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Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, , MN

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), located just south of Downtown Minneapolis, has celebrated creating art on the cutting edge for more than 130 years. With the highest accreditation level for an art and design college, MCAD provides the instruction you need to grow along with the freedom critical to fostering your individual creativity. MCAD's faculty, comprised exclusively of working artists and designers, is renowned for its ingenuity and expertise. MCAD educates individuals to be professional artists and designers, pioneering thinkers, creative leaders, and engaged global...

The AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship

The Fellowship program seeks to provide professional practice opportunities to high-achieving alumni who have recently graduated from AICAD member schools, while also increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of faculty at these institutions. AICAD institutions aspire to create a climate that recognizes and values diversity as central to excellence in art and design education.

AICAD Fellowships include structured and unstructured mentoring and professional development opportunities along with direct teaching experience, health benefits, and other monetary supports.

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AICAD Places 12 New and 5 Returning Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows For 2023/24

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the twelve Fellows selected for the AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship for the 2023/24 academic year. Additionally, five previous fellows will continue their positions for a second year. The Fellowship provides professional opportunities to high-achieving alumni who have recently graduated from AICAD […]