AICAD Blog

Sep 06, 2024

PALS Returns with 2024 Summit, October 17th - 19th

About PALS Founded in 2010 at Pratt Institute, The Partnership on Academic Leadership in Sustainability (PALS) is a national platform for sustainability leaders in art and design higher education to address global climate change, environmental and social justice, and other key sustainability issues through the power of creativity and an art and design education. The value of PALS lies in its ability to leverage collective resources and foster a community of peer institutions to integrate...



Jun 10, 2024

AICAD announces placement of 17 New, 9 Returning Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows For 2024/25

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the fifteen Fellows selected for the AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship for the 2024/25 academic year. Additionally, nine previous fellows will continue their positions for a second year. The AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship provides significant professional practice opportunities to high-achieving Graduate alumni. In contributing to the goal of increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of...


A photograph of Nellie Geraghty laughing with a cow behind her resting it's head on her shoulder
May 17, 2024

2024 AICAD/ NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellow Selected

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and NOAA Fisheries have announced the placement of Nellie Geraghty into the fifth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship. Nellie Geraghty draws from her lived experience as a farm hand and a commitment to environmental justice through education. Her work transposes stories gathered from field research into intricate visual narratives. Using scientific illustration, printmaking, painting, 35mm film, and analog animation...