Beyond the Classroom

Our students are active learners and participants in a world full of creative and diverse art practices. We provide our students opportunities to exhibit work, teach, study abroad, network, and more. 

Galleries

Explore our exhibition galleries and connect with critical and experimental work made by students, faculty, and guest & visiting artists.

Visiting Artists and Scholars

Artists and scholars from across the world visit SVAD to discuss their work and creative practice with the USC community.

President’s House Visual Art and Design Showcase

Each year undergraduate and graduate students are nominated by faculty to exhibit their art works at The President’s House on the University of South Carolina campus.

The Design Studio

In the studio, student designers create solutions for real clients within a scalable and self-sustaining small “agency” that is run like a business. The Design Studio is both for-profit and non-profit with clients both on and off campus. 

Young Artist's Workshop

Our Young Artist's Workshop is an after school art-making program for students ages 5 - 15 years old, led by faculty and students in our art education program.

Promoting Women in the Arts

In celebration of Women’s History Month each year, USC’s School of Visual Art and Design joins forces withArt+Feminism, a global movement that builds communities and closes information gaps related to gender, feminism, and the arts.  

Study Abroad

Join us for a trip abroad led by our faculty members.