The Department of Art is located in Pittsburg State University?s Porter Hall, a three-story building originally built in 1927 as the university?s library. This complex of spacious studios, galleries, and classrooms affords students an environment for significant artistic learning opportunities for the study of ceramics, printmaking, jewelry design, weaving, sculpture, drawing, painting, photography, art history, and art education. Porter Hall also contains two gallery spaces on the main floor, the Harry Krug and University galleries, which feature rotating exhibits of work by national and international professional artists. The Art Connectors gallery on the second floor features community-based arts projects. Artists whose work is exhibited in the gallery spaces travel to campus to give lectures or workshops and interact with our students to provide them with deeper insight and understanding of the art world.

This emphasis is designed for those interested in professional preparation for teaching art. ?The program meets the State of Kansas art teacher certification requirements for elementary and secondary levels (K-12) of public instruction. ?Basic art studio, history, and pedagogy courses make up one of the three components of the degree. The other two components consist of a required group of general education courses and a required group of professional education courses