Department of Art
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Rising with Resilience
May 06, 2025
Sarah Manriquez was awarded UAF's 2025 Gray S. Tilly Memorial Award for excellence, resilience, and service as a nontraditional, multi-degree student.
Drawn from Addiction
BFA student Kevin Carroll wins the People's Endowment for The Sick, a powerful art project exploring addiction through 45 drawings.
Artfully Chosen
April 27, 2025
Record entries, vibrant turnout, and inspiring student work defined the Spring 2025 Student Art Show, juried by artist Lindsay Saunders.
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UAF houses several active student art clubs including the Student Arts Alliance North, the Student Ceramic Arts Guild (SCAG) and the UAF Sculpture Club. Visit Nanook Engage to join and learn more about meeting information.
There are many scholarship opportunities for art students at UAF. Visit our dedicated scholarship page to learn about the criteria and application processes for these Art department-specific opportunities!
The office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Activity (URSA) is UAF's resource for the development and promotion of experiential learning activities that engage undergraduate students to support UAF's goal to become a leading student-focused research university.
Undergraduate research and creative activity at UAF covers all disciplines, from climate sciences to music, engineering, anthropology, life sciences, art and theater.