Support the Department
Through generous donor support, the Department of Art is able to continually offer programs, services, equipment, and scholarships to students beyond what standard funding sources provide for. The Department strives to continually develop and implement new resources for the academic and professional success of its students.
Please consider making a one time or recurring donation to one of the mission-specific Department of Art funds below.
Art History
- An annual scholarship award to a student studying Art History in the Department of Art.
Drawing
- An annual scholarship award to a student studying Drawing in the Department of Art.
Educational Programming
- To support the annual Visiting Artist Speaker Series in the Department of Art, which meets every Monday night of the Fall semester. A selection of Visiting Artists are chosen by the Department's faculty, and come speak to an audience of Art majors who attend the series as a course requirement. Extra seating is opened to the broader UB Community and general public.
- To support a program of visiting Native American artists within the Department of Art.
- On a regular basis (generally one to three times per academic year), the Department invites a Breverman Visiting Artist to come on site to use our facilities for artmaking, while engaging with students. These artists create new works and encourage intellectual discourse with students.
- The fund supports expenses for accommodating on site artists in the Department of Art for this purpose.
- Harvey Breverman, a longstanding faculty including years as a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Art, has made a significant impact on not only the students here, but the broader art community, as an active artist. To learn more about Breverman, see this profile by the Burchfield Penney Art Center, this 2018 UBNow article, this 2004 UB press release, and this 2004 exhibition website.
- To support the educational activities of the Department of Art. This fund fills the gap of many ad hoc educational needs that arise mid-semester, past when budgeting plans have been submitted, as well as ongoing programs including the Fall Visiting Artists Speaker Series. The Cary Fund also supports things like the public receptions for the exhibitions in the Department galleries, among its many uses. This flexible fund allows the Department of Art to provide flexibility and support in the overarching arts educations experience.
General Scholarships
- An annual scholarship award to a junior or senior level student who demonstrates the value to foster & advance legacy in the Department of Art.
- An annual scholarship award to a sophomore or junior level student, chosen through an exhibition and applications juried by the Department of Art, for summertime travel for the purpose of developing the student's artistic practice.
- An annual scholarship award to a junior level student studying in a studio art program within the Department of Art.
- Annual scholarships in support of undergraduate and graduate student(s) in the Fine Arts. In addition to the financial need narrative, applicants are asked to write a short statement explaining how this scholarship will allow them to pursue their passion for the studio arts. Since the inception of the fund, over 425 grants have been made.
- An annual scholarship award to a student studying in a studio art program within the Department of Art.
Graphic Design
- An annual scholarship award to a student studying Graphic Design in the Department of Art.
- An annual scholarship award to a student studying Graphic Design in the Department of Art.
Painting
- A fund awarding support for the purchase of materials & supplies to a student studying Painting in the Department of Art.
- An annual scholarship award to a graduate student studying Painting in the Department of Art.
- An annual scholarship award to a junior level student studying Painting in the Department of Art.
Photography
- An annual scholarship award to a student studying Photography in the Department of Art.
Print Media
- An annual scholarship award to a student studying Printmaking in the Department of Art.
- EPIC fund provides essential support and resources sustaining the development of scholarship and research into all forms of “ink on paper,” that is, Print Media.
- It has financed student attendance at international conferences, Department of Art lab equipment, and furnishings, sponsored the growth of the Book Arts Center of Western New York, and assisted the Print Club of Rochester’s ability to thrive past its 90th year.
Sculpture
- To support the activities of the Casting Institute in the Department of Art.
- Most recently, in 2019, this fund was used for a large contribution to the Department's purchase of a CNC (computer-numerical-control) machine that is used for production of students' works in Sculpture classes. The Department's Sculpture area houses a robust set of equipment, but is currently in need of an expensive kiln replacement. Your donation to this fund would directly support our efforts to resume offering instruction to students in various kiln-dependent casting processes, including bronze.
- To learn more about the Casting Institute's 1990s origin story, read here.
Have an internship or job opportunity to share with Art students?
Our Instructional Support Technician for Graphic Design/Art & Technology, Dom Licata, works with potential employers to determine if opportunities may be valuable to our students' arts education, and assists in promoting and matching positions to students. If you have an opportunity for mentoring, work, or development, that you think is a good match for an art student, please see the "For Employers" section of our Internships page.
While many of our students are multi-disciplinary, theses areas of study may be a helpful reference while you guage whether your opportunity is a good match for our students.
