Welcome to the Sonoma State University Department of Art, an inclusive and supportive community of students, staff, and faculty. Together, we work to create opportunities for experimentation, collaboration, cooperation, expression, and personal growth.
Our department offers an interdisciplinary arts education with strong foundations in Art Theory, Art History, technical skills, and professional development. Our facilities include two galleries, a foundry, metal shop, wood shop, dark room, lithography studio, individual studio spaces and a community garden, and we invite students of all backgrounds, religious identification, sexual identity, race, and ethnicity, to join us.
Wach the video below to hear what some of our current students are saying about their experiences in the program.
Announcements
Art lecturer Eileen Parent's Botanical Drawing class artwork to be used on the Copeland Creek Community Trail signs.
Come celebrate major milestones in this interdisciplinary project, involving more than a dozen departments and groups on and off campus. Meet the students, faculty, partners, and others who made this collaborative endeavor a reality.
Opening Day event is August 29th from 1 pm - 4pm.
Jiovanny Soto, an alumni of the SSU BFA program, has a solo show opening On July 10th at Incline Gallery in San Francisco. The opening reception is July 10th from 6 pm - 9 pm and the exhibition will be on view through August 9th.
Our graduates are doing exciting things! Check out this spotlight on one of our recent BFA graduates.
Join us in the University Art Gallery courtyard on May 18th from 4 pm - 6 pm to tour the COMMENCE sculpture installations and to celebrate our 2026 graduates!
Check out the new spotlight featuring BFA student Trinity Myers!
Joe Ferriso's solo exhibition at the Eleanor Harwood Gallery opens March 14th. Read more about it here.
Join us on Thursdays from Noon - 12:50 for our visiting artist lecture series!
It's the Art Program's spring semester brush sale on January 28th from Noon - 1! Come get your brushes at deep discounts. Thank you to Rileystreet Art Supply for partnering with us.