School of Visual Arts

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Our challenging undergraduate and graduate programs span Studio Art, Digital Arts and Design, and Art Education. We also offer online courses tailored to diverse learners. SoVA’s internationally recognized, award-winning faculty are dedicated to learning, research, and educational imagination. Visual thinkers, creators, shapers, and educators – you belong here.
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Alumni Spotlight
Penn State gave me the opportunity to explore the many career paths available in the film industry.

Alumni Spotlight
Caleb Yoder
B.Des. in Digital Arts and Media Design 2016A student internship with DreamWorks Animation led Caleb Yoder to a full-time videographer position with the company following his graduation. Caleb spent eight months as a videographer before moving to the DreamWorks TV division, where he worked as a production assistant and production coordinator on Harvey Street Kids. As a Schreyer Scholar, Caleb graduated with highest distinction, serving as college marshal for the College of Arts and Architecture. Caleb now is assistant animatic editor at DreamWorks.




Zoller Gallery

DArt Design Studio

HumpDay Gallery

SoVA Ceramics Studio

SoVA Wood & Metal Shop
Faculty Spotlight
Cristin Millett
Professor of Art
Straddling traditional disciplinary boundaries, SoVA Professor Cristin Millett’s investigations of medicine and its history are integral to her artistic process. Her toolkit of sculptural processes incorporates new advances in digital technology along with established methods of sculpture, such as stone carving and bronze casting. The resulting objects and installations prompt a contemporary cultural critique of societal issues surrounding reproduction and gender identity. Millett was awarded a Fulbright to the University of Western Australia in 2020.

Events
Go. Explore.Faculty Recital: Raymond Sage, voice
Music I 130 Recital HallBach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert Voice Jury Honors
Pasquerilla/Eisenhower ChapelBach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert MM Students
Pasquerilla/Eisenhower ChapelNews from A&A
Knochel receives Fulbright award to examine makerspace cultures
Aaron Knochel, associate professor of art education in the College of Arts and Architecture’s School of Visual Arts, has received a 2022-23 Fulbright Scholar Award from the University of Bergen,