Community Culture

When you're here, you're part of the Greyhound Family. With over 50 student organizations, you'll have the opportunity to make lifelong friends with people who have similar interests.

Personalized Learning

Because our class sizes are small, your professors really get to know you and are heavily invested in your success. Our faculty has real-world experience to help guide you every step of the way.

Affordable Degree

As one of the most affordable degree programs in the Southwest, ENMU allows you to get a degree without a huge burden of debt.

Visual Arts, or studio arts, is the creation of art through multi-mediums. This program will build and strengthen your skills in a range of mediums from painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, jewelry and small metals, that express and influence emotional responses. Throughout the program you’ll be able to concentrate in a specific medium and demonstrate your abilities in project courses and senior portfolio gallery shows. You’ll be ready for careers in art industries in your chosen medium, education, museums, and so much more!

Additionally, if you want to become an educator, we have a 4+1 program designed for students to earn a BFA in Visual Arts (or Graphic Design or 2D Animation) and a Master of Education all in five years. This program leads to a Visual Art licensure for the state of New Mexico and allows you to teach K-12 grade art.

Our modern facilities feature state-of-the-art computer labs containing 50 iMacs and Power Macs loaded with the latest in Adobe Creative Cloud software. Students can utilize our design lab, darkroom, video editing room, drawing studio, along with numerous well-lit studio spaces to provide you with plenty of options for working comfortably. We offer over 50 hours per week of open studio and lab time for work outside of class.

Scholarships and Financial Assistance

We are committed to helping you finance your education. In addition to grants, loans and scholarships offered by Financial Aid and Enrollment Services, there are also many scholarships for current students available through the ENMU Foundation.

Learn more about ENMU scholarships

Learning Format

Our program is designed to be completed in person. You'll be completing assignments, readings, papers, tests and projects throughout the semester.

Hands-On Experience/Special Opportunities

The Visual Arts Program offers opportunities to explore multiple mediums and participate in the art clubs, The ArtSpace and Clayhounds.

Our Runnels Gallery has opportunities for students to submit their work for juried shows and for portfolio shows. And the Runnels Gallery offers on-campus internships for those wanting to gain experience working in a gallery!

The Department of Art and the ENMU Foundation are proud to offer annual scholarships funds to our majors.

Faculty and Advising

The program faculty are committed to responsible academic advising. This means we help you schedule the right courses at the right time to help you take the next step in your professional career. Faculty members are specialists in their areas of advising and are current with requirements for admission into the programs they advise so you get the academic advice you need, when you need it.

Academic Help and Resources

We want to make sure you get the support you need. We offer flexible tutoring services, including the ENMU Writing Center which is available to help you improve your writing and help you clearly communicate for written, school-related projects and assignments.

We also have online databases, journal article, and eBooks accessible through the Golden Library. ENMU librarians are available virtually, via phone and email to provide assistance, so you'll always have the help you need to take advantage of library resources, even if you're sitting in front of your computer at home.

See our library services

Service and Mutual Interest Organizations

If you would like to get more involved, ENMU provides the opportunity to use the skills you'll gain while working on your degree to hold leadership positions in our many organizations. At ENMU, you will be able to explore more than 50 student organizations that range from academic, cultural, multicultural, service, special interest and fraternities/sororities.

If you see a need for an organization we don't have, you can even start your own.

See student organization information

Career Opportunities

Dependent on the core upper level EET courses you complete for this concentration, with this degree, you may pursue careers in: development, testing and maintenance of electrical and electronic circuits, the renewable energy technology industry, industries requiring PLC operation and programming, or supervising and maintaining electronic equipment such as communication systems.

Other benefits might include new opportunities in management or a new career in a related field

Some potential careers open to graduates are:

Career Services for Students

Our Visual Arts Emphasis program prepares you to pursue careers in the studio arts, museum, or education industries. When you graduate with a Fine Arts emphasis in Visual Arts from ENMU, you will leave ready to become an entrepreneurial studio artist in your chosen medium, museum exhibit designer, an art consultant or restorer, or to seek an advanced degree to be an educator.

High School Courses

If you are interested in majoring in this program at ENMU, your high school curriculum should include:

• Painting
• Drawing
• Ceramics
• Photography
• Jewelry/Small Metalworks

Additional Degree Information

You can find additional information about the program, including the courses you will take in this program at Eastern.

Sample Degree Plan