Student Experience

BFA students organize group shows in exhibition spaces throughout the school year in the Barney Building through a competitive "call for proposals" process. In December of each year, the Undergraduate Student Art Organization (USAO) facilitates a BFA-wide exhibition and a series of events. 

See what's coming up! View upcoming BFA shows

Barney Building facilities include studio classrooms and workshops for sculpture, printmaking, painting, drawing, ceramics, metalsmithing, and sewing. In addition, the building has photography labs, a fabrication lab, digital labs, and printing studios.

Exhibition Spaces at Barney: 
The Commons is an exhibition and performance space with beautiful two-story clerestory windows. Rosenberg Gallery is our white-box space for installations. Student exhibitions change every 2–3 weeks.

Learn more about our facilities and studio spaces

BFA Senior Studios are located at 75 3rd Ave and are available to students during their senior year. Seniors have 24/7 access to 62 individual studios, a specialized screening room, computer stations, a pantry, and four installation areas for critique. 

Open Studio events take place here as part of the Senior Studio experience.