The BFA/BA program in fibers at Colorado State University fosters artistic research and innovation in textile forms, materials and traditions.  The Department of Art offers eleven concentrations in studio media, art education, and art history.  

Courses in weaving and surface design provide a foundation in studio practices.  Technical experimentation runs parallel with the study of historic textiles and contemporary art.  Classes are comprised of students with varied and overlapping interests in art, design, fashion or costume.  Upper level students exhibit in campus galleries, regional venues, and national competitions.

The Visual Arts Building is a well-equipped complex built in 1975.  The undergraduate fibers wing occupies 3,400 square feet.  A fabric printing and dyeing area, with adjacent dye room, opens onto a shared court yard.  Facing the Rocky Mountain foothills, the weaving studio's 45 looms include a variety of 4- to 16- harness floor looms and an upright tapestry loom.  

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