-class museums of Fort Worth and Dallas and gain the skills to be successful in today’s job market.
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- The Nordan Young Artist/Studio Art & Art Education Award
- Merit Scholarship Awards
- Funding for Graduate Students
The School of Art requires a portfolio for admission to degree programs in Studio Art and for scholarship opportunities in Art Education. The portfolio for incoming first-year students will be uploaded as a part of your TCU application. The Nordan Young Artist/Studio Art & Art Education Award is open to entering first-year students of superior talent in art with 12 or fewer semester hours of college level credit upon entry to the university. Our faculty review portfolios on a regular basis and decisions will be made at a number of different points during the admissions cycle. For early considerations please upload your portfolio no later than November 1st. We will also consider portfolios again early February 1, 2025. Your portfolio should consist of 15-20 items. Images (up to 5MB each), Video (up to 250MB each) and PDFs (up to 10MB each) The portfolio should also include drawings from life (not copied from a photograph)
Admissions Learn More About ScholarshipsApplication Deadline: February 1, 2025
Merit scholarships are for students who are currently enrolled at TCU or students who have transferred to TCU and are majoring in the Art Education and Studio Art (Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Printmaking or Sculpture) BFA programs.
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Graduate students in the art history and studio art programs benefit from numerous funding opportunities.
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The Art Galleries at TCU
TCU has two art galleries featuring student, alumni and faculty works as well as national and international artist exhibitions. These galleries provide a unique opportunity for the TCU and Fort Worth community to experience the arts.
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As a student you will attend classes in museums in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. TCU is immersed in a variety of cultural opportunities.
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Christopher Blay ’03 Joins National Juneteenth Museum as Director of Public Programs
Christopher Blay ’03 is the Director of Public Programs at the National Juneteenth Museum. Photo credit: Allison V. Smith and Bjarke Ingels Group, K...
TCU Art Galleries Receive $10,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
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Serving Through Creativity: TCU Art Students Raise Over $1K to Help Families This Holiday Season
As part of a guided study with Powell, Hachman (right) worked closely with the ceramics and advanced ceramics classes to organize the sale. Charlotte ...
Abigail Sempebwa’s Role in the Wiescherhöfen Banner Restitution Ceremony
First-year Master of Arts in Art History student Abigail Sempebwa played a key role in a restitution ceremony at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C...
Inclusive Art Education: TCU’s Therapeutic Arts Class Partners with High School Students
For over a decade, TCU students have partnered with Joe C. Bean High School to provide art experiences. In the TCU Art Education program’s thera...Christopher Blay ’03 Joins National Juneteenth Museum