Cleveland Institute of Art

The Institute's McCullough Center is a former Ford Model T factory at Euclid Avenue and East 116th Street

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland Institute of Art

The Cleveland Institute of Art is a private college of art and design located in University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. From 1891 until 1948 it was named Cleveland School of Art. During the Great Depression the school participated in the WPA Federal Art Project in the Cleveland area. During World War II mapmaking and medical drawing were added to the usual curriculum in drawing, painting and sculpture.

It is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and is also a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design and the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education.

In addition to being an historically acclaimed art school and arguably a valuable component of the cultural community of University Circle,^{[citation needed]} the Cleveland Institute of Art also houses the main exposition center of the Cleveland Cinematheque. It counts among its graduates such notable artists as Viktor Schreckengost, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Robert Mangold, Julian Stanczak, Winifred Lutz, Eric Stoddard and Dana Schutz.

Reinberger Galleries

The CIA's Reinberger Galleries offer free changing art exhibits, events and lectures. Visiting artists often present slide lectures and symposia. The galleries are located in the Gund Building at 11141 East Boulevard. The galleries are closed on Sunday and Monday.

The Student Coffee House gallery in the McCullough Center for the Visual Arts no longer exists due to remodeling begun in 2009.

History

Originally concentrating on 'practical' rather than 'academic' skills, the Cleveland School of Art aimed to train designers and craftspeople. The school began offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1947, just before the name change in 1948. The Institute gradually incorporated more lecture-based courses into the curriculum, such as literature and art history, and the program expanded to five years by 1969. Since the 2006 school year the Institute has transitioned from a five-year to a four-year degree track. The Institute has recently focused funding on new facilities. Financial struggles have forced the Institute to incrementally raise tuition and decrease scholarship availability. In 2007 the tuition was raised twenty-percent.

Majors

Cleveland Institute of Art, c. 1900

• Biomedical Art (non-accredited)
• Ceramics
• Communication Design
• Drawing
• Enameling
• Fiber & Material Studies
• Film, Video, & Photographic Arts
• Glass
• Illustration
• Interior Design
• Industrial Design
• Jewelry & Metals
• Painting
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• T.I.M.E. Digital Arts

Notable professors and students

• Samuel Bookatz, artist
• Brian Bram, artist for American Splendor
• Marc Brown, creator of the popular children's books and animated series Arthur.
• Sante Graziani, Academic educator, Lecturer, artist and teacher
• Hughie Lee-Smith, artist and teacher
• Ryan Nagode, chief designer, Chrysler
• Joe Oros, design chief of the team that styled the 1965 Ford Mustang
• Betty Thatcher Oros, America's first female automotive designer.
• Saul Ostrow - Environmental Chair of Visual Arts and Technology (V.A.T.)
• Sid Ramnarace, designer of the Ford Edge and Ford Mustang
• Viktor Schreckengost, creator of the largest freestanding ceramic sculpture in the world
• Walter Sinz, designer of the Thompson Trophy and teacher at the school from 1911 to 1952
• Eric Stoddard, designer of the Chrysler Crossfire and Hyundai Genesis Coupe
• Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011), American ceramic artist
• Paul Timman, prominent American tattoo artist and tableware designer

References

• Case Wiki article - retrieved July 29, 2006

External links

• Official website
• Reinberger Galleries