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Art Academy of Cincinnati 
Motto "Make Art, Make a Difference" Established 1869 Type Private college of art, design and art history President David Johnson Dean Dr. Catherine Hardy Undergraduates 193 Postgraduates 21 Location Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Campus Urban Colors Orange and Prussian Blue Mascot Stinker, the Skunk Soccer mascot Website http://www.artacademy.edu 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. It was originally founded as the McMicken School of Design in 1869, and was a department of the University of Cincinnati, and later in 1887, became the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the museum school of the Cincinnati Art Museum. In 1998, the Art Academy of Cincinnati legally separated from the museum and became an independent college of art and design. It currently offers four undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History, and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design. It also offers a Master of Arts in Art Education, which is taught during summer semesters.
The curriculum of the Art Academy is considered among the best of BFA programs in the nation. It is unique in that it trains artists to be self-directed contemporary visual artists and designers. Students work closely with faculty members who themselves are professional contemporary artists (faculty to student ratio is 10:1). Students develop personal voice and vision in the studio while being well disciplined in Art History and academic coursework. Its educational experiences prepares students for the best in life and career choices.
The Art Academy moved into its current facility at 1212 Jackson St. in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in August 2005. This move has been pivotal in the Over-the-Rhine revitalization and renovation as an arts district. The new facility provides 24-hour access for students with around the clock security. Students are guaranteed studio spaces in Junior and Senior years. The 12th and Jackson St. building also features an open air atrium, connecting two formerly separate buildings, enlarged classroom spaces, computer labs, a student commons area, lecture hall, and Learning Services Center. In 2008, the Art Academy facility received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Green Building certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
Dormitory suites are required for out-of-town Art Academy freshmen at the Academy Housing Facility at the nearby corner of 12th and Vine streets. Spaces are also available to local freshmen. Twelve suites for 28 students are available each with fully equipped kitchens and with washer/dryer. A Resident Advisor is also available and lives on the premises. The Academy continues to maintain its River City Works sculpture/glass blowing facility, and has recently purchased the building next door on 12th St. with intentions to expand in the future.
Famous Graduates and Faculty
- ((Joseph Henry Sharp)), (1873-1892), was one of the six founding members of the "Taos Society of Artists".
- Petah Coyne, is an internationally recognized sculptor and installation artist.
- Frank Duveneck (1848–1919) was an American figure and portrait painter who taught at the Art Academy during the 1890s and later became its chairman. He notably fought with the Cincinnati Art Museum administration for students' right to study directly from the live nude model.
- James Flora (1914–1998) idiosyncratic album cover illustrator for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, commercial illustrator, fine artist, and author/illustrator of seventeen popular children's books
- Tim Folzenlogen is a contemporary realist painter based in New York City.
- Daniel Garber (1880–1958) was an American landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania.
- Gregory Green is a contemporary "anarchist" artist whose works include homemade bombs, illustrating societies negligence towards terrorism. He is based in New York City.
- Charley Harper (1922–2007) was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist, best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations.
- Kevin T. Kelly is a contemporary painter known for his postmodern neo-pop works based out of New York City.
- Noel Martin was a nationally recognized graphic designer who revolutionized type and publication standards for American museums, and later a professor at The Art Academy of Cincinnati, as well as The University of Cincinnati.
- Lewis Henry Meakin (1850-1917)
- Frank Harmon Myers (1899–1956) was an American painter. His work includes a variety of topics but he is best known for his seascapes.
- Roy Cleveland Nuse (1885-1975) was a Pennsylvania Impressionist artist and a respected teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- Paul Sawyier (1865–1917) was a Kentucky artist and an American lmpressionist.
- Julian Stanczak, is an internationally recognized abstract painter, founder of the Op Art movement.
- Edward Charles Volkert (1871–1935) a Cincinnati-based post-impressionist painter who was known for his oil and watercolor cattle paintings from the Old Lyme artist colony.
- John Ellsworth Weis (1892-1962) graduate and faculty member
- Tom Wesselmann, pop artist of The Great American Nude series of paintings.
Galleries
The college features three public galleries that offer changing art exhibitions, the Pearlman Gallery, the Chidlaw Gallery and the Convergys Gallery. Exhibitions include emerging and professional artists, students, faculty and alumni artists.
External links
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International: Alberta College of Art and Design • Burren College of Art • Emily Carr University of Art and Design • NSCAD University • OCAD University • Osaka University of Arts • Victorian College of the Arts
Categories:- Art schools in Ohio
- Universities and colleges in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Educational institutions established in 1869
- Educational institutions established in 1887
- Art galleries in Ohio
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities
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