Art Academy of Cincinnati
1212 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Website: Art Academy of Cincinnati
Art Academy of Cincinnati School Description
The Art Academy of Cincinnati, an independent college of art and design, is a community of professionals dedicated to inspiring individuals through personalized education toward their growth as creative visual artists.
The Art Academy is one of the smallest four-year art colleges in the country, and that's one of its greatest strengths: It means its students really get to be themselves. They receive individualized attention from faculty, the freedom to develop their personal vision, and a unique opportunity to carve out their identity.
The Art Academy building says a lot about who we are. It’s historic (actually, two historic buildings fused together), and so are we. It’s in Over-the-Rhine, a neighborhood full of art galleries, studios, and design firms—the type of community our graduates work and live in.
Our faculty took a lead role in designing the building, and they created an open, accessible environment that promotes interaction. The building reinforces core program values: It’s a place where individuals can cross boundaries, a place where a community can thrive.
Art Academy of Cincinnati
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThe 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 founded as the McMicken School of Design, and was previously a department of the University of Cincinnati, and later, a museum school of the Cincinnati Art Museum. It offers four undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emphasis 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 the summer semester.
The Academy moved into its new facility in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in August 2005. There have since been concerns about student safety in what is considered by locals to be a dangerous area. This has led to a drastic decline in enrollment. The new facility provides 24-hour access for students with around the clock security. Students may have their own studio from Sophomore level up if they maintain a high enough GPA and are guaranteed a studio Junior and Senior years. Studios are shared with three other students, for a total of four students per studio. The 12th and Jackson St. building also features an open air atrium, connecting two formerly separate buildings, and spanning from the basement to the sixth floor, basement showers, a commons area, lecture hall, and Learning Services Center.The Academy continues to maintain its River City Works sculpture facility, and has recently purchased the former 5/3 Bank building next door so that they may expand in the future.
Famous Graduates and Faculty
- Frank Harmon Myers (1899 – 1956) was an American painter. His work includes a variety of topics but he is best known for his seascapes.
- Paul Sawyier (1865-1917) was a Kentucky artist and an American lmpressionist.
- Edward Charles Volkert (1871-1935) a Cincinnati-based post-impressionist painter who was well known for his oil and watercolor cattle paintings from the Old Lyme artist colony.
- James Flora (1914-1998) idiosyncratic album cover illustrator for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s, commercial illustrator, fine artist, and author/illustrator of seventeen popular children's books
- Daniel Garber (1880-1958) was an American landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania.
- Harlan Hubbard (1900-1988) was an American artist and author.
- Tim Folzenlogen is a contemporary realist painter based in New York City.
- Charley Harper (1922-2007) was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist, best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations.
- Edie Harper is a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. She was also the wife of Charley Harper, whom she met while at the Academy.
- Kevin T. Kelly is a contemporary painter known for his postmodern neo-pop works based out of New York City.
- Gregory Green is a contemporary "anarchist" artist whose works include homemade bombs, illustrating societies negligence towards terrorism. He is based in New York City.
- Frank 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.
- Noel Martin a graphic designer, and later a professor at The Art Academy of Cincinnati, as well as The University of Cincinnati.
- Tom Wesselman, pop artist of The Great American Nude series of paintings.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Midwest
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 174
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 96%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Art Academy of Cincinnati Degree Programs
Associate Degree Programs
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Communication & Media
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Graphic Design
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations. See more Graphic Design Schools or Online Graphic Design School Degree Programs
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Graphic Design
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Visual Arts
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Visual Arts Schools
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes. See more Art History, Criticism and Conservation Schools or Online Art History, Criticism and Conservation School Degree Programs
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Drawing
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through representation by lines made on a surface. Includes instruction in eye-hand coordination; line, value, shape, and perspective; figure and still life drawing; the use of media such as pen and ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel, and brush; and personal style development. See more Drawing Schools
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Painting
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development. See more Painting Schools or Online Painting School Degree Programs
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Printmaking
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development. See more Printmaking Schools
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Sculpture
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development. See more Sculpture Schools
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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Visual Arts
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Communication & Media
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Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
A program that focuses on the development, use, and regulation of new electronic communication technologies using computer applications and that prepares individuals to function as developers and managers of digital communications media. Includes instruction in the principles of computers and telecommunications technologies and processes; design and development of digital communications; marketing and distribution; digital communications regulation, law, and policy; the study of human interaction with, and use of, digital media; and emerging trends and issues. See more Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Schools or Online Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia School Degree Programs
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Graphic Design
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations. See more Graphic Design Schools or Online Graphic Design School Degree Programs
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Illustration
A program that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to develop and execute interpretations of the concepts of authors and designers to specifications. Includes instruction in book illustration, fashion illustration, map illustration, rendering, exhibit preparation, textual layout, cartooning, and the use of various artistic techniques as requested by clients. See more Illustration Schools or Online Illustration School Degree Programs
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Photography
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects. See more Photography Schools or Online Photography School Degree Programs
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Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Master’s Degree Programs
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Education
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Teacher Training
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Art Teacher Education
Art Teach Education programs prepare individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels. See more Art Teacher Education Schools or Online Art Teacher Education School Degree Programs
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Art Teacher Education
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Art Academy of Cincinnati Students & Campus Life
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 17% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
Art Academy of Cincinnati Expenses (Tuition & Fees)
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 20,340 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 19,990 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 350 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,500 | 28% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,808 | 63% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,445 | 80% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 8,109 | 78% | |
Any Aid: |
100% |
Art Academy of Cincinnati Admissions
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 41% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 480, Math: 420 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 580, Math: 510 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 59% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 18, Verbal: 18, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 25, Math: 22 |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
College Advice on Art Academy of Cincinnati
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