About This Department

The Department of Art is housed in the College of Fine Arts at the University of South Dakota and offers both the BFA and MFA degrees in Art. USD is a community of approximately 100+ undergraduate majors, 10 graduate students and 10 full-time art faculty, recognized for a strong studio curriculum, visiting artist program, and accomplished alumni. Our facilities include studio classrooms in ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, drawing and sculpture. Our ceramics facilities include:

• Large, open ceramic studio with 25 Pacifica electric wheels, extruders and a slab roller.
• Dedicated clay mixing room with ventilation, vacuum deairing equipment, pugmill/clay mixer.
• Glazing area with a glaze spray booth
• Indoor gas and electric kilns with hood ventilation. Outdoor wood, raku and gas soda kilns.
• NASAD accreditation.