Art schools directory

NEW ENGLAND

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

Office of Admissions, 700 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215

617 585 6710, toll-free: 800-773 0494 x6710

www.aiboston.edu * admissions@aiboston.edu

Professional visual arts college within larger university. Studio-intensive mentoring with individualized instruction in cultural center of Boston. Programs include MFA, BFA, Post- Baccalaureate Certificate and Pro college summer residency program. Low residency MFA with concentration in interdisciplinary media. Post Baccalaureate Advanced Professional Certificate in graphic design, illustration or animation. BFA majors: graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, fine arts, and art history. Dual degree BFA/MEd in art education. See our ad page 188

Boston Architectural College

320 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115

617-262 5000 * www.the-bac.edu * admissions@the-bac.edu

An independent, accredited design College offering Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Education and Certificate Programs: Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, Distance Master of Architecture; Bachelor of Interior Design, Master of Interior Design; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture; Bachelor of Design Studies. Certificate Programs: Advanced Rendering, Historic Preservation, Kitchen & Bath Design, Sustainable Design (online, on-site), Design Computing, Planting Design, and Decorative Arts. The BAC is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

Boston University School of Visual Arts

College of Fine Arts

855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

617-353-3371 * Fax: 617-353-7217 * www.bu.edu/cfa/visual

A professional studio training program in a world-class university. BFA and MFA programs in painting, sculpture, graphic design, and art education. BFA program features an intensive foundation and art electives in printmaking, photography, and ceramics. Diverse schedule of contemporary exhibitions, visiting artists, master classes and guest lectures. Visual Arts Summer Institute offers a four-week portfolio building program for students ages 15-18 (3 credits).

Brandeis University

Fine Arts Department, Waltham MA 02254

781-736-2656 * Fax: 781-736-2672

wardwell@brandeis.edu See our ad page 192

Heartwood College of Art

Contact: Audrey Gup-Mathews, Dean of Admissions

123 York Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043

207-985-0985 * Fax: 207-985-6333

www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org * hca@heartwoodcollegeofart.org

Associate and BFA degrees in Fine Arts (Ullustration, Painting, Paster, Photography, Printmaking) and Design/Crafts (Ceramics, Jewelry/Metals, Weaving, Interior Design). "Boomer U" College Certificate Program for students BO+. Heartwood offers an excellent faculty, low tuition and small classes. A short distance from the cultural center of Portland and an easy drive to Boston, Heartwood's location in a small, picturesque New England town flanked by unspoiled beaches and nature preserves makes it an ideal place to study and create art.

Maine Media Workshops

70 Camden Street/PO Box 200, Rockport, Maine 04856

Toil-free 1-877-577-7700

www.theworkshops.com * info@theworkshops.com

For over 34 years this international school has been offering hundreds of one- and two-week workshops and for photographers, filmmakers and media artists. Programs are available for working professionals, serious amateurs, and high school and college students. Rockport College, the academic partner to Maine Media Workshops, offers professional certificate and MFA programs, in photography, film, and multimedia.

Massachusetts College of Art

Graduate & Continuing Education

621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

617-879-7200 * Fax: 617-879-7171

www.massartplus.org * continuing_education@massart.edu

Continuing Education courses & workshops in art and design, fall, spring, summer. Full time Graduate programs; housing available. Low Residency MFA in Provincetown. Certificates in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design. Summer 2007 China Residency. One-week summer workshops in a variety of media in Bennington, Vermont; Youth Programs, grades 4-12, Summer Studios (grades 11, 12).

Rhode Island School of Design

Admissions Office, Two College Street, Providence, RI 02903 2791

401-454-6300 or 800-364-7473

www.risd.edu * admissions@risd.edu

Offering graduate and undergraduate degree programs in Apparel Design, Architecture, Art and Design Education, Ceramics, Digital + Media, Film/ Animation/Video, Furniture Design, Glass, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Landscape Architecture, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Textiles.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

www.smfa.edu

Offers students the unique opportunity to design an individualized course of study from diverse studio and academic resources. Degree programs in partnership with Tufts University (BFA, BFA in Art Education, BA/BS and BFA combined-degree, MFA, and MAT) and Northeastern University (BFA and MFA in Studio Art). Also offering post-graduate studies, including the all studio Diploma program (for artists of all levels interested in a self directed experience); the one-year, intensive Post Baccalaureate Certificate; continuing education classes; and programs for teenagers. See our ad page 184