The Art and Design Department is a place where students can come to achieve their artistic goals and advance their technical and conceptual skills, cultivate critical thinking, and fulfill their creative potential. Through the study of one of our seven academic concentrations, students become prepared for an array of creative pursuits.
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The Spring/Summer 2023 issue of Candid Magazine, USI's student-run biannual publication focusing on art, fashion and editorial, is now available! Pick up a copy in the Arts Center near the Student Gallery before they are all gone!
Five University of Southern Indiana art and design students received awards for their outstanding design work at the 2023 Evansville American Advertising Federation (AAF) awards ceremony on February 17. USI Art and Design students swept the student awards this year.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. (TMMI) has been a longtime supporter of the University of Southern Indiana, sponsoring activities on campus, contributing to the USI Foundation and offering internships and co-op opportunities where students can increase their professional skills. One such internship began in the fall of 2021 when USI faculty received an inquiry for a special project.
Art & Design alum Evan Kisner '19 used his graphic design and illustration skills to earn a place in the Sequential Art masters program at Savannah College of Art and Design.