Art Schools
California College of the Arts is the largest regionally accredited, independent, nonprofit school of art and design in the western United States. The School was founded in 1907, and today has two campuses.
The San Francisco campus is located in the Potrero Hill neighborhood. This campus campus is home to the college's graduate programs, and undergraduate programs in architecture and design. The Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts is on this campus. The Wattis Institute has exhibit spaces and hosts a variety of programs, such as exhibitions, the Capp Street Project residency program, lectures, symposia, and publications.
The Oakland campus is home to the college's undergraduate programs in art. First-year studios, residence halls, and the Center for Art and Public Life are also located here. The Center for Art and Public Life creates community partnerships using the arts to address issues of social justice, diversity, community development, and education.
Founded in 1825, the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts is an honorary association of American artists with a museum and a school of fine arts. They have exhibitions in the Museum and instruction in the School of Fine Arts, Making them a link to the art of the past, and a bridge to the art of the present, and future.
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), was founded in 1877 in Providence, Rhode Island. These days, their student body numbers about 2,200 students from around the world who come to the school because of its prominent position as one of the top tier arts colleges in the country.
The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, also known as the RISD Museum, is Rhode Island’s leading museum of fine and decorative art, housing a collection of 84,000 objects of international significance.
Founded in 1826, MICA is among the top visual arts colleges in the nation. Roberta Morgan received her BFA in Fine Arts at this school. MICA now enrolls 1,633 undergraduate and 214 graduate students from 44 states and 49 foreign countries, offering programs of study leading to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.), master of arts (M.A.), and master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees, as well as post-baccalaureate certificate programs and a full slate of credit and noncredit courses for adults, college-bound students, and children.
The school is recognized as an important cultural resource for the Baltimore/Washington region, sponsoring many public and community-outreach programs-including more than 100 exhibitions by students, faculty, and nationally and internationally known artists annually-as well as artists' residencies, film series, lectures, readings, and performances.
The Corcoran Museum is linked to the Corcoran school of fine art. The combined institutions have been a major force in the Washington DC visual arts community for some time. The strength of the collection is in late 19th to early 20th century painting and sculpture. The Corcoran sponsors an important Biennial of American painting.
The quality of the collections and school at the Chicago Art institute is widely known. They are one of the leading colleges of art in the nation plus a world class museum. The Art Institute is also known as a progressive, innovative arts institution.
While their website is a little confusing to navigate, they have ways of personalizing your experience, and you can also have access to their podcasts if you click on the menu at "Visit". There are other online resources under "Education".
