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Fine Arts Concentrations & Programs
2-D Practices
Painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, photography, fabric . . .
3-D Practices
Clay, wood, steel, plaster, papier-mâché, glass, balloons, found objects . . .
Digital Arts
Video practices, web design, computer animation, digital imaging . . .
Interdisciplinary Art
New ways of thinking about how art can happen and what it can do.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Finish your degree by preparing and mounting your solo exhibition.
MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
A master's degree program for creative art makers driven by critical thinking and built on community
A Unique Fine Arts Degree
Get your fine arts degree in a close-knit community of students and faculty making art with passion and intention. Experiment with established methods and new technologies, practical techniques and creative flexibility.
The Holman Arts & Media Center’s newly renovated and equipped open studios are a light-filled place to try anything and everything. Explore the freedom of visual practice with an interdisciplinary attitude in the Sierra Nevada University fine arts degree program.
an SNU art student
Art Fed by Community
We think creative interplay is hugely important. Whether you concentrate in Two-Dimensional or Three-Dimensional Practices, Digital Arts, or Interdisciplinary Art, you’ll get your fine arts degree among students in every discipline. Add a minor in Music to expand your portfolio even farther.
You’ll get feedback from peers and faculty mentors who are interested in your work and ideas. You’ll exhibit your work in the Midway Art Portfolio Review and annual group Student Show. And BFA candidates all finish with a solo show in one of our main galleries.
It doesn’t all happen in the studio.
Meet the exciting visiting artists whose work is exhibited in SNU’s four gallery spaces.
Learn about the Italian Renaissance in Italy, Japanese artistic traditions in Japan, or current trends in ceramics at conferences in the US. Contrast the amazing beauty and equally amazing outdoor adventures of Lake Tahoe with the dramatic expanse of the high desert.
Our Students Say It Best
Cara Close
Major: Fine Arts – Two-Dimensional Practices
Class of 2018
I came back to SNC after many years out of school raising my girls and experiencing life to continue my journey as a fine artist. It has been a wonderful experience to be back in the art department community surrounded by young artists. Although I am more busy than ever, I am also more focused and getting the most from my classes.Read More
Class of 2018
I came back to SNC after many years out of school raising my girls and experiencing life to continue my journey as a fine artist. It has been a wonderful experience to be back in the art department community surrounded by young artists. Although I am more busy than ever, I am also more focused and getting the most from my classes.Read More
Adrian Pinal-Gonzalez
Major: Fine Arts - Three-Dimensional Practices, Minor in Digital Arts
Class of 2020
I love to create, and to solve the problems that come along with the process of a project. My solution to many problems I encounter is to sketch out what I need to make and create a paper model. Model making greatly helps save the real material.Read More
Class of 2020
I love to create, and to solve the problems that come along with the process of a project. My solution to many problems I encounter is to sketch out what I need to make and create a paper model. Model making greatly helps save the real material.Read More
Anza Jarschke
Major: Fine Arts – New Genres, Psychology
Class of 2013
After finishing my masters in Social Justice and Community Organizing from Prescott College, I returned to SNC Tahoe to work as the Gallery Director. It's an exciting step in life to be able to come back to a place that provided me with so much at a formative time. Read More
Class of 2013
After finishing my masters in Social Justice and Community Organizing from Prescott College, I returned to SNC Tahoe to work as the Gallery Director. It's an exciting step in life to be able to come back to a place that provided me with so much at a formative time. Read More
BFA & Midway Art Portfolio Review
Art Beyond College
We don’t think that being an artist should require starving in a garret. Our fine arts degree program addresses the challenges you will face as a working artist with a structure that mirrors graduate programs.
Develop your vision into an expressive body of work. Explore professional opportunities that fit your creative and personal goals. Graduate from Sierra Nevada University prepared for a satisfying and sustainable future. Ask our alumni!
Information about the Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree and the Midway Art Portfolio Review.