Earn Your Degree in Art on-campus in La Grande, Oregon at Eastern Oregon University.
Cultivate your creative vision, master practical techniques, and become an innovative problem solver. Our immersive program offers a broad and diverse selection of artistic experiences designed to help you develop as a critical thinker and a producing, active artist. Located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, you will build a professional portfolio in state-of-the-art facilities with dedicated, personal faculty mentorship.
- Individual Senior Studios: Gain personal, dedicated studio space during your senior year to refine your techniques and build your professional portfolio.
- Nightingale Gallery: Showcase your work in eastern Oregon’s premier exhibition venue for contemporary art, celebrating the diverse cultural landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.
- Dedicated Talent Scholarships: Apply for the specialized Art, Music, and Theatre Award to support your artistic journey and lower tuition costs.
Why EOU for Your Artistic Journey?
- Tailor Your Creative Path: Earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) by complementing your studio practice with 12 additional credits in science and mathematics, or a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) by selecting credits in a foreign language.
- Broad Media Exploration: We encourage you to experience a wide range of media—including photography, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, painting, and drawing—to discover and refine your personal vision.
- Graduate School & Professional Prep: Focus on portfolio development within a strong liberal arts context to make yourself competitive for graduate school admissions (MFA programs), art education pathways, and creative professional endeavors.
- Modality: 100% In-Person (La Grande Campus)
- Facilities: Loso Hall studios, Nightingale Gallery, and Electronic Media Labs
- Senior Privilege: Private, individual senior studio spaces
- Scholarship Access: Annual Art Program Talent Scholarships
Core competencies
Develop exceptional hands-on skills across diverse physical media, including photography, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, and painting.
Build a deep, personal aesthetic that drives your visual voice and grounds your creative work in solid conceptual theories.
Analyze and engage in contemporary and historical art dialogues, establishing yourself as an informed critic and participant with a firm awareness of field developments.
Design, document, and curate a professional-grade portfolio designed to make you highly competitive for graduate admissions and creative careers.
Cultivate the mental flexibility and innovative thinking required to address complex visual, commercial, and community issues.
Gain direct, hands-on experience in exhibiting, curating, and presenting contemporary art within professional public spaces.
The Immersive Studio Experience (On-Campus)
Visual arts are tactile, collaborative, and immediate. EOU’s Art program is offered exclusively in-person on our beautiful La Grande campus to maximize your access to heavy studio machinery, specialized kilns, darkrooms, and peer-to-peer critique.
In-Person (La Grande)
Visual arts are tactile, collaborative, and immediate. EOU’s Art program is offered exclusively in-person on our beautiful La Grande campus to maximize your access to heavy studio machinery, specialized kilns, darkrooms, and peer-to-peer critique.
- Face-to-Face Critique: Receive instant, personalized feedback from working faculty artists who review your physical canvases and sculptures in real-time.
- State-of-the-Art Studios: Gain full, physical access to the extensive printmaking presses, ceramics wheels, sculpture labs, and woodshops in Loso Hall.
- Senior Studio Privilege: Seniors are awarded their own private, individual studios on campus—offering dedicated space to create work for their senior capstones.
The Transfer Pathway
Maximize Your Prior Credits
Turn your previous college coursework or Associate degree into a powerful, career-accelerating bachelor’s degree at EOU.
Highlights: • Flexible transfer policy — EOU accepts up to 135 credits from other institutions. • Seamlessly integrate previous agricultural, business, or science credits. • Personalized advisor support to build a fast-track completion plan. • Accelerate your timeline to save money and enter the agricultural market sooner.
Learn from Dedicated, Active Working Artists
At EOU, you will study with faculty who are not just teachers, but active, professional artists with robust studio practices and expertise in a variety of media. They bring their diverse national exhibitions, artistic explorations, and conceptual approaches directly into the classroom.
Because our class sizes remain small, you will receive personalized attention, direct mentorship, and deep critiques designed to challenge and aid you to develop a personal aesthetic foundation that drives your creative work.
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Ready to Ignite Your Creative Potential?
Join EOU’s close-knit artistic family and build a professional future in the visual arts.
