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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,...

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...

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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...

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...

Screening of Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead

Screening of Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead Video and Panel Discussion Saturday, July 12 at Art Center College of Design [caption id="attachment_4211" align="alignright" width="700"] The Mobile Homestead in front of the abandoned Detroit Central Station, 2010Photo: Corine...

Lesley University names Richard Zauft as new dean of College of Art and Design

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — After a competitive nationwide search, Lesley University has named Richard Zauft dean of the College of Art and Design, one of Lesley’s four schools, which grants bachelor’s and master’s of fine arts degrees, as well as professional certificates in disciplines, including...

It’s the End of an Era: What’s Next for Dangerdust?

By Amanda Pierce [caption id="attachment_4121" align="alignleft" width="700"] The Dangerdust duo at CCAD’s bi-annual art fairPhoto by Tyler Dunlavy (CCAD 2014)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4120" align="alignleft" width="200"] Chalk art by DangerdustPhoto by Amanda Pierce[/caption] [caption...

The Interactive STEAM Mapping Tool

The new interactive STEAM mapping tool allows anyone, anywhere in the world, to “put themselves on the map” to help connect STEAM work and ultimately share best practices and advance the STEAM field. STEAM is a movement which advocates adding art and design to the national STEM agenda, to...

SNAAP Spotlight on Graduation

SNAAP (Strategic National Arts Alumni Project) is an annual online survey for graduates of degree-granting arts education institutions - from arts high schools through undergraduate and graduate art and design colleges, conservatories, and more. This issue of the SNAAP DataBrief takes a different...