SVA's undergraduate program is a four-year, full-time Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program with courses offered throughout the day and evening. We offer majors in:
- BFA Advertising
- BFA Animation
- BFA Cartooning
- BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects
- BFA Design
- BFA Film
- BFA Fine Arts
- BFA Illustration
- BFA Interior Design
- BFA Photography and Video
- BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Identifying which college will prepare an aspiring artist to meet the demands and challenges that await tomorrow's professionals can be a difficult task. The outcome will vary for each individual, based on his or her interests, needs, abilities and focus. Students who choose SVA are often attracted by the breadth and professional standing of our faculty, the passion of our student body, the rigors of our curriculum, the industry standards within our studio facilities, and the energy and excitement that is New York City.
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Meet our BFA Visual and...
Students Jinhee Kwak, Benjamin Lee Sperry and Connor Calhoun discuss their experiences in the BFA Visual and Critical Studies Department at SVA.
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BFA Photography and Video
Undergraduate students Augusta Gudmundsdottir and Desiree Kong discuss their work and experiences in the BFA Photography and Video Department
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BFA Illustration
Department chair Thomas Woodruff, student Paul Lee and faculty member Peter Kuper talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Illustration program speci...
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BFA Animation
Students Soren Hughes, Victoria Montes and Max Colson discuss their experiences as undergraduate students in the BFA Animation Department
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BFA Design Students
Josephine Tansara, Elena Woznick and Claudine Eriksson talk about the undergraduate Design program
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BFA Cartooning
Department chair Thomas Woodruff, student Jessica Vissari and faculty member Bill Griffith talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Cartooning progra...
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Meet our BFA Computer Art...
Students Jeric Pimentel, Christina Faraj and Nico Del Guidice discuss their experiences in the BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects...
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Undergraduate Programs Overview
The faculty, chairs and students of the School of Visual Arts talk about what make SVA unique.
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BFA Visual & Critical Studies
Department chair Tom Huhn, student Morgan King and faculty member Gregory Donovan talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate VCS program special.
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BFA Computer Art, Computer...
Acting department chair Jimmy Calhoun, student Derrick Forkel and faculty member Brendan Gallagher talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Computer...
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BFA Animation
Acting department chair Mary Lee Grisanti, student Jake Kaplan and faculty member Frank Gresham talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Animation pr...
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BFA Photography and Video
Department chair Joseph Maida, student Han Seok You and faculty member Katherine Newbegin talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Photography and Vi...
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BFA Illustration
Undergraduate students Ed Leme, Isabel Bowen, Xia Gordon, Luiz d'Orey and Jamie "Trey" Abdella were filmed in and around the BFA Illustration studios
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Meet some of SVA's...
Students representing SVA's undergraduate departments talk about their experiences.
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Meet our BFA Interior Design...
Students Danielle Kachler, Vanessa Lacayo and Vicki Danyang Long discuss their experiences in the BFA Interior Design Department at SVA.
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BFA Fine Art
Students Leman Akpinar, Adebunmi Gbadebo and John Patrick Wells discuss their experiences as undergraduates in the Fine Arts Department
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Meet our BFA Cartooning...
Students David Abrevaya, Alex Graudins and Cathi Chavers discuss their experiences in the BFA Cartooning Department at SVA.
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SVA BFA Computer Art,...
Students Ben Cone and Daniel Finn discuss their virtual reality project and their experiences as undergrads
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Meet our BFA Film students...
Students Matvey Fiks, Alejandro Veciana and Miwa Sakulrat discuss their experiences in the BFA Film Department at SVA.
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Meet our BFA Advertising...
Students Christopher Groelle, Stephen Cho and Delilah Kim discuss their experiences in the BFA Advertising Department at SVA.
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BFA Interior Design
Department chair Dr. Carol Bentel, student Tina Kvelashvili and faculty member Jack Travis talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Interior Design p...
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Meet our BFA Design...
Students Anthony Zukofsky, Enle Li and Liron Ashkenazi discuss their experiences in the BFA Design Department at SVA.
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Meet our BFA Animation...
Students Chris Anne Lindo, Karina Farek and Josette Roberts discuss their experiences in the BFA Animation Department at SVA.
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BFA Interior Design
Students Hexiao Miki Wang, Dina Reziapova and Jung-eun Sarah Hong discuss their experiences studying interior design
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SVA BFA Film
Students Andrew Garcia, Lauren McCall and Brenda Salazar talk about their experiences and about what sets SVA apart as a place to study film in New Yo...
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BFA Cartooning
Students Daphne Brophy, Gabrielle Gomez and Veronica Anu Agarwal share their experiences as undergraduate students in the BFA Cartooning Department
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Meet our BFA Illustration...
Students Malkia Saint-Albin, Paul Simundich and Amber Ma discuss their experiences in the BFA Illustration Department at SVA.
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BFA Film
Acting department chair Mary Lee Grisanti, student Keren Nechmad and faculty member Chris Newman talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Film progra...
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BFA Photography and Video
Undergraduate students Augusta Gudmundsdottir and Desiree Kong discuss their work and experiences in the BFA Photography and Video Department
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SVA BFA Advertising
Students Sal Romano and Stephen Kingslow head to the Art Directors Club for SVA's undergraduate Advertising Department's end-of-year exhibition, where...
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Meet our BFA Photography and...
Students Carlos Jaramillo, Yasaman Alipour and Dana Davenport discuss their experiences in the BFA Photography and Video Department at SVA.
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Visual & Critical Studies
Students Victoria Hristoff and Gabriella Moreno discuss their collaborations together with fellow student Casey Schultz and their experiences as under...
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BFA Fine Arts
Department chair Suzanne Anker, student Eduardo Solana and faculty member Alice Aycock talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Fine Arts program spe...
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SVA Undergraduate Programs
Students from each of our 11 undergraduate programs share their experiences
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Meet our BFA Fine Arts...
Students Vincent Chen, Dylan Spelman-Hall and Gerald Sheffield discuss their experiences in the BFA Fine Arts Department at SVA.
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BFA Advertising
Department chair Richard Wilde, student Pierre Marie Fort and faculty member Thomas Shim talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Advertising program...
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BFA Design
Department chair Richard Wilde, 3D Design chair Kevin O'Callaghan and student Natalia Marmolejo talk about what makes SVA's undergraduate Design progr...
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October 9th, 8:43am
Calling all prospective undergrads! #SVA is hosting open houses on three upcoming Saturdays: 10/13, 10/20 and 11/3.… https://t.co/dEsScGsL4l
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May 17th, 7:02pm
Space is still available for our intensive 3 week Summer Pre-College program taking place Jul 9th - Jul 27th, open… https://t.co/qv6KIamUme
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April 19th, 8:26am
We sat down with celebrated photographer and SVA alumnus Frank Ockenfels 3, who has immortalized the look of David… https://t.co/UpOGBAdvzp
