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Art History

Examines changing values in all fields of visual arts in culture and civilization.

Art History

Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio

We challenge students to cultivate curiosity and embrace the unknown through art.

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Cinema and Digital Media

Combines the study of audio-visual and digital media with artistic practice and production.

Cinema and Digital Media

Design

Creative, flexible, research-driven programs emphasizing responsibility and delight in society and environment.

design

Music

Offers a curriculum based on a synthesis of music scholarship, performance, and composition.

music

Theatre and Dance

Brings compelling works to the stage using acting, dance, directing, playwriting, choreography, and design.

Theatre and Dance

Performance Studies

We understand performance as both an object of inquiry and as a lens through which to view the world.

performance studies

Gorman Museum of Native American Art

Committed to contemporary Native American Art that enacts “Visual Sovereignty” by stimulating critical thinking through politically and socially engaging exhibitions.

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Advising Center for majors and minors

We advise current and prospective undergraduate students in the following programs—

Art History
Cinema and Digital Media
Design
Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program
Music
Theatre and Dance
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Use this map to find performing arts venues, museums, buildings, outdoor sculptures, murals, plus the Maria Manetti Shrem Art District, Makerspace Courtyard, and the Margrit Mondavi Art Garden!