Art Education

Kansas City Art Institute
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Kansas City Art Institute

Art Education is a field that combines visual skills and teaching ability to help students of all ages learn art and design. A large portion of this field works in the K-12 arena, where a solid and relatively broad visual education is required in order to cover a wide range of subjects for all students. There is also considerable teaching taking place in colleges and universities, museums, and community centers across the country. Salaries and working formats will vary accordingly in this field. Most formal teaching jobs will require a graduate degree as well.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

Maine College of Art & Design

Portland, ME

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, MA

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, MA

NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design)

Halifax, NS

Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

Ringling College of Art and Design

Sarasota, FL

GRADUATE DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS

Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

Lesley Art + Design

Cambridge, MA

Maine College of Art & Design

Portland, ME

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, MA

Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, PA

NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design)

Halifax, NS

Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, NY

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA


Photo of Regin IgloriaThis blog post was originally written by Regin Igloria (RISD, Painting, MFA '04) and published on ARTSblog, an initiative of Americans for the Arts.

Regin Igloria | Studio Artist and Instructor

I’ve been thinking about this topic of scale my entire career, not just as a studio artist, but as a teacher and arts administrator who constantly has to create opportunities for others in the field while maintaining some sense of respect for my own creative ambitions.