Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) is a non-profit consortium of 36 art and design schools in the United States and Canada. All AICAD member institutions have a curriculum with full liberal arts and sciences requirements complementing studio work, and all are accredited to grant Bachelor of Fine Arts and/or Master of Fine Arts degrees. To qualify for AICAD membership an art school must be: a free-standing college (not a division of a larger college or university) specializing in art or design; a non-profit institution; grant BFA and/or MFA degrees; and have accreditation from both the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the relevant academic accrediting organization in their region.

Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
AbbreviationAICAD
Formation1991 (1991)
HeadquartersProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
Region
Canada & United States
Membership (2020)
36[1]
Chair
Lorne Buchman
Websiteaicad.org

AICAD was founded in 1991 by a group of art college presidents for the purpose of sharing information among similar institutions and acting collectively.[1] Its mission is to strengthen and connect the member colleges, and to inform the public about these colleges and the value of studying art and design.

AICAD distributes information about the organization and its members, and about art and design education and careers, to potential students, parents, teachers, and others. It conducts regular conferences and symposia on contemporary academic and administrative subjects, operates an independent studio and internship program in New York City (The New York Studio Residency Program), oversees student exchanges among the member schools, gathers and analyzes institutional data to assist in future planning efforts. It also provides members with information about current art and design education issues as well as information on relevant legislation and government policies.

Members

International Affiliates

Regional accrediting agencies

New York Studio Residency Program

The New York Studio Residency Program (NYSRP), a project of AICAD, was a one-semester program in New York City for undergraduate fine arts students enrolled at AICAD colleges. The program emphasized independent, self-directed study in the context of its location in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. The 15 to 20 students enrolled each fall and spring semester came from all over the US and Canada. The program closed in 2017.

References
  1. "What is AICAD?". Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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