In case you haven't seen it yet, this little piece was posted on Bloomberg Business last week. Great quotes from Pacific Northwest College of Art, Rhode Island School of Design and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. "Artists and designers are happier and have more life satisfaction because they are doing something that they are passionate about, that they love, and oh, by the way, they are also making money." - Melissa Huybrecht, Vice President of Enrollment Management. Read the article...
The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the four Fellows who have recently been selected to participate in a year-long, Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship at participating AICAD institutions during the 2018/19 academic year. Additionally, six of the 2017/18 fellows will be continuing in their positions for a second year.
The Fellowship program seeks to provide professional practice...
~ Press Release Courtesy of Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
PROGRAMS
New Product Design Major
The new BFA in product design focuses on creating great products and acquiring an understanding of where they fit into the marketplace. Prototypes to products will be tested and refined by cutting, welding, sewing, researching, casting, programming, and 3D printing. The brand-new product design major educates an emerging generation of creatives who want to master the interplay...
Posted below is an interview conducted by Rochelle Spencer with current AICAD Fellow at California College of the Arts, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera. In it he discusses art and design and its roots in colonization, Puerto Rico as a space for the reevaluation of Eurocentric perspectives in design, and socially conscious work generated with his students.
RS: Tell me about your lecture, “Decolonizing & Design: A Boriqueer Perspective.” What do you want your audience to gain from...
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is introducing a first-of-its kind apprenticeship program for design graduates throughout Wisconsin. The newly created Designship SM program is the first apprenticeship management training program for designers to be offered in the country. MIAD is also the first design college to take apprenticeships to a professional level. This professional development program fills a void in management training for designers in all organizations. The...
