In our Art program, you can earn a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design, as well as minors in Art History, Art Studio, Three-Dimensional Art, Two-Dimensional Art, Graphic Design, and Advertising Production. A limited number of performance grants are available to entering Art students. Prospective first-year and transfer students are invited to ask an Admissions representative about submitting a portfolio for consideration. Our Coleman-Hughes Graphic Design Complex provides students with opportunities to work with professional software and printing equipment. Many Art students develop minors in Communication (typically Broadcast or Public Relations) and become familiar with the features of our broadcast studio and editing facility. Students also take advantage of Quincy's unique minor in Entrepreneurship which focuses on the proficiencies needed by an arts professional. Quincy faculty members combine decades of experience as award-winning artists and design professionals to offer mentoring and guidance for any path you may choose. They continuously exhibit their works, master the latest software, and network with art entrepreneurs to connect you with this fast-paced field. They are also actively engaged in programs of the Coleman Foundation for Entrepreneurship, including the annual Self-Employment in the Arts (SEA) conference and funded projects for student-faculty collaboration with community organizations. Each year, Quincy Art students attend SEA to learn from and network with successful professionals in a variety of arts occupations.

Graduates of Quincy's Art program have experienced success in diverse careers, including interior designers, graphic designers, art therapists, university art professors, web designers, museum curators, directors of advertising agencies, gallery directors, and professional artists. Alumni hold such positions as: * Desktop Publishing & Graphics Specialist, Ft. Collins, Colo. * Graphic Artist, The Journal-Standard, Freeport, Ill. * Funding Programs Associate, Arts Midwest, Minneapolis * Gallery Director, Curtis Allen Turner Fine Arts, Chicago * Professor of Art/Sculptor & Painter, DePaul University, Chicago * Director of Education, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland.