Louisiana State University School of Art

The LSU School of Art is a distinctly different place to stimulate the creative mind. The high ground above the Mississippi River—in a place the 17th century French explorers called Red Stick—is an environment where landscape, climate, history, and culture allow for a lifestyle that is uniquely suited to the artistic temperament. Here, graduate students work and create with some of the world’s finest scholars and artists on our faculty and through our Visiting Artist Program. 

Here, graduate students develop their talents and refine their vision in a semi-tropical setting that provides fertile ground and unlimited material for an active imagination. With an eclectic body of national and international students and faculty, the School of Art provides its students the freedom and flexibility to develop a rigorous theoretical and creative practice that takes full advantage of one of the most vibrant arts programs in the United States.