More Than a Major.
A Creative Community.

Xavier Art is a place to make, question, experiment, collaborate, and discover what kind of creative life you want to build. Our students work across traditional studio disciplines, contemporary design, digital media, 3D animation, immersive technology, and interdisciplinary projects while developing the critical thinking and creative confidence to adapt to a changing world.

Multiple Paths.
One Creative Community.

BA + BFA Art Paint. Draw. Sculpt. Photograph. Print. Build. Experiment. Develop a personal artistic voice while exploring materials, ideas, history, and contemporary creative practice. Painting · Drawing · Sculpture · Ceramics · Photography · Printmaking · Digital Media

Bachelor of Arts Graphic Design Learn to communicate ideas across print, digital, interactive, and emerging media while connecting design with strategy, research, storytelling, and technology. Branding · Typography · UI/UX · Web · Motion · Packaging · Visual Communication

Bachelor of Arts 3D Animation & Immersive Game Design Combine art, storytelling, game design, animation, and technology to create characters, environments, interactive experiences, virtual worlds, and games. 3D Modeling · Animation · Game Design · VR/AR · Interactive Worlds · Emerging Technology

Small Enough to Know You.
Big Enough to Challenge You.

Education also happens outside the classroom.

Community XAS - Xavier Art Society Make art, visit museums, collaborate on projects, attend events, and find your creative community outside the classroom.

Explore Study Abroad Study art and design beyond campus through faculty-led experiences such as Art in Rome and other approved international programs.

What's Next Careers + Alumni See how Xavier graduates are using their creative skills in art, design, education, agencies, museums, technology, entertainment, and beyond.

Follow Xavier Art.

The best way to see what our students, faculty, and visiting artists are making right now is to follow the department and Xavier University Art Gallery on Instagram.

Students + Studios + Events @xuartdepartment See student work, department events, studio life, creative opportunities, faculty projects, and what's happening throughout Xavier Art. FOLLOW @XUARTDEPARTMENT

Exhibitions + Artists + Receptions @xavierartgallery Discover current exhibitions, student shows, visiting artists, faculty exhibitions, receptions, and what's coming next to the Xavier University Art Gallery. FOLLOW @XAVIERARTGALLERY

A Creative City Outside Your Studio Door.

Xavier students learn in a city filled with museums, galleries, design studios, creative agencies, public art, architecture, festivals, cultural organizations, startups, and working artists. Cincinnati gives students opportunities to experience creative work not simply as something studied in class, but as a living part of the city around them.

Internships, exhibitions, field trips, visiting artists, professional connections, and community projects help connect what happens in the classroom to what comes next.

Creativity. Community. Belonging. Positive Change.

The Xavier University Department of Art seeks to be a leading, family and community-driven program that nurtures creativity, critical thinking, belonging, and social responsibility, empowering students to grow holistically and use their artistic talents for positive change, guided by Jesuit values.

What Will You Make Here?

Bring your ideas, your curiosity, and the things you haven't figured out yet. We'll help you build the skills, confidence, and community to take them somewhere.