Bachelor of Arts - Visual and Public Art

Explore your creativity with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual & Public Art at Cal State Monterey Bay. Engage in hands-on projects and community art. Apply now!

The Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Public Art program challenges and supports students as they develop enduring creative skills and critical perspectives. The curriculum integrates studio practice with public art processes, emphasizing artistic production, exhibition, ethical interpretation, visual literacy, and reciprocal community engagement. Through an interdisciplinary course of study that includes painting and mural techniques, sculpture and installation, integrated media and photography, arts education, and museum studies, students graduate prepared to engage in both individual and collaborative artistic practices within diverse professional and community contexts.