Scholarships and Opportunities

Department of Visual Arts

Visual Arts students can get involved right away by participating in student organizations. After developing artistic ability and intellectual scholarship, Visual Arts students are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities like applying for studio space and Post-Undergraduate Assistantships. 

Every year, the Department of Visual Arts provides numerous program-specific scholarships and awards to honor the department’s commitment to student success and excellence. Explore the Department of Visual Arts scholarship for more details including deadlines, application requirements, and eligibility.

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Post-Undergraduate Assistantship

Developed by the UW Department of Visual Arts, the Post Undergrad Assistantship (PUA) supports recently graduated department students interested in continuing their visual arts education while preparing for the next step in their creative or scholarly careers like applying to competitive MFA programs or Art History masters programs.

What could your PUA journey look like? Imagine the possibilities by learning more and applying for a PUA today.

IMAGINE POSSIBILITiES

Student Art Organizations

Bring out the artist in you by joining a Visual Art student organization Today! Open to all UW students!

Get Involved

BFA Exhibition Catalogs

Learn the possibilities of becoming a Visual Artist by exploring the digital BFA Exhibition Archive documenting student work.

Dive the Archive

Campus Resources

Visit the VA student resource page to learn more about the available resources available to support University of Wyoming students

Access Resources

Senior Studio Space

The purpose of studios in the Visual Arts Building is to provide the space for advanced students enrolled in at least one credit hour of upper level courses (3000 – 4000 level) to work on their creative research safely and independently. Specific area faculty may additionally require students be enrolled in one of their area classes to be eligible to work in that area's studio space.

All students who desire a studio space should have strong proposals for how they plan to use the space preferably including exhibition plans and must have passed ART 2000: Portfolio Review. There is currently no fee to have a studio space in the VA Building.

See the next section for application requirements.

For any other questions or Concerns Please Contact: Professor Shelby Shadwell / sshadwel@uwyo.edu

 

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Studio Space application

Students will submit a completed application by November 1 for the following spring semester and April 1 for the summer or following fall semesters. Studio spaces do not carry over from one semester to the next. Students must plan ahead accordingly and submit an application for faculty consideration each semester in order to retain their studio spaces.

Preference will be given to students in the following order:

  • Post Undergraduate Assistants (PUAs),

  • BFA students with senior standing preparing to graduate,

  • BA students with senior standing preparing to graduate,

  • All other proposals based on student need and strength of application.

APPLY NOW (inactive coming soon)