Northern Illinois University – School of Art and Design

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In short

The School of Art and Design of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb offers a BFA in Art Studio and Design with emphases that include ceramics, fiber and metal, as well as BA/BS, art education and art history degrees, a digital fabrication certificate and graduate programmes. The ceramics studio has electric wheels, a clay mixing room and gas and electric kilns; fiber courses cover papermaking, book arts, fabric painting, printing and dyeing and woven construction on multi-harness floor looms; the metal emphasis teaches forging, raising, casting and electroforming, with a plan in metalwork, jewelry design and digital fabrication.

Where

DeKalb, United States

Crafts

Ceramics and porcelain · Weaving and textiles · Goldsmithing and jewelry

Website

art.niu.edu/art

Email

artanddesigninfo@niu.edu

Source

School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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