UNSW Art & Design students are supported and encouraged to learn through engaging, exciting and stimulating ideas and experiences within the breadth of a wide range of genres and media. Our Fine Arts program is led by a dedicated transdisciplinary staff of nationally and internationally recognised practicing artists, educators and researchers. Our staff will work closely with you to develop your capacities and potential. Within our challenging and collaborative environment, you will explore a full range of contemporary and historical art practices, materials and methods. The BFA Hons prepares you to engage professionally in the contemporary art world within Australia and internationally. The BFA program places you at the centre of the creative process and prepares you to commence a career in the visual arts and to succeed in further postgraduate study.

Career Opportunities Our graduates work professionally in contemporary art and related creative fields. UNSW’s outstanding BFA graduates are exhibited and collected widely in Australia and internationally, including in many of the world’s leading art museums, galleries and major biennales. Our graduates have consistently achieved national recognition by winning Australia’s most prestigious art prizes including the Blake and Archibald Prizes, the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship and the Samstag Award. Many BFA graduates have also been awarded Fulbright and other notable international scholarships and residencies. Many of our graduates are practicing artists in their field(s) of expertise, such as professional photographers, textile artists, sculptors, painters, printmakers, ceramicists, video and media artists, jewellers and fine artists. UNSW Art & Design’s BFA equips students with transferable skills and insights, so that graduates also find employment across the creative and cultural industries including: Advertising, art direction and communication Arts and cultural administration and policy making Arts education and training Arts writing, publishing and criticism Commercial and news photography Curating and program management in festivals, museums, galleries and public spaces Exhibition planning, design and installation Entertainment, media and technology industries Theatre, film and television production Urban planning, site activation and public art