July 7, 2003

Contact Michael Cinelli for information on the Mitchell gift announcement at 713/743-8155

Enrolls 1,000 undergraduate and 50 graduate students…offers comprehensive study in studio art, design, and art history.

Twenty-two full-time faculty and a Visual Resources Library, which houses 100,000 images being digitized or Web-based instruction and review.

Affords students the opportunity to learn from nationally recognized artists, whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums, in areas as diverse as sculpture, digital media, interior design, painting, jewelry, ceramics, and video… Visiting Artist program complements offerings in painting, drawing, and interior design.

Well-equipped studios for printmaking and jewelry; indoor- outdoor facilities for sculpture and ceramics; computer labs for graphics, photography, digital media, video.

Sponsors internships with major museums, galleries, and alternative art spaces… enjoys productive and collegial relationship with Blaffer Gallery, which hosts annual student exhibitions.

Faculty artists supported by Prix de Rome, Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts… exhibit their work in major museums around the world.

Art history faculty have received support from American Council of Learned Societies, College Art Association of America, Howard Foundation at Brown University, National Endowment for the Humanities.

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