Art schools

Art in America, March, 2005

800.223.4700 Fax: 216.421.7438

www.cia.edu * admiss@gate.cia.edu

Professional college of Fine Art, Crafts and Design. Five-year BFA program includes two years of Foundation study. Majors: Ceramics; Drawing; Enameling; Fiber; Glass; Graphic, Industrial and Interior Design; Jewelry & Metals; Illustration; Medical illustration; Painting; Photography; Printmaking; Sculpture and T.I.M.E. Digital Arts. MFA in Medical Illustration. Large, bright studios. Enrollment 641.

College for Creative Studies

201 East Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202-4034

313.664,7400 or 800.952.ARTS Fax: 313.872.2739

www.ccscad.edu

One of the nation's leading arts education institutions. A private, fully accredited, four-year college, CCS offer BFA degrees in advertising design, animation and digital media, art education, communication design, crafts, fine arts, illustration, industrial design, interior design and photography. CCS, located in Detroit's Cultural Center, provides a dynamic learning environment in which students explore issues of art and design, and the culture in which they exist, while preparing for careers in the professional world.

Columbia College Chicago's Art and Design Department

www.colum.edu

We don't just teach art; we teach students how to be artists. With an emphasis on aesthetic and critical sense, creative problem-solving, technical skill and craftsmanship; support from prominent, professional faculty; state of the industry studios and labs; an understanding of the important balance between strong creativity and the realities of a highly competitive field, we believe you can make an enduring career of your artistic talents. See our ad page 161

Columbus College of Art & Design

107 North Ninth Street, Columbus, OH 43215

877.997.CCAD * www.ccad.edu * admissions@ccad.edu

A private, four-year accredited institution, CCAD is renowned for its rigorous foundation studies program that provides future artists and design professionals with the skills needed to excel and grow in their chosen field. CCAD offers a BFA in seven major areas: Advertising & Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Media Studies.

Cranbrook Academy of Art

1221 North Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801

248.645.3303 Fax: 248.646.0046

http://wvw.cranbrookart.edu * caaadmissions@cranbrook.edu

Develop skills for life as serious artist, architect, and/or designer. Professional studio environment to develop critical thinking and individual aesthetic voice. Receive guidance of distinguished Artist-in-Residence. No formal class structure. Studio work, critiques, reading groups/seminars, lectures by visiting artists/critics, and student research. Open critiques and lectures across all departments, extensive Visiting Artist program (80 artists and critics each year), and Academy-wide Critical Studies & Humanities lectures and symposia. 150 students, 2-year full-time-only program. Grant Master of Architecture and Master of Fine Arts in 2-D Design, 3-D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture.