Visiting the Department of Art and Art History

IH-35: From the South, take Martin Luther King Boulevard exit heading west for South campus, campus will be on your right. Turn right on Trinity and this will shortly merge with San Jacinto Street. From the North, take Dean Keeton Street exit heading west for North campus; campus will be on your left. Turn left on San Jacinto Street.

MoPac/Highway Loop 1: Take Windsor Road exit heading east. This turns into 24th Street, which will cross Guadalupe Street, the Western border of campus, and then enter directly into campus.

Highway 71: From East, take IH-35 North and follow directions for IH-35 above. From West, take MoPac/Highway Loop 1 North and follow directions for MoPac/Highway Loop 1 above.

Highway 290: From East, take I-35 South and follow directions for I-35 above. From West, follow directions for Highway 71 above.

Highway 183: From North, take MoPac/Highway Loop 1 South and follow directions for MoPac/Highway Loop 1 above. From South, take Highway 111/Airport Boulevard North to MLK Boulevard. Head east on MLK Boulevard and campus will be on your right. Turn right on Trinity and this will shortly merge with San Jacinto Street.

B.A. Art History, B.F.A. Design, B.F.A. Visual Art Studies (All-Level Teacher Certification): The Undergraduate Advisor is happy to meet with prospective applicants, but by appointment only. To request an appointment with the Art History, Design, or Visual Art Studies/Teacher Certification advisor Ramey Guerra, contact Ms. Guerra directly at 512-475-7718 or via rameyguerra@mail.utexas.edu. Ms. Guerra can meet with you Monday through Friday, from 8 AM - 5 PM; however, no appointments will be made during the following periods: University holidays, the first week of classes at the beginning of any given semester, during the various meetings times of New Student Orientation in June, or when mandatory advising and registration occurs for current UT Austin students during the Spring semester (middle two weeks of April) and Fall semester (last week of October and first week of November). Please consult the University's official Academic Calendar for these specific dates. Ms. Guerra's office is located on the third floor of the Art Building (ART), Room 3.334 (look for a vertical blue sign that reads "Undergraduate Advisor" hanging just outside the door.)

B.A. Studio Art and B.F.A. Studio Art: The Undergraduate Advisor is happy to meet with prospective applicants, but by appointment only. To request an appointment with Shane Sullivan, contact Mr. Sullivan directly at 512-475-7718 or via shanesullivan@mail.utexas.edu. Mr. Sullivan can meet with you Monday through Friday, from 8 AM - 5 PM; however, no appointments will be made during the following periods: University holidays, the first week of classes at the beginning of any given semester, during the various meetings times of New Student Orientation in June, or when mandatory advising and registration occurs for current UT Austin students during the Spring semester (middle two weeks of April) and Fall semester (last week of October and first week of November). Please consult the University's official Academic Calendar for these specific dates. Mr. Sullivan's office is located on the third floor of the Art Building (ART), Room 3.340 (look for a vertical blue sign that reads "Undergraduate Advisor" hanging just outside the door.)

M.A. Art Education: To request an appointment with the Art Education Assistant Graduate Advisor, Dr. J. Ulbricht, email Dr. Ulbricht directly via j.ulbricht@mail.utexas.edu. Dr. Ulbricht is generally available to meet with prospective students from Sept. 1 – to early December and mid-January – through mid May. He has office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the early afternoon. If your schedule doesn't mesh with Professor Ulbricht's, contact the Graduate Coordinator, Judy Clack, by email via jclack@mail.utexas.edu. She can meet with you almost any day, Monday through Friday, year-round from 8 am - 5 pm. The exceptions are that no appointments will be made on dates when the University is closed, or from February 1 to early March, when Fall admission decisions are being made. The Graduate Coordinator’s office for the M.A. Art Education Program is on the third floor of the Art Building (ART), Room 3.320 (in the middle of the building, with a vertical blue sign that reads "Graduate Coordinator" hanging just outside the door.) Dr. Ulbricht's office is located on the third floor of the North wing in ART 3.402.

M.A. and PH.D. Art History: The Graduate Office in Art History is open to visitors by appointment only from 9 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. The office is closed on all university holidays. As first point of contact, visitors may make an appointment to visit the Graduate Coordinator, Maureen Howell by email via maureenc@mail.utexas.edu. If you would like to visit with other members of the Art History faculty, please e-mail them directly to request an appointment. The Graduate Coordinator’s office for the M.A. and PH.D. Art History Programs is located in the Doty Fine Arts Building (DFA), Room 2.124B. Access the building from Trinity Street by walking up the pedestrian bridge which automatically places you on the second level of the building; as soon as you enter the building, turn into the first hallway on the right. The Art History office is down the hall, the second door on the left.

M.F.A. Design: To request an appointment with the the Design Graduate Advisor, Professor Daniel Olsen, email Professor Olsen directly via d.m.olsen@mail.utexas.edu. Professor Olsen is generally available to meet with prospective students from Sept. 1 - to early December and mid-January - through mid May. If your schedule doesn't mesh with Professor Olsen's, contact the Graduate Coordinator, Judy Clack, by email via jclack@mail.utexas.edu. She can meet with you almost any day, Monday through Friday, year-round from 8 am - 5 pm. The exceptions are that no appointments will be made on dates when the University is closed, or from February 1 to early March, when Fall admission decisions are being made. The Graduate Coordinator's office for the M.F.A. Design Program is on the third floor of the Art Building (ART), Room 3.320 (in the middle of the building, with a vertical blue sign that reads "Graduate Coordinator" hanging just outside the door.) Professor Olsen's office is located on the first floor of the Art Building, ART 1.218.

M.F.A. Studio Art: We will arrange visits for prospective graduate students at certain times during the fall semester [early September through early December]. Requests for such visits must be made two weeks in advance in order to make the best arrangements possible to meet with appropriate staff and/or faculty; once arrangements are made, any last minute changes may mean that it is not possible to meet with staff /faculty. No visits will be arranged on weekends, on dates when the University is closed, or during the spring semester, except for finalists. Visiting students must be familiar with all of the information we provide on-line, especially the downloadable PDF document: M.F.A. Studio Art Admission and Program Guide. Before arranging a visit, answers to the following questions should be e-mailed to the Graduate Coordinator, Judy Clack, via jclack@mail.utexas.edu: (1) In which studio art area are you intending to apply? (2) What previous degrees or other related educational experiences do you have? (3) Why graduate school now and The University of Texas at Austin in particular? (4) When do you prefer to visit? (5) How much flexibility do you have regarding the dates and times of your visit? (6) Include two or three images of your most recent work as an e-mail attachment or the URL to any Web site of your work, if possible.