The future of Art and Design
The Department of Art and Design offers cutting-edge programs preparing students for the creative paths of tomorrow. Our students work with a variety of media as they build robust interdisciplinary competencies essential for today’s creative economy. Department courses include filmmaking, animation, theatre, digital and visual storytelling, printmaking, photography, drawing, painting, ceramics, and sculpture.
We invite you to join our student body, learn through high-impact, hands-on experiences, and become part of a growing arts community.
Art & Design
Summerville Campus
Office 240
1120 15th Street, WH-240
Augusta, GA 30904
Contemporary artist Shanequa Gay’s collaboration with gallery director Shannon Morris is currently on display in the Mary S. Byrd Gallery. Learn more how Shanequa Gay and others discuss the artist's work and the social issues she reflects.
Alumna, artist, graphic designer and communication specialist for Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Morgan Hayes was selected as the Healing Arts Gallery's February Artist of the Month for her series called “Joy” which captures the essence of the Black experience.
World-renowned trombonist and director of jazz studies at Augusta University Wycliffe Gordon will present "AU Jazz and Friends: Smokestack Lightning" to celebrate America’s love of barbecue.
Augusta University art professor and sculptor Brian Rust will have his artwork featured in the inaugural solo exhibition of a downtown art gallery.
Animation student Emily Hogue designed a vibrant mural featuring the pride of Jaguar Nation, Augustus, as part of the rebranding of the Roar Store, the official campus store and fan shop of Augusta University.
