At UW-Stevens Point, we help you find your own strengths, your own voice and your own path. A degree in Studio Art – 3D focuses your creative work in modeling, shaping, casting, sculpting, and assembling a range of mediums including clay, metal, wood, glass, and found natural and manufactured materials. We teach you to use various processes to plan and realize unique pieces, reproduce multiples, and build installations. In the BFA degree program you learn business and professional skills and how to use your creative abilities to land a successful career.

Explore Career Opportunities in 3D Art

Creative professionals are valued employees in every organization. We prepare you for careers specifically in or related to the visual arts. Our graduates find employment in commercial or private firms, government agencies, work in community programs or educational institutions. Some choose the entrepreneurial path, or become self-employed professional artists and craftspeople.

A sample of job titles in art and design-related fields include:

• Exhibit Installation
• Gallery Assistant
• Program Director
• Crafts Instructor
• Studio Artist/Assistant
• Fabricator
• Art Conservator
• Gaffer

Get Involved on Campus

Many Art & Design students belong to one or more of our student groups.

• American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) Student Chapter
• Association of Art Historians and Scholars (AAHS) 
• Carlsten Gallery Student Advisory Committee (CGSAC)
• Student Art League (SAL)
• SCULPT

More opportunities can be found on the Stevens Point Involvement Network (SPIN).

Gain Experience Outside the Classroom

• Exhibition Opportunities / Competitions
  Students at all levels can sign up to exhibit their work in a range of on-campus spaces and are encouraged to enter work in juried shows. We host an annual juried student exhibition and the chance to win multiple awards, a Scholarship Competition with  awards given in different categories, and we regularly post calls to enter other local, regional, national and international art shows. 
• Public Art / Community Work
  Local organizations and businesses provide opportunities to work on special projects like murals. The Carlsten Gallery Student Advisory Committee (CGSAC) holds an annual Public Art competition offering students up to $5,000 to create a public work, the experience of proposal writing, and working with a faculty mentor.
• Visiting Artists / Workshops 
  We host a range of visiting artists who involve students in their work and hold special workshops and lectures outside the classroom. Groups and individuals also travel to attend events or weekend workshops.

Meet Your Art Professors

​UW-Stevens Point’s has a great student-to-teacher ratio which means that majors receive excellent guidance and mentoring that supports personal and academic success. Your faculty will advise and assist you with recommendations, leads on jobs and graduate schools, and push you to achieve your highest goals. Our staff will help you throughout your degree process. After graduation we will stay connected and invite you back to share your story and inspire the next generations of Pointer Art & Design students! Meet your professors!