About the School of Art
The School of Art combines the best of both worlds: the resources and faculty of a large liberal arts institution and a close-knit community of students and faculty within the school. As the largest art department in Louisiana and the fourth largest major at LSU, the School of Art brings together more than 35 full-time faculty members and 500 students to explore and embrace stylistic freedom. But concentrations in specific areas of interest and small studio courses make the school feel like a much more intimate environment. The School of Art is part of the LSU College of Art & Design, which also includes architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. The School of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

As a student in the School of Art, you develop specialized skills while experimenting with various mediums and exploring your own creative intuition. Intensive critiques, working studio classes, involved professors and involvement with the larger art community provide unique perspectives. The school’s curriculum combines academic teaching and hands-on experiences. Students learn from faculty and peers, from exhibits and lectures both on and off campus and from visiting faculty and artists.

The School of Art promotes students' work with multiple disciplines through events like Paper Poetica, featuring work on and of paper. Student artists connect with faculty and the community through frequent exhibits on and off campus, including the School of Art’s Glassell Gallery at the Shaw Center for the Arts and through the permanent and visiting collections at the LSU Museum of Art, also housed at the Shaw Center, and the Unusual Art Show, where students and faculty anonymously displayed work available for the community to purchase. After Hurricane Katrina, the LSU School of Art supported displaced artists by organizing an exhibition and through a national appeal for art supplies for children, students, and artists in need.

The people of Baton Rouge have historically supported the artistic community, contributing to an environment where students can thrive, provided with the time, education, support, facilities, materials, and inspiration to succeed as artists. ]