SUNY Potsdam offers majors in art studio and art history, plus the chance to combine either of these majors with education for a career in teaching. The department's graduates have gone on to establish national and regional reputations in design, advertising, commercial art, publishing and museum administration. As with any major at SUNY Potsdam, there are many possibilities. The Study of Visual Images A rt students at SUNY Potsdam live, create and study in a unique art environment within the context of a stimulating liberal arts tradition. Their total immersion in art is reinforced and intensified by a permanent campus-wide display of hundreds of contemporary works.
Students can explore painting, pencil, sculpture, photography, printmaking and pottery.
Our students live on a daily basis with art all around the campus. Their experience is further enhanced by strong programs in other arts on campus. Art students have the advantage of working closely and sharing ideas with other creative people in music, dance, drama and writing. This total art environment provides a challenging stimulus and has given SUNY Potsdam's art program a reputation for excellence. Student Computer Lab is conveniently located with the Art Department.