AICAD Blog

Nov 13, 2014

Graduate Studies at Moore Presents 6th Annual Art and Special Education Symposium

ART: THE PORTAL TO REACHING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (Philadelphia, PA) – Graduate Studies at Moore College of Art & Design’s one-of-a-kind MA in Art Education with An Emphasis in Special Populations presents its groundbreaking Art and Special Education Symposium on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. The Symposium will commemorate its sixth year with an exciting roster of keynote speakers, presentations and roundtable discussions. The College is located at 20th...


Some Kinda Wonderful
Oct 09, 2014

CCAD Alumni Make iTunes, Hot 100 Chart-Topping Music Video

September 17th, 2014 by Amanda Pierce With a chart-topping single on iTunes, Alternative Hot 100, and Sirius XM’s Alt Nation, the foursome SomeKindaWonderful is off to strong start—fueled by a video created by CCAD alums. New kids on the alternative rock block, the Cleveland-based group recently debuted the music video for Reverse, their single that was spontaneously recorded in just three hours following a chance meeting at a Cleveland bar. Columbus, OH-based motion graphics...



Photo of Samuel Hoi, President of the Maryland Institute College of Art
Sep 23, 2014

Art Schools Work to Erase Image of Graduates as 'Starving Artists'

Art Schools Work to Erase Image of Graduates as 'Starving Artists' September 22, 2014 The Chronicle of Higher Education By Scott Carlson Baltimore Not all parents would display the restraint Russell Benamy did when his daughter Erica declared her intention to go to art school. Sure, he was dismayed: "$200,000 to play with crayons?" the management consultant, who was a chemical-engineering major, recalls thinking. "You’ve got to be kidding me." But he didn’t share that with Erica....


Photo of the new Fine Arts and Illustration facility
Jul 09, 2014

A New Home for Visual Arts at Art Center

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN CELEBRATES A NEW HOME FOR THE ARTS DESIGNED BY DARIN JOHNSTONE ARCHITECTURE (Pasadena, Calif.) June 19, 2014 — In 2014, 870 South Raymond Avenue became the new home for Art Center’s Fine Art and Illustration departments—and a thriving collaborative nucleus for the visual arts. This former U.S. Postal Service property has alleviated overcrowding on the College’s Hillside campus, expanded Art Center’s educational reach and resources, and helped...