Advance Your Studio Practice. Enrich Your Teaching.

Our 18-credit Studio Art Certificates offer a focused, flexible way to grow as both an artist and educator. Build your portfolio, boost your credentials, and explore new media and techniques you can bring straight into your classroom.

Finish in 6 months or stretch it up to 2 years. No full degree required. Just your art, your pace and fresh ideas for your students.

Unlock New Dimensions in Your Art Practice


Sarah Z. Tethered Studio: Printmaking, 2023

  • 18 graduate-level credits
  • Flexible pace: 6–24 months
  • Fully online, hands-on studio focus
  • Curated course lists in either 2D or 3D

Certificate in Two-Dimensional Studio Art

Explore traditional and contemporary approaches in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and design. Build a diverse, gallery-ready portfolio that reflects your evolving voice.

Program Outcomes

  • Evaluate and apply historical and contemporary influences in three-dimensional design to artistic practice and teaching.
  • Design instructional strategies and content, integrating pedagogical best practices in three-dimensional design.
  • Produce a body of original three-dimensional work that demonstrates growth as an artist.

Aleksandra Z. Mirror of Nature Studio: Watercolor, 2024

Choose 6 courses to craft a certificate pathway tailored to your goals.

Studio: Drawing
Studio: Drawing Living Forms
Studio: Advanced 2D Explorations
Studio: Painting–Tempera and Acrylic
Studio: Painting–Watercolor
Studio: Printmaking
Studio: Photography
Studio: Graphic Design
Studio: Digital Illustration and Design

Certificate in Three-Dimensional Studio Art

Delve into sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and book arts to explore functional art in innovative ways. Challenge yourself in three dimensions and return to the classroom with fresh techniques and perspectives.

Program Outcomes

  • Evaluate and apply historical and contemporary influences in two-dimensional design to artistic practice and teaching.
  • Design instructional strategies and content integrating pedagogical best practices in two-dimensional design. 
  • Produce a body of original two-dimensional work that demonstrates growth as an artist.

Kelly L. Searching Studio: Fibers, 2023

Shape your certificate with 6 courses designed to elevate your 3D art and inspire your students.

Studio: Fibers
Studio: Ceramics
Studio: Sculpture
Studio: Textiles- Surface Design
Studio: Ceramics- Wheel Throwing
Studio: Book Arts