Welcome to the Department of Art and Design
The Cal Poly Department of Art and Design offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with major concentrations in graphic design, photography, and studio art. We are accredited by NASAD, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, as a professional degree program. With its emphasis on solid foundations and the development of studio practice tied to a focus on conceptual abilities, Cal Poly Art and Design has built a national reputation for producing graduates with an ability to contribute and innovate in their chosen field. The quality of our students is exceptional.
Visiting Campus?
When planning a campus visit, we suggest that you plan ahead, to make sure you'll be able to meet with select faculty. To view faculty office hours please click here. When arriving on campus, enter via Grand Ave and stop at the visitor's booth for a campus map and parking information. Art and Design is located in Dexter Bldg 34 next to the Kennedy Library. You may download a self-guided walking tour (PDF) for your convenience. We look forward to meeting you!
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Map to the Department
Art and Design Students Win Cal Poly Arts Award
Chris Iseri('11) and Kenny Sing (‘11) split the Cal Poly Arts Achievement in Art Award. These awards recognize current Cal Poly students who have either maintained high levels of involvement in the arts, or who have executed superb specific art projects during his or her enrollment at the University.
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Department Adds Two New Members for Fall 2012
Bruno Ribeiro—Assistant Professor of Graphic Design. Professor Ribeiro holds a Master of Fine Arts from The Ohio State University with a focus on Interaction Design. His thesis was entitled Reshaping Visual Communication Design Curriculum to Support Collaboration with Computer Science and Engineering. Prior to attending The Ohio State University, Professor Ribeiro was creative director for Stijl, a design firm based in his home country of Brazil.
Diana Puntar—Assistant Professor of Sculpture. Professor Puntar holds a Master of Fine Arts from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Before coming to Cal Poly she taught at the Pratt Institute in New York. Professor Puntar's sculpture has been exhibition at PS1 Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as Boston, Chicago, Portland, Charlotte, and New Haven. Her current work investigates utopian endeavors.
Design Student Named Ad Designer of the Year
Art and Design major Brad Matsushita ( ‘12) was named ad designer of the year at the at the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Manager’s (CNBAM) convention in Miami, Fla. Cal Poly’s student-run newspaper, Mustang Daily, recently won its fourth consecutive College Newspaper of the Year award
The award is based on points received in the organization’s annual contest, which includes personnel categories, advertising design, special sections and other advertising- and business-related areas. Mustang Daily competes in Division A, which includes newspapers with a combined weekly circulation of less than 30,000.
Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 12th 5pm
The very best of drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design and more. This year the jurors are, San Francisco designer Kelly M. Murdoch-Kitt and Los Angeles artist Ana Serrano. The opening reception and awards will be Thursday, April 12th at 5pm to kick off Open House for the Department of Art and Design.
Hiroki Asai—2010 College of Liberal Arts Honored Alumnus
Hiroki Asai (Art and Design ‘92) has been named the 2010 Honored Alumnus for Cal Poly's College of Liberal Arts. Asai, Apple Computer, Inc.'s executive creative director of graphic design, supervises more than 200 artists and designers who are responsible for all of the packaging, retail store graphics, Web site, online store, direct marketing, videos and event graphics for Apple's international market. His creative team is the only one of its size that designs, produces and engineers a company's communications work—from every creative discipline—in house.
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Spotlight on Student Work
Students send posters about food to Michelle Obama at the White House
Graphic Design professor Charmaine Martinez's students are sending a message to the White House.
Students in her Type III class have offered their support for Michelle Obama's Healthy Food Initiative. Each student designed a poster that promoted one of Michael Pollan's 7 Rules for Healthy Eating. The other side of the poster contains A Good Food Manifesto for America by food activist, farmer, and MacArthur Grant recipient Will Allen. The posters fold down to a mailer, and the students will be sending them to the White House this spring.
Calendar of Events
Speakers
Michelle Meagher
Thursday, April 26th
Dr. Meagher is an Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Alberta, and she will be delivering a talk titled "Self-Presentation and the Ageing Artist's Body," which addresses the recent work of Suzy Lake.
Richard Koci Hernandez
Cancelled due to family emergency.