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UMass Dartmouth College of Visual & Performing Arts
Art
Design
Music
EXPLORE CVPA

High school students: we invite you to explore your creativity, gain recognition for your work, and discover CVPA's unique educational opportunities.

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CVPA Community Engagement Initiatives

The CVPA Office of Community Engagement Initiatives (CEI) is dedicated to supporting and promoting creative projects that are community-centered and accountable to community partners.

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EMERGING
YOUNG ARTISTS
JURIED EXHIBITION

Each year, CVPA is proud to host this highly competitive annual high school juried exhibition and recognize the exceptional merit of art students from high school art programs in New England.

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College of Visual & Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth

Undergraduate Programs

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Animation & Game Arts
BFA
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Art Education
BFA
art history
Art History
BA
Connor Chan, By the Window
Drawing
Minor
Fashion Design
BFA
Bridget Bannon, The Tenants
Film & Media Arts
Minor
Tia Arce, Modern Technology
Fine Arts
Minor
graphic design - undergrad
Graphic Design
BFA
illustration - undergrad
Illustration
BFA
Rosie Amato Bauer - Integrated Studio Arts
Integrated Studio Arts
Minor
Heather Dowrey - Spring 2019
Interior Architecture + Design
BS
CVPA Music
Music
BA
music education
Music Education
BA
music education
Music Performance
BA
Painting - undergraduate
Painting
Minor
photography - undergrad
Photography
BFA
sculpture - undergrad
Sculpture
Minor
floral painting detail
Studio Art and the Expanded Field
BFA
Ryan Skerry - 2010
Studio Arts Undeclared

Graduate Programs

art ed - grad
Art Education Online
MAE
Ceramics student studio space
Artisanry
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC)
People at Ceramics showing
Artisanry-Ceramics Online
Graduate Certificate
Marilyn Perry MFA candidate
Ceramics
MFA
design - pbc
Design
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC)
digital media - grad
Digital Media
MFA
Shabnam Jannesari, Sidney Street
Drawing
MFA
fibers - grad
Fibers
MFA
Amanda Kralovic - Fine Arts
Fine Arts
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC)
graphic design - grad
Graphic Design
MFA
illustration - grad
Illustration
MFA
painting-grad
Painting
MFA
photography - grad
Photography
MFA
Andy - Printmaking MFA
Printmaking
MFA
sculpture grad
Sculpture
MFA

News

News
IAD Professor Rose Mary Botti-Salitsky and CVPA Dean Lawrence Jenkens award Heather Cachia inaugural Tamotsu Yamamoto Scholarship
UMass Dartmouth awards inaugural Tamotsu Yamamoto Scholarship

Heather Cachia awarded $10,500 in recognition of her commitment to interior architecture + design

Events

Events
Dec
25
Christmas Day (no classes)

Christmas Day Holiday - no classes

Dec
26
Add/Drop Ends

Winter 2025 Add period and Drop period end for the Accelerated Nursing Session 1 courses.

Dec
30
Classes Begin

Winter 2025 Session 3-week classes begin.

Jan
1
New Year's Day (no classes)

New Year's Day Holiday - no classes

Jan
2
Add/Drop Ends

Winter 2025 Add period and Drop period (for a 100% refund) end for the 3-week session.

Jan
6
Pass/Fail Deadline

Winter 2025 Pass/Fail deadline ends for the 3-week session.

Contact

More CVPA contacts

CVPA

508-999-9295  cvpainfo@umassd.edu  

Main campus

285 Old Westport Road •  Dartmouth MA 02747

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