Art Academy of Cincinnati
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The Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private college of art and design, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design
, in Cincinnati, Ohio
. It was originally founded as the McMicken School of Design in 1869, and was a department of the University of Cincinnati
, and later in 1887, became the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the museum school of the Cincinnati Art Museum
. In 1998, the Art Academy of Cincinnati legally separated from the museum and became an independent college of art and design. It currently offers four undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History, and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design. It also offers a Master of Arts in Art Education, which is taught during summer semesters.
The curriculum of the Art Academy is considered among the best of BFA programs in the nation. It is unique in that it trains artists to be self-directed contemporary visual artists and designers. Students work closely with faculty members who themselves are professional contemporary artists (faculty to student ratio is 10:1). Students develop personal voice and vision in the studio while being well disciplined in Art History and academic coursework. Its educational experiences prepares students for the best in life and career choices.
The Art Academy moved into its current facility at 1212 Jackson St. in the Over-the-Rhine
neighborhood in August 2005. This move has been pivotal in the Over-the-Rhine
revitalization and renovation as an arts district. The new facility provides 24-hour access for students with around the clock security. Students are guaranteed studio spaces in Junior and Senior years. The 12th and Jackson St. building also features an open air atrium, connecting two formerly separate buildings, enlarged classroom spaces, computer labs, a student commons area, lecture hall, and Learning Services Center. In 2008, the Art Academy facility received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Green Building certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
Dormitory suites are required for out-of-town Art Academy freshmen at the Academy Housing Facility at the nearby corner of 12th and Vine streets. Spaces are also available to local freshmen. Twelve suites for 28 students are available each with fully equipped kitchens and with washer/dryer. A Resident Advisor is also available and lives on the premises.
The Academy continues to maintain its River City Works sculpture/glass blowing facility, and has recently purchased the building next door on 12th St. with intentions to expand in the future.
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
The National Association of Schools of Art and Design , founded in 1944, is an accrediting organization of colleges, schools and universities in the United States. The organization establishes standards for graduate and undergraduate degrees. Member institutions complete periodic peer review...
, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. It was originally founded as the McMicken School of Design in 1869, and was a department of the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, and later in 1887, became the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the museum school of the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Art Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum is one of the oldest art museums in the United States. Founded in 1881, it was the first purpose-built art museum west of the Alleghenies. Its collection of over 60,000 works make it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Midwest.Museum founders debated locating...
. In 1998, the Art Academy of Cincinnati legally separated from the museum and became an independent college of art and design. It currently offers four undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History, and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design. It also offers a Master of Arts in Art Education, which is taught during summer semesters.
The curriculum of the Art Academy is considered among the best of BFA programs in the nation. It is unique in that it trains artists to be self-directed contemporary visual artists and designers. Students work closely with faculty members who themselves are professional contemporary artists (faculty to student ratio is 10:1). Students develop personal voice and vision in the studio while being well disciplined in Art History and academic coursework. Its educational experiences prepares students for the best in life and career choices.
The Art Academy moved into its current facility at 1212 Jackson St. in the Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine, sometimes shortened to OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with 943 contributing buildings...
neighborhood in August 2005. This move has been pivotal in the Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine, sometimes shortened to OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with 943 contributing buildings...
revitalization and renovation as an arts district. The new facility provides 24-hour access for students with around the clock security. Students are guaranteed studio spaces in Junior and Senior years. The 12th and Jackson St. building also features an open air atrium, connecting two formerly separate buildings, enlarged classroom spaces, computer labs, a student commons area, lecture hall, and Learning Services Center. In 2008, the Art Academy facility received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Green Building certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
Dormitory suites are required for out-of-town Art Academy freshmen at the Academy Housing Facility at the nearby corner of 12th and Vine streets. Spaces are also available to local freshmen. Twelve suites for 28 students are available each with fully equipped kitchens and with washer/dryer. A Resident Advisor is also available and lives on the premises.
The Academy continues to maintain its River City Works sculpture/glass blowing facility, and has recently purchased the building next door on 12th St. with intentions to expand in the future.
Famous Graduates and Faculty
- ((Joseph Henry Sharp)), (1873-1892), was one of the six founding members of the "Taos Society of Artists".
- Petah CoynePetah CoynePetah Coyne is a contemporary American sculptor and photographer. Some of her works are in the permanent collections of museums and galleries such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Corcoran Gallery of...
, is an internationally recognized sculptor and installation artist. - Frank DuveneckFrank DuveneckFrank Duveneck was an American figure and portrait painter.-Youth:Duveneck was born in Covington, Kentucky, the son of German immigrant Bernard Decker. Decker died when Frank was only a year old and his widow remarried Joseph Duveneck...
(1848–1919) was an American figure and portrait painter who taught at the Art Academy during the 1890s and later became its chairman. He notably fought with the Cincinnati Art Museum administration for students' right to study directly from the live nude model. - James FloraJim FloraJames "Jim" Flora , best known for his distinctive and idiosyncratic album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, was also a prolific commercial illustrator from the 1940s to the 1970s and the author/illustrator of 17 popular children's books...
(1914–1998) idiosyncratic album cover illustratorIllustratorAn Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
for RCA Victor and Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
during the 1940s and 1950s, commercial illustrator, fine artist, and author/illustrator of seventeen popular children's books - Tim FolzenlogenTim FolzenlogenTim Folzenlogen is a contemporary realist painter based in New York City. His work has been shown in more than 50 solo shows and he has sold more than 1000 paintings Most of his works depict architectural details in New York City, and the way features of buildings are illuminated by slanting rays...
is a contemporary realist painter based in New York City. - Daniel GarberDaniel GarberDaniel Garber was an American Impressionist landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania. He is best known today for his large impressionist scenes of the New Hope area, in which he often depicted the Delaware River. He also painted figurative interior works and...
(1880–1958) was an American landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania. - Gregory Green is a contemporary "anarchist" artist whose works include homemade bombs, illustrating societies negligence towards terrorism. He is based in New York City.
- Charley HarperCharley HarperCharley Harper was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations....
(1922–2007) was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist, best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations. - Kevin T. Kelly is a contemporary painter known for his postmodern neo-pop works based out of New York City.
- Noel MartinNoel MartinNoel Martin was an American graphic designer.Not to be confused with the British born actor and singer Noel Martin born 1988....
was a nationally recognized graphic designer who revolutionized type and publication standards for American museums, and later a professor at The Art Academy of Cincinnati, as well as The University of Cincinnati. - Lewis Henry MeakinLewis Henry MeakinLewis Henry Meakin was an American Impressionist landscape artist born in Newcastle, England, moving to Cincinnati, Ohio with his family in 1863. After studying art in Europe he returned to Cincinnati where he taught at the Cincinnati Art Academy...
(1850-1917) - Frank Harmon MyersFrank Harmon MyersFrank Harmon Myers was an American Impressionism painter. His work includes a variety of topics but is best known for his seascapes....
(1899–1956) was an American painter. His work includes a variety of topics but he is best known for his seascapes. - Roy Cleveland NuseRoy Cleveland NuseRoy Cleveland Nuse was a Pennsylvania Impressionist artist and a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1954. For almost 60 years he lived and painted in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, working in a plein-air, impressionist style...
(1885-1975) was a Pennsylvania Impressionist artist and a respected teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. - Paul SawyierPaul SawyierPaul Sawyier , one of Kentucky's most renowned artists, was an American impressionist painter.-Early life and education:...
(1865–1917) was a Kentucky artist and an American lmpressionist. - Julian StanczakJulian StanczakJulian Stanczak is an American painter and printmaker. The artist lives and works in Seven Hills, Ohio with his wife, the sculptor, Barbara Stanczak.- Biography :...
, is an internationally recognized abstract painter, founder of the Op Art movement. - Edward Charles VolkertEdward Charles VolkertEdward Charles Volkert , was an American Impressionist artist best known for his colorful and richly painted impressionist landscapes. His trademark subject was that of cattle and plowmen. He has been referred to as America's cattle painter extraordinaire".The son of a hat merchant from Alsace,...
(1871–1935) a Cincinnati-based post-impressionist painter who was known for his oil and watercolor cattle paintings from the Old Lyme artist colony. - John Ellsworth WeisJohn Ellsworth WeisJohn Ellsworth Weis was an American painter. He was born in Powell County, Kentucky, moved to Higginsport, Ohio at an early age, and then moved again to Norwood, Ohio at nine years of age...
(1892-1962) graduate and faculty member - Tom WesselmannTom WesselmannTom Wesselmann was an American artist associated with the Pop art movement who worked in painting, collage and sculpture.-Early years:...
, pop artist of The Great American Nude series of paintings.
