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We aim to provide the support and skills you need to realize your potential. Whether you're seeking career opportunities, looking for financial support or simply curious about majoring in the arts, we can point you in the right direction.
Our community relationships, internship opportunities and research resources help you prepare for careers through hands-on experience. In addition, our commitment to inclusive excellence continually pushes us to widen our scope of resources to ensure an exemplary experience for students while preparing you to make a positive impact in your communities.
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Essential Resources
MyDU
Check the MyDU portal for essential documents, registration info and other student essentials.
Canvas
Access our online learning management system to find syllabi, assignments, deadlines and more.
Digication
Find electronic profiles of students, faculty, staff, alumni and organizations across campus.
Equity and Inclusion
DU's ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence aims to build a community where all are welcome.
Disability Services
DU's Disability Services Program is dedicated to removing barriers to educational success in order to foster a more inclusive student experience.
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Community Relationships
Denver Art Museum
We partner with DAM curators, directors and facilitators (and have since 1950) to offer courses related to DAM exhibitions and provide students with connections to internship and employment opportunities. Students also have opportunities to take classes directly from Denver Art Museum curators.
Clyfford Still Museum
The Clyfford Still Museum displays the work and explores the life of abstract expressionist Clyfford Still. We're lucky enough to have the Clyfford Still conservator, James Squires, teach our Introduction to Art Conservation class. This partnership also enables internship opportunities to pre-art conservation majors.
Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art
The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art at DU is available to students for research and conservation practice. All of our student-led research for the Kirkland Museum is permanently archived.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver
The Museum of Contemporary Art offers volunteer and internship opportunities to students at Denver's primary cutting-edge art hub.
Museo De Las Americas
Museo de las Americas is the premier Latin American art museum in the Rocky Mountain region. This partnership extends volunteer and internship opportunities to students.
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
Are you passionate about working with kids? Downtown Aurora Visual Arts provides arts education to urban youth ages 3-17 in Original Aurora.
Additional Opportunities
Our network of alumni maintain close ties with a variety of art institutions. Speak with faculty about your interests and possible contacts. We also offer advice on locating internships.
The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)
The School of Art & Art History participates in the SNAAP survey, which is designed to enhance the impact of arts-school education. Visit the SNAAP website to learn more about the value of an arts degree and the lives and careers of arts graduates.
See the SNAAP Survey ResultsRelated Stories
Reimagining Women in History
An encounter with the remains of a Colorado mining town led Professor Sarah Gjertson to explore the roles of women in the American West during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The project utilizes printmaking, photography, sculpture and found objects.
DU Museum Studies Student Makes Art Accessible, Finds Strong Support Network
Museum Studies MA student Celina Grey Taylor speaks about her experiences in the program and how those connections can help make art more accessible.
