Sculpture & Digital FabricationUndergraduate Degree in Studio Art

UNC Galleries

The Galleries are a teaching program of the School of Art and Design that supports UNC’s mission to promote student-centered, effective learning. Our exhibition program embraces curatorial risk-taking and highlights thought provoking and socially relevant context from regional and nationally recognized artists. The Galleries involve the participation of faculty and students as the advisors, co-curators, and collaborators that enable the program to often realize new work.

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Southard Art Awards

The Southard Award is the School of Art and Design’s most prestigious competition. Students submit a written proposal selected for a public presentation of creative work. The objective for the competitive process is provide students with an opportunity to develop the materials, documentation and conceptual sophistication, needed in order to pursue advanced academic or professional opportunities upon graduation from UNC.

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• A well-equipped woodshop including a Sawstop table saw, 2 band saws, 2 drill presses, 2 compound miter saws, 2 belt/disc sanders, panel saw, jointer, planer, and hand tools. 
• A Digital Fabrication studio with 11 FDM 3D printers, 1 SLA resin 3D printer, 2 laser cutters, 2 tabletop CNCs, and a vinyl cutter.  

• A Foundry and chasing room for casting bronze and aluminum using the ceramic shell mold process. 
• MIG and TIG welders, a plasma cutter, and torches for metalworking 

 

Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art Concentration

Beginning sculpture students are introduced to fundamental issues in sculpture, art history, the process of effective critique, as well as safe studio practices. Upper-level courses reinforce the introductory experience on a more focused series of investigations that allows the student to develop their viewpoint about 3-D art and its relationship to their personal, cultural and historical knowledge.

Upper-level students are encouraged to explore issues that are important to their individual interests, while developing intermediate and advanced understanding of select processes listed above.

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Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate

The Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate can be incorporated into undergraduate studies and consists of twelve credits for completion including students' areas of interest. 

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Application

Admission to the School of Art & Design does not require any additional steps beyond the UNC application. When you apply for admission to UNC, simply indicate that you would like to declare a major in Art & Design. 

sculpture Admission Requirements

Scholarships

The College of Performing and Visual Arts awards over $1.8 million in scholarships annually to undergraduate and graduate students in the arts. There are multiple scholarship types offered to students, including talent scholarships and foundation scholarships. To learn more, visit the PVA Scholarship page.

PVA Scholarships