Schools for the Visual Arts

Schools for the Visual Arts

About SVA - A Tradition of Change
At this site, the School of Visual Arts is depicted. The College of the arts described is very innovative in terms of its curriculum, helping students meet the demands of a modern world. Among the courses students can expect to study at this New York school are: Broadcast Design, Film and Video, Animation, Graphic Design, Computer Art, and Photography.
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/AboutSVA/indexhtml.html | Source: Visual Arts Press, Ltd. School of Visual Arts, New York


Academy of Art College
Learn about programs in animation, motion pictures and video production, photography, graphic design, advertising, illustration, and fashion. Located in San Francisco.
http://www.academyart.edu/


Antonelli College
Located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio for more than 50 years Antonelli College awards a two-year Associate degree in Commercial Art, Photography, Interior Design, and Business Office Technology. Please view student/faculty portfolios at Web site.
http://www.antonellic.com/


Art Academy of Cincinnati
Find out about this small, independent college of fine art. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Fine Arts, Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Fine Arts with emphasis in Art History and Museum Studies, and Associate of Science in Graphic Design.
http://www.artacademy.edu/


Art History
Program at the university of Massachusetts at Amherst University major and minor.
http://www.umass.edu/arthist/


The Art Institute of Atlanta
Offers programs in graphic design, computer animation, interior design, multimedia, photographic imaging, video production, and culinary arts.
http://www.aia.aii.edu/


The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College
Learn how to prepare for careers in graphic design, illustration, animation, photography and art.
http://www.aiboston.edu/


The Art Institute of Chicago
Programs in a wide variety of media: ceramics, fashion design, filmmaking, fiber and materials, painting and drawing, interior architecture, performance art, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound, and video. Additional programs in art history, art education, and liberal arts.
http://www.artic.edu/


The Art Institutes
The Art Institutes, America"s leader in creative education, offers post-secondary degree programs in design, media arts, culinary arts, and fashion.
http://www.aii.edu/


The Art Institutes
"The Art Institutes offers programs in four areas: Design, Media Arts, Culinary Arts, and Fashion. Many of our faculty are working professionals who bring practical knowledge and experience to the classroom."
http://www.artinstitutes.edu/


Artworks - Visual Arts School of Princeton and Trenton
Explore this site. A unique Visual Arts School, complete with Artist Studios, is depicted here. What students can expect at Artworks, is not only its artists ambiance, but an interesting Art Program. Outside of attending classes, students are encouraged to paint freely in Open Artist Studio, attend Museum trips, and journey to Ireland for a Painting Workshop.
http://www.artworksnj.org/ | Source: Artworks, Trenton, N.J.


Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School
Explore this site. Here is an excellent site, exhibiting the attributes of Ashley Creative Arts Elementary, a supporter of Visual Arts Education, at this school level. The Visual Arts training at Ashley includes: Computer Lab, TV Network, Magazine Publishing, and HTML training. Ashley Creative Arts Elementary welcomes students from grades Kindergarten to 5th Grade. Located in Charleston, South Carolina.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9072/


Bates Middle School
Plug in to this site. Discover Bates Middle School’s effort to work with students in exploring their creative energy. The well-rounded program at Bates, includes teaching students the art of Drawing and Creative Writing; learning to apply computer skills in creating art; and contributing to their KidsWork Gallery.
http://web.infoave.net/~bates/index.htm | Source: Bates Middle School, Sumter, SC


Benjamin Cory Academic/Visual and Performing Arts Elementary
This site does an excellent job at revealing the fantastic aspect of this school. What is wonderful, is that it only accommodates students of grades Kindergarten to Second grade. Cory encourages the full experience in the arts, basically through self-expression! and creation of art pieces. The Visual Arts program also introduces these young hopefuls to Computer Art.
http://www.sjusd.k12.ca.us/sites/elem/Cory/index.html | Source: Benjamin Cory Academic/Visual and Performing Arts Elementary, San Jose , CA


Il Bisonte - International School of Graphic Art
An international school specializing in printmaking located in Florence, Italy.
http://www.ilbisonte.it


Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elementary School
Discover this site. The Buckner School is dedicated to aiding young people develop artistic vision. At Buckner, students undertake regular academic courses as well as visual art studies and other forms of art.
http://www.usd259.com/elementary/buckner.html | Source: Buckner Performing Arts School, Wichita, KS


Burren College of Art
"The Burren College of Art offers today"s art student the opportunity to study in a unique environment alongside top-ranking academics and artists." Located in Ireland.
http://www.burrencollege.com/index.htm


CALARTS - School of Art
The innovative CALARTS Institute of California is detailed here. The institute offers degree programs in Visual Arts and Performing Arts. At CALARTS, learn to develop the creative talent that likes within. This can begin with enrollment in such courses like: Art, Graphic Design, Photography, or Intergrated Media.
http://www.calarts.edu/home1.htm | Source: California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.


California College of Arts and Crafts
Offers programs in Fine arts, Design, and Architecture.
http://www.ccac-art.edu/

Castillero Middle School - Academic, Visual & Performing Arts
Visit this great site! Shown here, is a site reflecting that, the very presence of a Visual Arts curriculum in Middle School, is very beneficial. View the variety of courses and activities designed to aid students in developing creative talent. Castillero’s curriculum includes: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Technical Drawing.
http://www.sjusd.k12.ca.us/sites/mid/Castillero/visualarts.html | Source: Castillero Middle School, San Jose, CA


Corcoran Museum of Art/School of Art
Located in Washington D.C., this school offers education in the areas of fine art, graphic design, and photography. Also offers online courses in computer graphics.
http://www.corcoran.org/


Dartington College of Arts
Dartington offers programs in theatre, music, visual performance, performance writing, and arts management. Located in Devon, U.K.
http://www.dartington.ac.uk/


Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (DASOTA) - Visual Arts
Discover the DASOTA School of the Arts. Here, students are informed about not only the history of the school, but of the comprehensive curriculum as well. A number of courses, are offered including: Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Graphic Design, and Art History.
http://www.dasota.org/


Elam School of Fine Arts
Areas of study include design, painting, studio theory, intermedia, printmaking, sculpture, and the Maori art form Te Toi Hou. Located in Auckland, New Zealand.
http://www.elam.auckland.ac.nz/


Emerson Middle School
Explore this site, worthy of note. The Emerson Middle School’s exceptional program is on display. Learn how Computer Science, Fine/Visual Arts, Scenic Display and Performing Arts, are part of a unique curriculum, which help students achieve their artistic potential.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4146 | Source: Emerson Middle School, Yonkers, NY


Fairfax Magnet Center for Visual Arts
This is a superb site. A little background of Fairfax Magnet Center for Visual Arts and its curriculum are presented. At Fairfax, students are encouraged to practice their own creativity and style. In doing so, they enroll in courses such as Computer Graphics, 3D Art, Photography, Drawing, and Advanced Placement Studio.
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Fairfax_Magnet_HS/enter.html | Source: Fairfax Magnet Center for Visual Arts, Los Angeles, CA


The Frink School of Sculpture
"A School of Sculpture which maintains, as a starting point, the revelations of the greater figurative artists of the twentieth century; which seeks to discover significant imagery through a study of the human form and which looks to the 21st century as the beginning of a world in which the sculptural icon will inspire and illuminate humankind to humankind." Located in Staffordshire, England.
http://www.frinkschool.org/


Glasgow School of Art
Viewed here, is a very interesting site, detailing Glasgow School of Art. Within the School of Art, there are a variety of courses that students will find very relevant while pursuing a career in Visual Arts. Glasgow offers for example: Photography, Painting, Environmental Art, Printmaking and Sculpture. Visual Communications specifically, and other art forms are also taught at the Design School branch at Glasgow.
http://www.gsa.ac.uk/prospectus/undergrad/fineart-index.html | Source: Andrew Massey, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK


Glass Art
Learn about glass and pottery from this ThinkQuest site. It includes activities suitable for students.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001783/ | Source: ThinkQuest


Heartwood College of Art
Located in Maine, this college offers certificate programs in Design and Crafts, Painting, and Photography.
http://www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org/


Herron School of Art
Visit this School of Art to see their dazzling front page, and then stay to learn about programs in art education, art history, visual communications, and fine arts.
http://www.herron.iupui.edu/ | Source: Purdue University


The Illinois Institute of Art
Check out information on programs in computer animation, fashion design, fashion marketing, graphic design, interior design, and multimedia.
http://www.ilia.aii.edu/


Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
"The Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (IAIA) is dedicated to the study, creative application, preservation and careof Indian Arts and Culture."
http://www.iaiancad.org/


Johnson State College - Fine and Performing Arts
"Fine art includes painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Students pursuing the B.A. option create work in a variety of disciplines and acquire a critical and historical perspective for assessing their work."
http://www.jsc.vsc.edu/academics/arts.html


Loveland Academy of Fine Arts
Offering 2000 different workshops at both the local and national level.
http://www.lovelandacademy.com/


Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
"A Fine Arts College located in Old Lyme, Connecticut, offering the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Certificate in Painting and Sculpture."
http://www.lymeacademy.edu/


Maine College of Art
Learn about undergraduate degree options in ceramics, graphic design & media arts, jewelery & metalsmithing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, art history, and liberal arts.
http://www.meca.edu/


Maryland College of Art and Design
Students at this college learn painting, drawing, sculpture, and design. Other courses are offered in art history, liberal arts, and science.
http://www.mcadmd.org/


MCAD
"Minneapolis College of Art and Design." Offers study in design, fine arts, and media arts. Be sure to check out their on-line course offerings.
http://www.mcad.edu/fs-index_an.htm


MICA Online
Visit the Maryland Institute College of Art to learn about undergraduate and graduate programs, continuing education programs, and then visit several galleries of student and faculty work.
http://www.mica.edu/


Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
"It"s different in here. This is art school. The all-day, sometimes all-night, bell-never rings, can"t-get-enoughplace where obsessions spill over into lifestyles." While I can"t say whether this kind of lifestyle is good for you, I can say they offer design, fine arts, and liberal studies programs.
http://www.miad.edu/


New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
Explore how to pursue drawing, painting, and sculpture in this non-traditional studio school.
http://www.nyss.org/


Otis College of Art and Design
Ever want to be toy maker? Located in Los Angeles, this college offers programs in digital media, fashion design, communication arts, environmental arts, fine arts, and toy design.
http://www.otisart.edu/core.htm


Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Founded in 1805, this Academy offers certificates in painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Bachelor degrees and graduate degrees are also available.
http://www.pafa.org/


Pilchuck Glass School
"-- the largest and most comprehensive center for artists who create with glass." Located in Seattle.
http://www.pilchuck.com/


Pratt School of Art and Design
Areas of study offered includes art and design education, communications design, computer graphic and interactive media, art history, fashion design, fine arts, media arts, and industrial design. Located in Brooklyn, New York.
http://www.pratt.edu/ad/index.html


Ringling School of Art and Design
Curricula includes programs in computer animation, fine arts, graphic & interactive communications, illustration, interior design, and photography. Located in Sarasota, Florida.
http://www.rsad.edu/


Royal College of Art
Located in London, this college offers course work in animation, architecture, interior design, drawing, ceramics, glass, computer design, art conservation, textiles, and fashion design.
http://www.rca.ac.uk/indexreal.html


Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Visual Arts
"The School of Visual Arts aims at providing training and stimulating inquiry both within the creative arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video art, etc.) and within the history and theory of art and civilization as well as of carrying out the progressive development of the various artistic/technological disciplines which are prerequisites to the work with visual art."
http://www.kunstakademiet.dk/english.html


S.I.A. Online
Sabah Institute of Art. Visit this art institute located in Malaysia.
http://www.borneo-online.com.my/sia/


San Francisco Art Institute
Definitely research this site. Explore the San Francisco Art Institute’s general information and program in the Visual Arts. Included in this program are the following courses: Digital Media Studies, Photography, Painting and Printmaking. The Institute offers, Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees.
http://www.sfai-art.com/main.htm


Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts
Discussed is the diversity in art programs at the Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts. Notice this instructive site, learn how a community Visual Arts school, enriches members’ lives, of various age groups. Listed as part of the curriculum at Sawtooth, are: Art Experience for preschoolers and youths; Computers and Computer Graphics; Ceramics and Photography; and Metal/Glass/Wood Art, for all age groups.
http://www.sawtooth.org/ | Source: Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts, Winston-Salem, NC


School of Advertising Art
Check out this school of advertising design in Dayton, Ohio. "...the School of Advertising Art has distinguished itself by establishing a tradition founded on innovation, daily commitment to excellence and creative inspiration."
http://www.saacollege.com


School of the Museum and Fine Arts, Boston - Studio and Degree Programs
Certainly, a "grade A" site is portrayed here. While very artistically designed, this site displays a catalog of courses, as well as enrollment information. Listed in the curriculum, are courses like: Art Education, Artists Books, Drawing, Ceramics, Electronic Arts and Sound, Film/Animation, Graphic Design, Metals and Printmaking.
http://www.smfa.edu/programs/c_courses.html | Source: School of the Museum and Fine Arts, Boston, MA


The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In affiliation with Tufts University, this school offers programs in "Animation, Art of Africa, Art as Process, Artists" Books, Art History, Ceramics, Crosscurrents, Drawing, Electronic Arts, Film, Foundations, Glass, Graphic Design, Metalsmithing, Painting, Papermaking, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Sound, Video, Visual and Critical Studies."
http://www.smfa.edu/


School of Visual Arts - New York
Offers bachelor degrees in advertising and graphic design, art education, computer art, film, video and animation, fine arts, illustration and cartooning, interior design, and photography.
http://www.sva.edu/


Schuler School of Fine Arts
Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this school places emphasis on drawing skills. Study includes the areas of cast drawing, master copies, anatomy, life drawing, still life painting, portrait painting, watercolor, and sculpture.
http://www.auronet.com/schuler/


Shoreline School of Art & Music
Find out about this school of art and music located in Connecticut.
http://www.cshore.com/shorelineschoolofartandmusicinc/


Storyboardschool.com
"An online school where you learn how to make storyboards for film and tv."
http://www.dicomics.com/storyboardschool/


Sydney College of the Arts
"SCA offers a specialist and multi-disciplinary approach to studio-based visual arts education which reflects the diversity of professional art practice." Offers both bachelor and graduate degrees.
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/ | Source: University of Sydney


Syracuse University of Computer Graphics
"Students work with 2D and 3D computer animation, interactive multimedia, computer graphics programming, algorithmic animation, creative WWW design, digital installation art, digital imaging, and other experimental forms to express creative ideas."
http://ziris.syr.edu/


Taos Art School
"The creative spirit of the southwest." View their workshop schedule online.
http://www.taosartschool.org/


TAOS Institute of Arts
"Taos Institute of Arts offers art education workshops in painting, weaving, ceramics, jewelry, writing, photography and more."
http://www.taosinstituteofarts.com/


UCLArts
"School of the Arts and Architecture at UCLA." Offers course work in the areas of art, design, architecture and urban design, world arts and cultures, music, and ethnomusicology.
http://www.arts.ucla.edu/


University of North Florida - Visual Arts
Visit this site and get immersed in samples of Visual Creations by university students. Review also, background and enrollment information for the university. Students will enroll in such courses as: Photography, Painting, Ceramics, Drawing, Art History and Graphic Design as part of their course schedule.
http://www.unf.edu/coas/cva/index.html | Source: University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL


University of North Texas - School of Visual Arts
As you visit this outstanding site, research the UNT School of Visual Arts program. Students can absorb a fantastic overview of this department. While participating in a true learning experience, students may register for: Communication Design, Art History, Graphic Design, Computer Applications in the Visual Arts, Painting, Drawing, Fashion Design, and Photography, plus many more.
http://www.unt.edu/pais/insert/uart.htm


University of Washington Seattle
Visit this excellent site. It reviews the UW School of Art, which is composed of two programs: Painting and Visual Communications Design. Within the Visual Communications program, students concentrate in such courses as: Typography, Information Design, Design Systems, Exhibition Design, Photography, Multi-Media Design, and Graphic Design. As Visual Communications Design majors, students are prepared to join corporate, institutional, or municipal sectors for their careers.
http://net.art.washington.edu/ | Source: University of Washington Seattle


US Schools - Graphic Design
Presented at this site is a directory of Graphic Design schools throughout the U.S. Compiled by a Floridian Graphic Design Professor, it serves as a guide for those students interested in this field.
http://sensebox.com/index.html | Source: Brian Lawson, Univ. of Florida


VanArts
"Vancouver Institute of Media Arts." Find out about studying animation. Check out the "Student Gallery" for examples of animation. Cool!
http://www.vanarts.com/main.htm


VCU School of the Arts
Art programs offered in the areas of sculpture, crafts, art foundation, music, interior design, art history, fashion design and merchandising, theatre, painting and print making, photography and film, communication arts and design, dance and choreography, and art education.
http://www.vcu.edu/artweb/main.html


Victoria College of the Arts
Learn about programs in art, dance, drama, film & TV, music, and creative arts.
http://www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/ | Source: University of Melbourne, Australia


Visual Studies Workshop
VSW is a not-for-profit arts organization. It has a research center- reading library, print collection, and one of the largest collections of artists books and independent press materials. It is one of the longest running independent publishers of artists books. It maintains a bookstore and exhibition spaces as well as traveling exhibitions. The educational programs include a graduate program in visual studies (photography, film, video, artists books, installation,cross-disciplanary approaches), under-graduate/community classes in the same, and the Summer Institute"s week-long intensive workshops. It is also the publisher of the journal "Afterimage."
http://www.vsw.org


Visual Studies Workshops
"The Visual Studies Workshop is an internationally recognized centerfor media studies, including photography, visual books, electronic imaging and film."
http://www.isc.rit.edu/~vswwww/


White Mountain Academy of the Arts
"We are a privately funded, not-for-profit, post-secondary visual arts educational centre committed to offering students a dynamic, supportive education in contemporary fine art disciplines and First Nations arts."
http://www.whitemountainacademy.edu/home.htm


Wimbledon School of Art
Departments include foundation studies, theatre, fine art, and history and contextual studies.
http://www.wimbledon.ac.uk/


Woodstock School of Art
Offering instruction in drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Located in Woodstock, NY.
http://www.bearsystems.com/wsa/wsa.html


Yale - History of Art Department
Visit the web site for Yale University"s History of Art Department.
http://www.yale.edu/arthistory/