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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.
Student Resources
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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.
Visual Media Center
The Visual Media Center (VMC) provides digital imaging services to students for learning, research and teaching purposes. Digital images produced or purchased by the VMC are found in the Jstor Digital Library, a database available through the University Libraries to all DU community members. Our visual resources collection contains over 160,000 images across three collections which include the School of Art & Art History Teaching Collection, the University Libraries Archivision Collection, and a selection of objects from the University Art Collections. High-resolution images are accompanied by high-quality metadata created by VMC staff that faculty and students can use for research, studying and citations, unlike results from Google or other search engines. The collection reflects the cultural and art historical diversity and inclusivity of the curriculum of the School of Art & Art History, and contains historical, geographic and didactic materials that will be useful to many disciplines and departments at DU.
Anyone in the DU community can request to have still images added to the visual resources collection for educational purposes. If you have questions about requesting images or the VMC, contact the Interim Director, Meagan Callahan. The VMC is in room 122 in Shwayder Art Building.
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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
Making a Career in Art Education
Students enrolled in the BFA in studio art program have the opportunity to create art and experiment with numerous art forms. The opportunity to explore and practice different art forms has prepared BFA alumna Faith Williams Dyrsten to teach her students how to have a voice in their artwork.
Intergenerational Connections through Photography
In Roddy MacInnes's courses, students use photography as a medium to study life itself. This approach led MacInnes to create "Photography and Memory," a project that pairs photography undergraduates with community members experiencing memory loss. The idea is to "use family photographs as catalysts for sharing life stories."
