Art study abroad

Natural Light International Art Education
Start with dreams, be loyal to creation, be fearless and extend infinitely
TO INFINTY AND BEYOND
 Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland Institute of Art(CIA)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Application deadline: December 1
Advantages: Interior Design | Graphic Design | Photography
six
IELTS
seventy-nine
TOEFL
Not required
SAT
private
Nature of institution
$37,980
tuition
four
Application difficulty
College Profile
Professional Introduction
Application requirements
Application Experience

College Profile

Cleveland Institute of Art Founded in 1882, the Cleveland Institute of Art has become one of the most prestigious art schools in the United States, a pioneer of the American Academy of Art and Design, and one of the top design schools in the world by business week. The College is a member of the Association of Independent Arts and Design Institutes (AICAD) (an association composed of 36 leading art colleges from North America and the world), as well as a founding member of the American Association of Arts and Design Institutes and American private art and design colleges.


How about Cleveland Academy of Arts:


The first-class specialized art school in the United States, according to the characteristics of art education, the Cleveland Academy of Arts always emphasizes small class teaching, with the maximum number of students in each class not exceeding 20, and the average number of students in each class is 15, and all students have their own studios. The teacher-student ratio of Cleveland University is 1:9, and almost every student can get special care from the professor, which is extremely rare in schools around the world. Cleveland College of the Arts is famous for its unique education method. Its graduates are all over the United States and even the world. The main industries they are engaged in are: gallery artists, designers, photographers, contemporary artists, art educators, etc.


Ranking of Cleveland Academy of Arts


The Cleveland Academy of Arts selected the best universities in the Midwest of the United States in 2015 by Princeton University Review; The U.S. News&World Report ranked the Cleveland Academy of Arts among the top 45 best art colleges in the United States (the Academy only has one graduate major); Money Magazine ranked the Cleveland Academy of Arts as the fifth university with the highest rate of return on investment among the famous art and design schools in North America.


Cleveland Academy of the Arts Advantages:


The Cleveland Academy of Arts is an old art college with a pure undergraduate degree. At first, there was only one teacher and one student in the attic of the old Cleveland Hall. After several mobilization, it became an art school, which has long been familiar. In 1949 and 1956, it was officially called the Cleveland Academy of Arts, and moved to the current position in the Cleveland University Circle. The Institute purchased the Ford Motor Assembly Plant before 1981 and is now a national historic site. It was renovated and renamed as Joseph McCullough Center. It includes painting, glass, biomedical art, ceramics, communication design and illustration, photography department/video, time (the media of words and time), sculpture and other departments. In the East Avenue of George Gund Building, there are jewelry and metal departments, painting, interior design, industrial design, optical fiber and material research, printmaking, and foundation and liberal arts (academic) categories.


Characteristic specialty settings, such as industrial design, cooperate with some multinational companies to provide students with hands-on experience and accept the challenges of real industry during their undergraduate studies. Graduates of this major are favored by major companies and institutions, and more than world-class studios are engaged in the design of automobiles, consumer products, medical products, furniture and toys. In 2005, as a traditional undergraduate education, the college also opened the first postgraduate major - Digital Arts, which is the forefront of practical art.


Cleveland Academy of the Arts provides first-class art higher education courses for those who want to become world-class artists and designers. The purpose of the college is to cultivate high-quality talents for the art field. It is an independent art and design college dedicated to all forms of leadership and foresight in visual arts education. The mission of the Institute is to make a lasting contribution through education, research, and service to different communities in the near future and around the world. Recognize the importance of culture and art for artists and potential to promote the needs of society.


Accreditation and membership: The Cleveland Academy of the Arts is an independent non-profit university recognized by the National Association of Art and Design Schools (NASAD), the Higher Education Commission of the Northern Central Association of Colleges and Universities, and the Ohio State Department of Education.


major : CIA offers 15 majors in art, design, handicraft and digital art.


entrance : Students can enter as freshmen or transfer students (with higher status). Admission is based on portfolio review, academic performance, recommendation and SAT or ACT scores (optional).


get accommodation : First and second year students live in dormitories provided by the CIA. Living in school for the first two years can ease the transition of many people who move away from their families, and can also teach them the necessary skills to live independently. And it allows students more time to focus on the classroom and artistic creation. Sophomores can choose to pair students or move to any neighborhood from outside the campus. On campus expenses: $4470 per semester, $8940 for the whole year


CIA Excellence Scholarship The admissions office of the CIA provides an opportunity for new entrants and transfer students to compete for the Renewable Excellence Award based on the strength of their portfolios and academic achievements.


Recommended by American Academy of Interior Design University of Tennessee Knoxville Preet College of Art

subject

Cleveland College of the Arts:


Undergraduate major:


Animation, sketch, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, interior design, photography and video, printmaking;


Postgraduate major:


Digital art design;



Undergraduate major

animation


Cleveland Academy of Arts Animation Design is a comprehensive major, which requires students to have certain aesthetic ability, hand painting ability, innovation ability, and writing ability. The animation design major aims to cultivate professionals who have the basic knowledge and theory required for film and television animation creation, and can engage in original animation, animation creative design and director, and theoretical research on 3D computer animation creation in the production posts of film, television and other media.


Sketch


In short, sketch is a monochrome painting. But not necessarily. After all, sketch covers and involves too many things and solves too many problems. The sketch process is a comprehensive thinking activity that needs to consider many problems at the same time. Nowadays, all majors in fine arts colleges take it as a basic course, although the emphasis of each major is different, oil painting focuses on volume and tone, traditional Chinese painting focuses on line, print, design focuses on structure, etc; But the commonalities of sketch are similar.


Graphic Artist Designer


Here, students majoring in graphic design at Cleveland College of the Arts inject life and meaning into words and images. The project focuses on the principles of design, aesthetics and technology, and trains students to focus on graphic design in one area, or continue to explore other areas of communication design. Through this way of education, students can win outstanding achievements in national competitions. Traditional handicrafts, such as hand engraving and drawing, and complex graphic software are contemporary Graphic designer Tools. While trying to use various media, including product packaging, books, magazine layout, interactive communication, 3D graphics, virtual environment and brand experience, the challenge for students is to propose design solutions. Through interdisciplinary workshops, students are able to apply their skills in business and non-profit fields and collaborate with students from other majors. The education of graphic design specialty is supplemented by courses such as design history, popular culture, dynamic image and design research. By creating innovative, coherent, artistic and attractive solutions, this major helps students prepare for the future, whether they join other companies or start their own studios.


Illustration


Illustration is the art form of the 21st century, which connects fashion and animated films, retail and computer games, politics, editing and street art, books and children's toys. The unique ability of illustration lies in the social, political and cultural concepts that make it an ideal solution, providing solutions for advertising, publishing, animation functions, licensing, retail and editing projects. To succeed in any field, an illustrator must not only master painting skills, but also develop ideas and understand the impact of illustration on contemporary culture. The illustration major is famous for its excellent teaching level, including drawing, painting, perspective, color theory and concepts, supplemented by art history, popular culture, ideological education and other courses. Through the training of basic courses, students can choose the most suitable field to develop in a specific field.


industrial design


Cleveland Academy of the Arts offers a two-year, six semester master's program in industrial design, which focuses on theoretical and practical research, focuses on the development of people-centered design, and creates new business opportunities. We combine famous visual design, excellent skills, knowledge, theories and methods, which are crucial to the complexity and unstructured design scheme. At the same time, we cultivate students' leadership in creative organizations. Our teachers are famous educators in the fields of design, technology and business. They can help students develop their abilities through projects and exchanges. We believe that products should adapt to a larger social and ecological environment. The method of industrial design projects is to look at problems systematically and strive to balance challenges in business, technology and human resources. This method is called strategic innovation. This creative approach provides a good solution to human needs, and is widely used by designers and growing enterprises.


Interior design


The interior design major of Cleveland Academy of Arts studies all aspects of the building environment: scale, proportion, arrangement, lighting, acoustics, temperature, texture, color, and materials, which is a systematic process. Interior designers should also consider how to balance the needs of customers and available resources. The teaching of this major is also practical teaching. The tutor will put forward a design problem, and then ask students to design solutions. Everyone will discuss and evaluate your solutions collectively, so as to improve students' ability to solve problems in design through this practical teaching.


Photography and video recording


It is estimated that 3 million photos will be produced every day in the world, representing the ubiquitous role of photography in culture. Although almost everyone can take photos, only a few people can take excellent photos. The photography and image department can help photographers increase their skills and creativity, rather than simply making. Excellent images can travel through time and space without losing their meaning - whether they are pictures on mobile phones or display boards on buildings. In addition to concept and studio practice, students also learn technology, art, history and advertising, as well as business planning, brand promotion and marketing courses. Through some projects and interdisciplinary workshops sponsored by enterprises, students can cooperate with students in other majors. Advanced traditional and digital laboratories support various photography methods, so that students can get a close understanding of technological changes, including capturing, strengthening and distributing images. The project will also analyze problems, such as the originality of the author and digital technology. As a student of photography and image department, you will understand that the process before pressing the shutter is as important as that after shooting. Our teachers will give you guidance and help you express your ideas and goals.


print


Print is an important category of visual arts. In a broad sense, printmaking can include the graphics printed before the printing industrialization generally have the nature of printmaking. The concept of contemporary printmaking mainly refers to the artistic works conceived and created by artists and produced through plate making and printing procedures, specifically, the pictures carved or etched on wood, stone, hemp glue, copper, zinc and other plates with knives or chemicals. The art of printmaking has been accompanied by the invention and development of printing in technology. Ancient prints mainly refer to wood engraving, but there are also a few copper engraving and color printing. The unique flavor of knife and wood makes it have independent artistic value and status in the history of Chinese culture and art.

Postgraduate major

Digital Art Design


Cleveland Academy of the Arts digital art design usually refers to digital works, generally serving the following industries: advertising, film and television, animation, comics and games. The content is from pure artistic creation to advertising design, which can be two-dimensional and three-dimensional, static or animation. Such as the design of print, web page design, 3D animation, film and television special effects, multimedia technology, architectural design and industrial modeling design based on computer-aided design. In the world, it is customary to call the field of visual design and production using computer technology CG - the media culture produced by CG and virtual reality technology can all fall into the category of CG. CG industry has formed a considerable visual arts creative economic industry based on technology.


Admission requirements

undergraduate


Undergraduate application conditions of Cleveland Academy of Arts:


closing date

December 1st


Application requirements

Language requirements: IELTS 6.0; TOEFL 79

1. For a complete application, the applicant should pay an application fee of 40 dollars

2. Personal statement: the purpose of choosing the School of Art and Design and the reason for applying for CIA

3. High School Transcript

4. Letter of recommendation: It is suggested to be written by art teachers

5. SAT/ACT scores, applicants need to complete the language center (ESL) 112 English.

6. Collection


graduate student


Postgraduate application conditions of Cleveland Academy of Arts:


closing date

December 1st


Application requirements

Language requirements: IELTS 6.0; TOEFL 79


Collection requirements

New Student File List


● Includes 12 to 20 artworks.

● Through online application (recommendation) or in Submit art collection.

● Follow portfolio submission guidelines.


List of transferred student files


These preferred elements are only applicable to transfer students who want to enter sophomore or higher grades and seek studio art credits to replace the freshmen level basic courses.


As the transfer applicant, your 12 to 20 pieces should include the following:


● Four observation charts are required

● 2-3 examples of 3D works

● 2-3 examples of 2D work

● 3-4 examples of digital works using Freehand, Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop

● 4-6 Work examples related to the specialty you want to enter

● Through online application (recommendation) or in Submit portfolio.

● Follow portfolio submission guidelines


Application Experience

Cleveland Academy of Arts Application Guide:


According to the characteristics of art education, the college always emphasizes small class teaching, with the maximum number of students in each class not exceeding 20, and the average number of students in each class is 15. The ratio of teachers and students is 1:10, and the ratio of students and computers is 1:6, which provides a good environment for students to learn art courses through computer technology. Cleveland College of the Arts is interested in providing first-class art higher education courses. The purpose of the college is to cultivate high-quality talents for the art field.

Relevant colleges and universities
Princeton University
Application conditions: TOEFL: 100
tuition: $51,870
Advantage specialty: architectural design
university of north texas
Application conditions: TOEFL: 79 | IELTS: 6.5
tuition: $22,760
Advantage Major: Fashion Design | Interior Design
Teesside University
Application conditions: IELTS: 5.5~6.0
tuition: £15,000
Advantage Major: Game Design | Animation Production
mannes college of music
Application conditions: TOEFL: 79 | IELTS: 6.5
tuition: $25,950
Advantage major: music
eastman school of music
Application conditions: TOEFL: Ben 83, Yan 88
tuition: $63,150
Advantage major: music
Staffordshire University
Application conditions: IELTS: 6.0
tuition: £57,693
Advantage specialty: accessory design
ART NEWS
Art information