Students discover the complex potential of visual communication and culture. They gain a breadth and knowledge and also a depth of knowledge where they are most curious.

WFU art students go onto top graduate programs and a multitude of careers in art as well as in business, medicine, law, non-profits, and psychology among others.

Our program covers a wide range of instruction from the technical to the conceptual and includes interdisciplinary courses. For example, faculty from the Wake Forest University Schools of Business and the Art Department teach, Management in the Visual Arts.

This course provides both art and business students with the essential skills, pragmatic experiences and a conceptual framework for understanding the role the visual arts play within the national and international economies.

Students receive preparation for involvement in art galleries, auction houses, museums, and publishing, as well as for contributions to various boards and organizations that commission or purchase works of art.