Art schools directory - Directory

Art in America, August, 2003

Kansas City Art Institute

4415 Warwick Boulevard

Kansas City, MO 64111

816.474.5224 or 800.522.5224

Fax: 816.802.3309

Web: www.kcai.edu Email: admiss@kcai.edu

Recently named one of America's best small colleges, the Kansas City Art Institute enrolls 540 students and offers the BFA degree in art history; ceramics; design and illustration; fiber: painting and printmaking; photography; new media; sculpture: and studio art with emphasis on creative writing. Alumni include Robert Rauschenberg, Keith Jacobshagen, Akio Takamori, April Greiman.

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Kendall College of Art and Design

17 Fountain Street NW

Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3002

616.451.2787 or 800.676.2787 Fax: 616.831.9689

Web: www.kcad.edu

Kendall College of Art and Design specializes in developing working artists--people who can apply what they've learned in art and design school to the challenges of real life. Graduates go on to become business owners, teachers, art directors and museum curators. But regardless of their chosen professions, art making it, selling it, and simply loving it--is an important part of their everyday lives.

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Ohio University School of Art

Robert Lazuka, Director

Athens, OH 45701-2979

740.593.0274 or 800.766.8278 Fax: 740.593.0457

Web: www.ohiou.edu/art

International exhibitions and visiting artists, nationally ranked interdisciplinary program, superb faculty, 24-hour access to excellent studios, career placement opportunities, community connections, local museums and art organizations, graduate studios, scenic foothills, numerous scholarships and assistantships available. BFA, MFA Art History, Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture. BFA Graphic Design. BFA, MA: Art Education.

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Office of Admissions

37 South Wabash Avenue

Chicago, IL 60603

800.232.7242 Fax: 312.899.1840

Web: www.artic.edu/saic Email: admiss@artic.edu

Undergraduate and Graduate Programs: BA, BFA, BLA, MFA in Studio, MFA in Writing, MA Art Therapy, MA Modern Art History, Theory & Criticism; MA Arts Administration, MA Art Education, MA Teaching, MS Historic Preservation. Departments: Art & Technology Studies, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Fiber & Material Studies, Film, Video & New Media, Interior Architecture, Painting & Drawing, Performance, Photography, Printmedia, Sculpture, Sound, Visual Communication, Art History, Theory & Criticism, Art Education, Art Therapy, and 3 Certificate Programs, Liberal Arts.

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The Southern Illinois University (SIUC)

School of Art & Design

Carbondale, IL 62901

618.453.8635

Web: www.siu.edu/~artdesn Email: shay@siu.edu

SIUC is a fully accredited MFA program offering concentrations in all studio disciplines. MFA candidates are eligible to enroll in the Certificate Program in Art History. Our 55 international/national graduate student population receives financial assistance, tuition waivers, and 24-hour access studios. The Visiting Artist Program offers one-on-one interaction with approximately ten artists per academic year. Contact: Ed Shay, Head of Graduate Studies.