Led by artist faculty who are experts in their field, our Art & Design studio disciplines provide focus to your creative research, practice and degree.
We offer courses and facilities in the following studio disciplines: Ceramics, Creative Technologies, Design, Digital Fabrication, Fibers, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Painting & Drawing, Photography & Imaging, Printmaking & Book Arts and Sculpture.
Areas of Concentration
![Ceramics](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Ceramics-SLIDER1.jpg)
Gain technical and conceptual experience with a range of approaches, from sculptural to functional, and nontraditional to traditional.
![Creative Technologies](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Creative-Technologies-SLIDER1.jpg)
Leverage the study and use of digital technologies in direct relation to visual art to create new forms of artistic expression.
![Design](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Design-SLIDER4.jpg)
Gain the skillsets required to actively participate in visual culture, commerce, and communication through the study of graphic design and design methodologies.
![Digital Fabrication](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Digital-Fabrication-SLIDER1.jpg)
Blend traditional hand crafted artistry with cutting edge technology to imagine and create new and innovative objects.
![FIbers](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/FIbers-SLIDER3.jpg)
Develop an understanding and appreciation of fibers and its visual language, while learning traditional processes and contemporary applications
![Jewelry and Metalsmithing](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Jewelry-and-Metalsmithing-SLIDER2.jpg)
In development of metal objects and wearables, we focus on qualities unique to Metalsmithing as a craft practice.
![UWM Painting and Drawing Studio](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/09/UWM-Painting-and-Drawing-Studio-SLIDER-10.jpg)
Gain formal and technical skills in painting and drawing, balanced with conceptual and material exploration.
![Photography and Imaging](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Photography-Imaging-SLIDER3.jpg)
Build a conceptual fine art practice through the production of darkroom, digital, and hybrid work within the photographic medium.
![Printmaking and Book Arts](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Printmaking-and-Book-Arts-SLIDER1-1.jpg)
Explore historical and contemporary applications of fine art printmaking, focusing on how the medium communicates in the context of structure and presentation.
![Sculpture](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2023/06/Sculpture-SLIDER1.jpg)
Study materials and fabrication techniques necessary to cross boundaries and innovate in object-making, installation, performance, site-work, time-based art, and digital forms.