UWG Department Contact Information

Kevin Shunn, Department Chair
Debrah Santini, Associate Chair
Jeff Hammack, Office Mgr

• Main Office: Humanities 321A
• Phone: 678-839-6521
• Email: artdept@westga.edu
• Campus Map

Mission Statement & Department Goals

The Department of Art seeks to provide undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities for intellectual, creative, personal, and technical development through quality teaching, scholarly inquiry, creative endeavor, and service for the public good. As such the department’s mission is clearly part of and supports the overall institutional missions of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University of West Georgia and the University System of Georgia.

• Mission Statement & Goals (pdf)
  
  

Accreditation Memberships

• National Association of Schools of
  Art & Design (NASAD)
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
• National Council for Accreditation of  Teacher Education  (NCATE)

Scholarship Information

Each spring the Department of Art hosts a Student Scholarship Competition.  During this competition the Department of Art awards financial aid based upon the review of applicants' portfolios.  Cash awards are granted to students who display strong work and potential. Incoming freshmen are eligible to apply.

In addition, the following scholarships are available to art majors and have specific requirements such as areas of study and grade point average:

Scholarship applications are due March 1, 2013. Click here to download the scholarship application form.

Portfolio submissions are required of all applicants for departmental scholarships and awards. Funding is also available to purchase student art work at the Annual Art Student Show. These works become part of the permanent collection of the Department of Art and are placed in public areas on campus. Other departments on campus purchase student work as well.  The College of Education, School of Business, the Offices of the President and Vice President, and others have purchased work in the past. In addition, Art majors are eligible for all grants and scholarships offered by University of West Georgia.

For further information, contact the UWG Financial Aid Office: http://www.westga.edu/~finaid/

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