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AICAD celebrates New & Returning Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows for 26-27

[caption id="attachment_8854" align="alignright" width="700"] Quebradillana, Wenmimareba Collins Klobah, 2026, acrylic paint and oil pastel on canvas, 16 x 20 inches[/caption] The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the Fellows selected for or...

33 Projects across 23 Schools Awarded Curriculum Development Grants by Partnership of Academic Leadership in Sustainability (PALS)

The Partnership of Academic Leadership in Sustainability (PALS), supported by the Association of Independent Colleges in Arts & Design (AICAD), has awarded $1000 grants to projects that amplify sustainability within their academic programs. With an impressive pool of 65 project submissions, 33...

AICAD announces New & Returning Post-Graduate Teaching Fellows for 2025/26

[caption id="attachment_8718" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] El Instante (The Moment)Acrylic, airbrush, and charcoal on canvas, 54” x 60” x 1.5”2025, Erick Antonio Benitez[/caption] The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the Fellows...

Partnership for Academic Leadership in Sustainability (PALS)

  About PALS PALS, which stands for the Partnership for Academic Leadership in Sustainability, promotes academic sustainability in art and design higher education institutions. We believe it’s vital that creative education places sustainability at its core, preparing artists and designers...

Pratt Institute President Francis Bronet elected as next AICAD Board Chair

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

[caption id="attachment_8582" align="alignright" width="1000"] COSMOS, 36x32x38(in)Maple, Walnut, Limba, Spelli, Glass, Brass, Corian2023, Minsoub (Peter) Sim[/caption] The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the fifteen Fellows selected for the...

2024 AICAD/ NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellow Selected

[caption id="attachment_8556" align="alignleft" width="600"] Nellie Geraghty[/caption] 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...

NOAA/AICAD Art+Science Fellow Mickey L.D. Morgan releases podcast “Neighbors Along the Riverbed”

Transfer resources for students affected by the closure of the Art Institutes

While the Art Institute was not a member of our consortium, we want to assist impacted students who may be looking for an appropriate institution at which to continue and complete their studies. Many of our member institutions have dedicated transfer admissions counselors at the ready to assist...

Art schools must double down on diverse recruitment following the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action

Op-Ed for Art Newspaper written by AICAD president and executive director Deborah Obalil See original print edition PDF here For anyone who works in higher education, this has not been a typical summer. We’ve had more news from Washington, DC impacting our sector in just the past few months...