SJSU School of Art and Design, San Jose:
San Jose State University School of Art and Design, CA, offers some of the nation’s highest quality and yet most affordable and accessible programs in art and design fields. The school is comprised of 1900 students and nearly one hundred faculty and staff members. Works by student and recent graduates have recently won awards the National Housewares Competition as well as film and animation festivals internationally. They have been included in the Whitney Biennial and other fine arts invitationals. Located in downtown San Jose, the nation’s eleventh largest city and at the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the nation’s leading centers for technology and innovation, SJSU provides internship and employment opportunities for graduates with many of the nation’s leading entertainment and artistic technology companies. With nine galleries in the School and a weekly lecture series, the exhibition program is one of the most extensive among art and design programs in the United States.
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Programs/Courses:SJSU School of Art and Design offers a diverse range of art and design undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Undergraduate degree programs are available in the following disciplines:
- Fine arts
- Art education
- Art history
- Animation
- Foundation studies (Digital media, 2D, 3D concepts)
- Glass making
- Photography
- Digital media arts
- Graphic design
- Industrial design
- Interior design
Graduate Degree Programs:
- Art History & Visual Culture
- Animation/Illustration
Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery:
The Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery is the main gallery and presents six exhibits annually of work by professional artists. Each year there are exhibits of contemporary design, history of art, a collaborative exhibition with other art institutions in the Bay Area, and a special exhibition and residency.
In addition to the Thompson Gallery there are eight small student galleries. Included in this matrix of small galleries is a special installation/performance space and small design gallery. There are additional exhibition spaces in cases throughout the Art Building. In most of the galleries, exhibits of student and class art work change weekly, resulting in over 160 exhibitions annually.
Facilities:Jewelry & small metals facility
The School of Art & Design jewelry and small metals facility is located on the second floor of the Art building. This 1500 sq. ft. facility includes a complete vaccum casting and metal fabrication shop, a micro-machine shop, sheet metal shop and welding facilities. This area has a complete fume collection system.
Central shop facilities
The School of Art & Design central shop facility is located on the first floor of the Art building. This 4000 sq. ft. facility includes a complete wood and plastic fabrication shop, a machine shop, sheet metal shop, spray booth, welding shop and mat cutting and framing facilities. The Shops have a full service dust collection and air filtration system.
Foundry facility
The School of Art & Design metal fabrication and foundry facility is located 1 mile south of the main campus at 1036 South Fifth St. between Martha St. and Keyes. This 6000 sq. ft. indoor facility with an adjacent 12,000 sq. ft. outdoor fabrication yard includes a complete bronze and aluminum casting foundry, metal fabrication shop and welding shops. This facility also includes six graduate studios.
Glass making facilities
San Jose State has a well-equipped hot shop with two benches, two clear 150 lb. crucible pots, two glory holes, and two large annealing ovens. The hot shop also has a large pickup oven, garage and pipe warmer. The cold working area includes two silicon carbide grit wheels, one diamond wheel, a belt sander, polishing wheels, tile chop saw, cold glass lathe, and a band saw. We have a glass casting facility that includes a plaster-silica mold room with hoods, wax area, and a flat glass area for preparing fusings and slumpings. Our kiln area includes two fusing and slumping kilns and five casting kilns, varying in size.
