High Point University: Hayworth School of Arts and Design Recently Updated

The Hayworth School of Arts and Design houses all the visual and performing arts. We offer programs in Studio Art, Graphic Design, Fashion Merchandising, Interior Design, Music, Theater, and Dance. Whether you want to be the maker or the performer or anything in between, our community of dedicated faculty and staff mentors are here to support your journey. Accreditations include the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.

Housing all the visual and performing arts, the David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design welcomes those who wish to foster their creativity into meaningful careers in the creative arts industries. We offer programs in Studio Art, Graphic Design, Fashion Merchandising, Interior Design, Music, Theater, and Dance. Whether you want to be the maker or the performer or anything in between, our community of dedicated faculty and staff mentors are here to support your journey. Accreditations include the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Students who major in the arts and design reap the benefits of a process that is steeped in experimentation, and defined by a constant loop of reflection, action, and assessment making our graduates nimble and adaptable. They can see conceptual connections in multi-faceted complex problems that others do not. They are adept at receiving feedback, discerning its value, and applying as appropriate. It is no surprise that an arts degree naturally develops graduates that are highly sought after. All these traits have served our students well as they garnered internships and professional careers at companies like Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Cirque du Soleil, Kate Spade, Calvin Klein, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,LaForce + Stevens, Zimmerman Advertising, Anthropologie, Marriott International, Lillian August, Bluman Group, Gensler, IA, Stroh Creative, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Many are working professionally as actors, theatre technicians, performers, designers in motion picture, television, radio, and national touring companies.