- The Art Institute of Seattle
Infobox University
name = The Art Institute of Seattle
established = 1946
president = Shelly DuBois
type = PrivateCollege
city = Seattle
state = WA
country = USA
website = [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/seattle/ www.artinstitutes.edu/seattle]The Art Institute of Seattle (AIS)– is one of
The Art Institutes , a system of more than 40 educational institutions located throughoutNorth America , providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts. The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of Education Management Corporation (EDMC), which is headquartered inPittsburgh ,Pennsylvania .The Art Institute of Seattle was founded in 1946 as the Burnley School for Professional Art. It became part of
The Art Institutes and changed its name to The Art Institute of Seattle in 1982. Accredited by theNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) [http://www.nwccu.org/Directory%20of%20Inst/Alpha%20Cluster/a_d.html] , The Art Institute of Seattle is located a block from theElliott Bay waterfront inDowntown Seattle ,Washington , near many of the city's design studios, restaurants and corporate offices.Fashion Design Program
The Art Institute of Seattle's fashion design students and faculty have been featured in local newspaper articles including
The Seattle Times ' April 10, 2008 article about AIS's annual fashion design student showcase "Underground Couture" [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2004337400_nwwcouture10.html] , as well asThe Seattle Post-Intelligencer 's April 25, 2008 article about fashion trends [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/360526_shortskirts25.html?source=mypi] .In addition, fashion designer Blayne Walsh, a contestant on Season 5 of
Bravo (television network) 'sProject Runway , is a 2005 graduate of The Art Institute of Seattle. [http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/season/5/bios/bios.php?designer=blayne]Programs
Bachelor of Fine Arts Programs*Digital
Filmmaking & Video Production
*Fashion Design
*Game Art & Design
*Graphic Design
*Interior Design
*Media Arts &Animation
*Photography Bachelor of Science Programs*Fashion Marketing
*Web Design &Interactive Media Associate of Applied Arts Programs
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Animation Art & Design
*Audio Production
*Baking & Pastry
*Culinary Arts
*Fashion Design
*Fashion Marketing
*Graphic Design
*Industrial Design Technology
*Interior Design
*Photography
*Video Production
*Web Design &Interactive Media Diploma Programs
*Baking & Pastry
*Digital Design
*Residential Design
*The Art of CookingExternal links
* [http://www.artinstitutes.edu/seattle The Art Institute of Seattle official website]
* [http://www.artinstitutes.edu The Art Institutes official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/artinstitutes The Art Institutes on MySpace]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-Institutes/9924510905?ref=s The Art Institutes on Facebook]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-International-Culinary-Schools-at-The-Art-Institutes/8068326121?ref=nf The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes on Facebook]
* [http://www.edmc.edu Education Management Corporation official website]
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