• The School of Art and Art History was established in 1948 and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
• The Harn Eminent Scholar Program in Art History is a collaborative effort between the College of Fine Arts School of Art and Art History and the Harn Museum of Art. Inaugurated in 1993 the scholar in residence holds the Harn Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Art History, and is selected for exemplary teaching, scholarship and publications, in addition to notable experience in museum work.
• New World School of the Arts was created by the Florida Legislature in 1984 as a Center of Excellence in the visual and performing arts. A unique collaborative venture of the University of Florida, Miami-Dade Community College, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the school provides a comprehensive program of artistic training, academic development and preparation for careers in dance, music, theater and visual arts. New World School of the Arts is located near major cultural, entertainment and government facilities in downtown Miami. www.mdcc.edu/nwsa/
• In 1999, the Digital Worlds Institute was established as a collaborative effort between the College of Fine Arts and the College of Engineering. The Digital Worlds Institute exists to nurture leading edge research and education between engineering and the arts, utilizing the tools of digital technology and culture. In the fall of 2001 the first class of art students in the Digital Arts and Science Program began working toward their BA and MA degrees under the auspices of the DWI.

Academic Offerings

BFA and MFA

• Ceramics
• Creative Photography
• Digital Media
• Drawing
• Graphic Design
• Painting
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• MA in Museum Studies
• PhD in Art History

BA, MA and PhD

• Art History
• Art Education
• Visual Studies (BA only)

Enrollment

• 600 undergraduate majors
• 100+ graduate students

Faculty

• 35 full-time
• 11 part-time
• 9 staff
• Included among the SAAH distinguished faculty are recipients of the Guggenheim Fellowship, Getty Fellowship, Rome Prize, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships and numerous Fulbright Scholars

Facilities

The following facilities include studios, classrooms, workshops and offices for faculty, staff and students.

• Fine Arts Buildings C and D
• The University Galleries
  • The Focus Gallery
  • Grinter Gallery
• Fine Arts Building C Digital Lab
• Building 811
• Yon Hall
• Norman Hall
• WARPhaus

Resources

• College of Fine Arts Visual Resources Center - This facility houses a comprehensive collection of more than 300,000 art and architecture 35mm slides.
• Architecture and Fine Arts Library - The Architecture and Fine Arts Library opened in 1965 with holdings of about 20,000 volumes. Today, AFA ranks third (after the libraries of the University of Virginia and Duke University) in having the largest visual arts library collection in the Southeast.
• Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art - Located on the University of Florida campus the Harn Museum of Art is one of the largest university museums in the southeastern United States.
• Florida Museum of Natural History - The Florida Museum of Natural History is the largest natural history museum in the southeast, with historical, ethnological and natural history holdings.

Scholarships for Undergraduate and Graduate Study

• Amy Nicole DeGrove Memorial Scholarship
• E. Robert Langely Scholarship Fund for Harn Museum Internships
• William M. and Sue Goza Art History Prizes
• James R. Rizzi Scholarships in Studio Art

Research Support

In the past four years, SAAH Faculty have received more than a quarter of a million dollars from the UF Office of Research and Graduate Education to support their creative and scholarly research.

Recent Visiting Artists/Scholars

Fred Wilson · Marcia Tucker · Terry Adkins · Vito Acconci · Douglas Crimp · Alex Potts · Hal Foster · Martha Rosler · Mark Dion · Alfredo Jarr · Elizabeth Broun · Dave Hickey · Ivan Karp· bell hooks · Ann Spalter · Ann Hamilton · Andrea Robbins · Donald Kuspit · Michael Brenson · Max Becher · Lucy Lippard · Robert Nelson · Guillermo Gomez-Pena·Allan Sekula · Thierry de Duve · Thomas Crow · Renee Green · Roslyn Walker · Herbert Cole·Roy Sieber · Todd Marder

International Programs and Exchanges

Annual Student Trip to New York City

Intensive six-day excursion to New York City galleries, museums and artists' studios

Phone: (352) 392 - 0201
Fax: (352) 392 - 8453

Mailing Address
School of Art and Art History
College of Fine Arts
University of Florida
PO Box 115801
101 Fine Arts Building C
Gainesville, FL 32611-5801

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