Marie Bashkirtseff, In the Studio, 1881, Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum, Dnipropetrovsk.

Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether secondary, post-secondary/undergraduate, or graduate/postgraduate) with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, and sculpture. They are distinguished from larger institutions which may also offer majors or degrees in the visual arts, but only as one part of a broad-based range of programs (such as the liberal arts and sciences). France's École des Beaux-Arts is perhaps the first model for such organized instruction, breaking with a tradition of master/apprentice instruction. Image File history File links Bashkirtseff_-_In_the_Studio. ... Image File history File links Bashkirtseff_-_In_the_Studio. ... Marie Bashkirtseff (November 11, 1858 - October 31, 1884) was a Ukrainian-born Russian diarist, painter and sculptor Marie Bashkirtseff Born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva in Gavrontsy near Poltava, to a wealthy noble family, she grew up abroad, traveling with her mother across most of Europe. ... Location Map of Ukraine with Dnipropetrovsk highlighted. ... The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the Western world. ... Graphics are often utilitarian and anonymous,[1] as these pictographs from the US National Park Service illustrate. ... Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith. ... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ... Photography [fÓ™tÉ‘grÓ™fi:],[foÊŠtÉ‘grÓ™fi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or electronic sensor. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... École des Beaux-Arts (IPA ) refers to several art schools in France. ...

If accredited as a college, most art schools grant a Bachelor of Fine Arts, or a Fine Art B.A. in the United Kingdom, and perhaps other degrees. The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ...

Art school culture

Students in art school are typically thought to have bohemian values and to seek a particular lifestyle. The pursuit of this lifestyle, which pursuit sometimes takes primacy over the production of the work itself, is characterised by a sensitivity to implicit or subtextual meanings, a contempt for mass media, attempts at sexual provocation, and strong interests in social protest and cultural theory. While the lifestyle itself may be pursued with a vigor earlier generations associated with spiritual vocations, these characteristics are also a stereotype. Professional art colleges such as the AICAD member schools maintain curricula with liberal arts requirements necessary for granting BFA or MFA degrees. For other uses, see Bohemian (disambiguation). ... Popular press redirects here; note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint The Popular Press. Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An automatic way of defining the imaginary lack of boundaries separating all of mankind’s different forms of expression (or ways of life). ... A vocation is an occupation, either professional or voluntary, that is seen to those who carry it out as offering more than simply financial reward. ... For other uses, see Stereotype (disambiguation). ... AICAD logo The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) is a non-profit consortium of thirty-six of the leading degree-granting art colleges in the United States. ...

Art schools

Art and design schools in the United States

In the U.S. Art and Design schools that offer BFA and/or MFA degrees break down into basic types with some overlap and variations. At the most fundamental is a small, private art or design school. Art Academy of Cincinnati, California College of the Arts, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, O'More College of Design, Maine College of Art, Montserrat College of Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, etc. would all be representative of that model. Add to that the larger private art schools, like the Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Art Center College of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale(which is one of The Art Institutes, a system of over 40 art schools in North America), Pratt Institute, New York Academy of Art, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Otis College of Art and Design and The School of Visual Arts which is the largest private art school in the U.S. Some of these schools belong to a consortium called AICAD (Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design). These schools differ from career schools in that they require a strong component of liberal arts courses in addition to art and design courses, providing a well-rounded college degree. The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... In the United States, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a terminal graduate degree in an area of visual, plastic, literary or performing arts typically requiring two to three years of study beyond the bachelor level. ... The Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private college of art and design, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (formerly California College of Arts and Crafts) is a regionally accredited, independent school of art and design in Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA. It is one of the premier fine arts and design institutions in the United States. ... Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts is a school for the visual arts located in Old Lyme, Connecticut, offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the disciplines of painting and sculpture. ... O’More College of Design, founded as OMore School of Interior Architecture and Design in 1970, is located in Franklin, Tennessee. ... The Charles Q. Clapp House which houses many of MECAs adminstrative offices, pictured in 1965. ... Montserrat College of Art is a four-year residential college specializing in the visual arts, located in Beverly, Massachusetts, 23 miles north of Boston. ... Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a four-year and post-graduate college specializing in the visual arts. ... The Pacific Northwest College of Art is a college in Portland, Oregon, United States that grants Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in painting, communication design, illustration, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and intermedia, a mentor-based MFA in Visual Studies, and also provides continuing education in the arts to the local community. ... The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, pronounced /RIZ-dee/) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the United States. ... Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is an art university in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Photo of Art Center during the night. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (AiFL) is a school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, which offers diplomas and undergraduate degrees in various fields of commercial art including photography, interior design, graphic design, fashion, illustration and many other fields, which was founded in 1968 by Mark K. Wheeler. ... The Art Institutes (often abbreviated as Ai) is a collection of private, for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the visual, creative, and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. ... Pratt Institute is a specialized, private college in New York City with campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as in Utica, New York. ... The New York Academy of Art or Graduate School of Figurative Art is the only accredited school of its kind in the world. ... The University of the Arts (UArts) is one of the nation’s oldest universities dedicated to the arts. ... The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a fine arts college located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Otis College of Art and Design is a four year art and design college located in Los Angeles, California. ... The School of Visual Arts (SVA), is an art school in Manhattan, New York City and is one of the nations leading independent colleges of art and design. ... AICAD logo. ...

There are also partnerships between art schools and universities such as the The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University, Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, the Rhode Island School of Design with Brown University, Maryland Institute College of Art with John Hopkins University, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in conjunction with Tufts University, Tyler School of Art at Temple University, or Herron School of Art at Indiana University. There is one state supported independent art school in the U.S., Massachusetts College of Art. Lesley University is a university in Cambridge, Massachusetts specializing in education and art. ... Lesley University is a private university with campuses at Boston and Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD, pronounced /RIZ-dee/) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the United States. ... Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is an art university in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Johns Hopkins University is an internationally prestigious private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (also known as the Museum School or SMFA) is an undergraduate and graduate college located in Boston, Massachusetts and is dedicated to the visual arts. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... Tyler School of Art is Temple Universitys school of art, located on a separate campus in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and offering BFA and MFA degrees. ... For the private Christian university in Tennessee, see Tennessee Temple University. ... Herron School of Art, IUPUI Herron School of Art is a school within Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis or simply, IUPUI. Herron is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and the Teacher Training Licensing Commission of the... MassArt, August 2005 Massachusetts College of Art (also known as MassArt) is a publicly funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. ...

Cooper Union in New York City is the most prestigious of art schools, admitting 4%, with every student on full scholarship. The Yale School of Art at Yale University offers only graduate instruction in its two-year MFA programs. The Yale Daily News reported on Thursday, February 1, 2007 that the School had 1215 applications for its class of 2009, and would offer admission to fifty-five students. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a privately funded college in Lower Manhattan of New York City. ... The Yale School of Art is one of twelve constituent schools of Yale University. ... Yale redirects here. ... A front page of the Yale Daily News. ...

Student Cast Painting after Nike. Mims Studios School of Fine Art, Southern Pines, NC.

Next up the scale in size would be a large art or design department, school, or college at a university. If it is a college, such as the College of Design[1] at Iowa State University, it would typically contain programs that teach studio art, graphic design, photography, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design or interior architecture, and art, design, and architecutral history areas. Sometimes these are simply the schools of Art, Architecture, and Design like at the College of Fine & Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, or the Yale School of Art. Some variations on that theme can be found. The essential element to know is that programs at universities tend to include more liberal arts courses and slightly less studio work compared to dedicated but independent schools of art. The Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) is a public land-grant and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa, USA. Iowa State has produced a number of astronauts, Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and a variety of other notable individuals in their respective fields. ... The College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA) is a multi-disciplinary art school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ... The Yale School of Art is one of twelve constituent schools of Yale University. ...

The final and most common state supported or private program would be at a university or college. It is typically a BA program but might also be a BFA, MA, or MFA. These programs tend to emphasis a more general degree in art and do not require a major in a specific field but might offer concentrations. A concentration is not accepted by some accrediting or professional organizations as enough study in some fields for success as a professional. This is the case for graphic design, where typically the minimal degree is a BFA major in graphic design. An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is a mainly a U.S. and Canadian term for a college or university students main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. ...

Many of the degree offering institutions do not offer intense training in classical realism and academic painting and drawing, although the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts is considered a collegiate version of this educational model. This gap is filled by Atelier art schools (schools located inside an artist's studio) or in separate locations, such as the Art Students League of New York, established in 1875, and Mims Studios School of Fine Art, Studio Incamminati, and The New School of Classical Art. This article refers to the art movement. ... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ... For scale drawings or plans, see Plans (drawings). ... Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts is a school for the visual arts located in Old Lyme, Connecticut, offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the disciplines of painting and sculpture. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The Art Students League of New York is an art school founded in 1875. ...

Art schools in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, an indefinite number of such institutions exist, differing in size, number and administration.

Perhaps those generally felt most applicable to the definition of 'art school', however, are the autonomous Colleges or Schools of Art offering courses across both further and higher education boundaries, of which there are approximately eighteen, under the banner of United Kingdom Art & Design Institutions Association. Others, whose existence ties in indelibly with that of larger, non-discipline-specific universities (such as the Slade School of Art) exist. Most art schools of either orientation are equipped to offer opportunities spanning from post-16 to postgraduate level. Further education (often abbreviated FE) is post-secondary, post-compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school). ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... The Slade School of Fine Art is an art school based at University College London in the UK. The school traces its roots back to 1868 when Felix Slade decided to establish three Chairs in Fine Art, to be based at Oxford, Cambridge and London—though with only London offering... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...

The range of colleges span from predominantly further education establishments to research-led specialist institutes; the Royal College of Art with its degree-awarding arm and singular focus on postgraduate awards being a most singular exception. University College Falmouth with its degree-awarding arm is another notable exception. Further education (often abbreviated FE) is post-secondary, post-compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school). ... The Darwin Building at Kensington Gore The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a university in London, England. ... A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... University College Falmouth is a university college in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom which opened in 1902. ... A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ...

Since the 1970s, degrees have replaced diplomas as the top-tier qualification in the field. In the case of wholly freestanding institutions, degree validation agreements in liaison with a university have long been the custom for B.A. (Hons) level upwards. There has been a general trend for all-encompassing Universities to offer programs in the visual arts, and formerly independent art schools have merged with polytechnics and universities to offer such degrees. A few art schools have taken on university status themselves; both London's Royal College of Art and the University of the Arts London maintain their specialist focus and offer degrees under their own banner. The word validation has several uses: In general, validation is the process of checking if something satisfies a certain criterion. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... The term polytechnic, from the Greek πολύ polú meaning many and τεχνικός tekhnikós meaning arts, is commonly used in many countries to describe an institution that delivers technical education, other countries do not use the term and use alternative terminology. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Darwin Building at Kensington Gore The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a university in London, England. ... The University of the Arts London is a federal university and one of Europes largest and leading centres for education in art communication and design. ...

Most specialist institutions in the United Kingdom can trace their histories back to the 19th century or beyond, not unusually as Government Schools of Design / Art.

See also

• art education
• List of art schools
• List of Art Colleges in Europe
• Art Schools in the United States