Art & Design | UMass Lowell

Focused on the needs of twenty-first century artists and designers, the Art & Design Department prepares students with the conceptual and technical abilities needed to succeed in the professional world. Earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with a concentration in Animation and Interactive Media, Graphic Design or Studio Art.

Why Study Art & Design at UMass Lowell?

We're Ranked as a Best Value for Art Schools

PayScale.com ranks UMass Lowell No. 1 for return on investment for in-state students and No. 2 in ROI for out-of-state students. Learn More

Get Hired Before You Graduate

Through professional internships and co-ops, many students have jobs lined up before they even don their cap and gown.

Our Alumni Succeed

Join the ranks of talented B.F.A. graduates who move on to some of the country's top graduate and professional schools, and to exciting and fulfilling careers such as - user experience architect, web developer, web designer, animator, art director, creative director, graphic designer, shoe designer, teacher, gallery director, decorator, to name a few.

Meet Our Students

Alana Kelley '16 Graphic Design

Struggling with the loss of her dear friend Toni, Alana Kelley dedicated her year-long capstone project to him to earn her degree in graphic design.

News

12/17/2018 Featured Story

Image is Everything at Climate Change Teach-In

Image is Everything at Climate Change Teach-In

The 2018 David Lustick Climate Change Teach-In, “Invisibilities: Seeing and Unseeing the Anthropocene,” explored how images can both shape and obscure our understanding of climate and environment. It was organized by Assoc. Prof. of Art History Kirsten Swenson as part of the IDEA Leadership Grant Initiative.

12/17/2018 Featured Story
12/6/2018 Featured Story

High School Art Prospects Get Gallery Showing

High School Art Prospects Get Gallery Showing

Sponsored by the Art & Design Department, the university’s first Regional High School Exhibition features 50 works by students from public and private high schools around the state.

12/6/2018 Featured Story
10/11/2018 Featured Story

Grant Bursts to Life in Acre Painting

Grant Bursts to Life in Acre Painting

Seven UMass Lowell students collaborated on a large mural, the latest stroke in a move to make a once-gritty and blighted alley into a green haven for art and poetry.

10/11/2018 Featured Story
10/5/2018 Featured Story

Exhibit Remembers More than a Hospital

Exhibit Remembers More than a Hospital

It was a hospital, yes. But Lowell’s St. Joseph’s Hospital was so much more to the nuns who worked there and to the residents of the Acre neighborhood. Now, two UMass Lowell students have created a tribute to the hospital, celebrating its singular value to its workers, patients and the neighborhood around it.

10/5/2018 Featured Story

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