Art 
Art fosters individual creativity and cultural identity. Art can be studied for its aesthetic, psychological, anthropological, historical, religious, social, and commercial significance. It can be created for expressive, therapeutic, and political purposes.
Students learn to appreciate, contextualize, and evaluate art as a means of visual communication. They explore different media and techniques as they develop their own talents in drawing, painting, design, sculpture, and varied crafts. As an important component of a liberal education, art promotes sensitivity, self-exploration, creativity, and multicultural awareness.
Those majoring in this area may find careers in teaching; art history; painting; sculpture; illustration; publishing; advertising; art collection and appraisal; museum management; graphic design; and theater, film, or video production.
Beyond the Classroom
You will be encouraged to visit the Nelson Atkins, Spencer Museum or galleries in Kansas City and Lawrence. Seeing art firsthand is part of the educational process. At OU, you can participate in related activities such as:
• The Campus - the oldest student-run newspaper in the state of Kansas
• Yearbook and Theatre Production
• Overseas Travel
• Internships
• Commissions
• Teaching Opportunities
Beyond the Degree
OU graduates are prepared to pursue a wide range of careers as active/contributing members of the workforce or continue their education at the graduate level.
Who's Preparing You?
Experienced faculty with connections to the professional world of the arts, as well as knowledge of art theory and art criticism, await students who are interested in this field. Preparing portfolios, exhibiting one's works, as well as testing artwork on the open market through commissions, supervised by competent and committed faculty, are the best ways to assure a career in the visual arts. 
"Talent must first be discovered, affirmed, then nurtured and lastly put to some use, or else it stays merely an avocation. A liberal arts education best suits the development of an individual with artistic talent."
- Frank Lemp, Arts Department Chair