Explore the creative landscape.

Grow as a passionate, skilled, empathetic, collaborative, and confident artist who harnesses the power of the creative process into rewarding practices and careers for the enrichment of communities and of humanity.

You’ll explore your own interests, develop your artistic voice, and expand your creative capacity— learning how imagination, discipline, and collaboration transform ideas into meaningful expression and impact.

Fields of Study

Majors

Unique Learning Opportunities

Learning here is creative, collaborative, and immersive. You’ll perform, produce, design, and create across disciplines—turning ideas into lived experiences through visual art, music, theatre, dance, writing, digital media, photography, and film.

You’ll collaborate with fellow students, world-class guest artists, and dedicated faculty who are practicing professionals in their fields. Along the way, you’ll learn how to give and receive meaningful feedback that will make you a valuable team member and leader, developing the confidence, discipline, and leadership skills that turn artistic talent into sustainable practice and purpose-driven work in the local, national, and international community.

Where You'll Learn

Spacious visual arts studios on Principia’s river-bluff campus
Regional theaters, music venues, TV studios, and recording spaces
Creative field experiences and study programs in major cultural centers including Chicago, Kansas City, New York, Vienna, Paris, Rome, Edinburgh, and London