The School of Art and Design engages in creative, material and cultural inquiry within the discourse of practice, history and theory. The rigor and systematic inquiry our faculty, students and staff engage with on a daily basis- in classrooms, studios and labs are grounded in creation of new knowledge in, through and about the arts. Faculty in the School of Art and Design emphasize the role of the imaginative intellect in creating, criticizing and constructing knowledge that is not only new but also has the capacity to transform human understanding in an increasingly visual world.
The MFA programs at Alfred University, School of Art and Design are consistently ranked in the top ten nationally by US News and World Report. The graduate program in Ceramic Art is consistently acknowledged as number one.
Due to our coursework and dedicated faculty and staff, we provide students with skills in both making and research all the while creating curiosity, innovation and goals higher than they imagined. Our alumni have gone on to pursue active careers as artists, designers, curators, art directors, professors as well as a host of other opportunities in creative fields.
School of Art and Design faculty members (ceramic artists, sculptors, glass and neon artists, painters, printmakers, photographers, video and sound artists, designers, curators, art history scholar’s) critical inquiry and practice are consistently recognized by galleries, museums and forums of excellence worldwide.