Cleveland Institute of Art Creativity Matters
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World-class faculty Real-world experience Urban cultural center International alumni Cross-disciplinary learning Internships Small class sizes Your own studio Personal attention Collaborations Social engagement Creativity Matters
About the cover artist Lyndsey Vu,
a 2014 Cleveland Institute of Art graduate, is a freelance illustrator and concept artist who currently works in a design studio in Cincinnati. Read more about Lyndsey at cia.edu/lyndsey
Animation Biomedical Art Ceramics Drawing Game Design Glass Graphic Design Illustration Industrial Design Interior Architecture Jewelry+Metals Painting Photography+Video Printmaking Sculpture+Expanded Media
Cleveland Institute of Art
Our unparalleled combination of access to world-class faculty, core curriculum, cultural community, and connections to real-world experience, offers a select, diverse student body an education that can’t be matched in the United States.
Contact us
Email admissions@cia.edu
Phone 800.223.4700
Online cia.edu/admissions
Biomedical Art major Josh Maxwell partnered with three regional organizations to design an exhibition that discusses the role of the environment in the Great Lakes.
Cores+Connections
What sets the Cleveland Institute of Art apart from other colleges of art and design?
In a nutshell, our Cores + Connections make all the difference. Our core values include: n world-class faculty mentorship n studio and academic rigor n cutting-edge curriculum, and n state-of-the-art facilities Our established network of connections will engage you in: n field-based hands-on learning n real-world professional projects (for real-world clients) n community-based practices in art and design This begins with your very first semester in our freshman year Foundation program and continues throughout your education here. You’ll experience our Cores + Connections through courses, extracurricular activities, and internships. All made possible by more than 200 external partnerships!
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Email admissions@cia.edu
Phone 800.223.4700
Online cia.edu/admissions
At the heart: Our faculty
Matthew Hollern, who chairs Jewelry + Metals, is nationally recognized for teaching traditional techniques as well as the newest digital technologies.
With a student to faculty ratio of 9:1, students at CIA are mentored by faculty members who are accomplished professionals in their fields, and who, in turn, share their knowledge, craft and professional experience on a daily basis. In their own practices, CIA’s studio faculty are engaged in regional, national, and/or international arenas, with projects ranging from creating animations for Pixar and Disney, to creating a giant inflatable sculpture for a national art exhibition. Students also richly benefit from the global perspectives of CIA’s accomplished Liberal Arts faculty members, who are art historians, authors, researchers, and other scholars of the humanities.
Extended classroom
CIA’s Cores + Connections extend instruction far beyond the CIA campus classroom.
Internationally recognized artist Christian Wullfen works with students in the Cleveland Museum of Art armor court.
On any given day, you might see CIA students observing and illustrating surgery at University Hospitals, sketching at Cleveland Botanical Garden, touring behind-the-scenes workings of New York galleries, conducting research at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, analyzing original works of art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, drawing portraits of patients at a dialysis clinic, using a laser cutter at Case Western Reserve University’s think[box] maker facility, or studying abroad.
Real-world experience
Through courses, extracurricular activities, and internships, students connect to real-world experiences every school year. Recent examples include students consulting for the world-class Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland City Hall, creating 3D animations for a medical school study-guide app, redesigning the county seal, participating in a professional exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, designing orthopedic surgery instruments for a leading medical technology company, and building an offsite wood-burning kiln. All before graduation.
CIA Game Design students Helen Su, left, and Natilya Ratcliff give CIA Vice President Chris Whittey a tour of NASA, where they spent the summer designing educational video games.
Build a better future Most art schools help students build their creativity and critical thinking skills. CIA truly distinguishes itself by also stressing communication and collaboration—skill sets you’ll need in order to thrive in college and beyond.
Communication At CIA, you’ll get plenty of practice communicating your ideas and solutions, which will help you in professional interactions with clients, gallerists, community partners, and other members of your audience. Collaboration Learning to work effectively with others, across disciplines, toward a mutual goal, is critically important to building a successful future in art and design in the 21st century.
Students designed maps to guide homeless people to important resources in Cleveland. Then they presented their maps—and the ideas behind them—to a group of professionals from local social service agencies.
Creativity matters
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Email admissions@cia.edu
Phone 800.223.4700
Online cia.edu/admissions
to our students Cleveland Institute of Art offers programs of study in fine art, design, craft, and integrated media. You enter your major as a sophomore and spend three intense years building skills and mastering techniques. CIA faculty will also encourage you to develop a wider perspective by experimenting with media outside your major through interdisciplinary study. Learn about each of our majors from our students. >>
animation
Students from our Game Design, Animation and Biomedical Art departments collaborated with music composition majors from the Cleveland Institute of Music to create animations designed to be projected onto a 360-degree planetarium dome at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Breathe life into a concept through movement. As an Animation student you’ll discover how the dialogue of an otherwise stagnant image or object changes and evolves when put into motion. You’ll learn to put personality into movement through concentrated study of the mechanics of human and animal motion. Life drawing and acting help develop original characters in design, movement, and personality. Each year you’ll have several opportunities to show your work—to the CIA community and to industry and fine arts professionals. In addition, we strongly emphasize presentation and public speaking skills that prepare you for pitching your ideas and directing a team. cia.edu/animation
“I chose Animation... because I am absolutely enamored with storytelling.” What made you choose CIA?
Tell us about your internship.
The fluidity of the majors, and the potential for collaboration with the other schools in University Circle. Students can go into workshops led by other departments, and learn skills they might not have access to within their major. Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Institute of Music are close enough that we can take classes there, or join their activities.
I have a Student Artist Residency at Judson Manor, which is a beautiful retirement community in walking distance. I teach art classes each Sunday and interact with residents outside of classes in exchange for housing.
What made you choose your major?
I chose Animation for my major because I am absolutely enamored with storytelling, and for me, it was the most interesting medium I could use to do that.
Animation
It’s changed my life for the better and has opened a lot of doors for me. I previously worked as a teacher’s assistant in the PreCollege program at CIA, and that really prepared me to teach classes to people with different skill sets. Classes and critiques at CIA have been a big part of the development of my confidence and comfort as a professional. I feel very well prepared and only excited about my future as a working artist and I look forward to what will come.
Morgan, from Ft. Wayne, IN Read more at cia.edu/morgan
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Explore the natural world, and use your creativity. CIA’s Biomedical Art program combines applied art, science, and technology to create visual education materials on scientific and medical topics. Based on the traditional field of scientific and medical illustration, our curriculum incorporates leading-edge digital media techniques, interactivity, and animation. You’ll learn how to blend your artistic talent with knowledge of natural science, a biomedical intellect, and strong visual communication skills. Our graduates work in hospitals, publishers, museums, pharmaceutical companies, and law firms. They’re helping patients understand illness. They’re creating animations about how our bodies work. They’re designing museum installations about the cosmos. cia.edu/biomedicalart
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“CIA’s Career Center matched me with my medical illustration internship.” What made you choose your major?
My interest of combining art with the sciences, which grew from Cleveland’s surroundings of museums and gardens, turned into one of the driving forces for my decision. In Biomedical Art I was given the chance to learn traditional methods of carbon dusting, digital rendering, interactive design, and 3D modeling. I want to use my art to promote learning, growth, and progress. Is having your own studio important to your education?
Tell us about your internship.
The CIA Career Center matched me with my medical illustration internship at the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center. The FES Center combines research, medicine and engineering to help people with damaged nerve and muscle systems move again. I translate complex and important medical information to visual imagery that patients, the public, and other professionals in the medical field can understand. Everything I have learned at CIA can be applied to working in this field.
I am so grateful for the studio space that is provided by CIA. It’s a place you can call your own, but also is in an environment where you can interact with students of the same major. Bouncing ideas and giving/ receiving help from classmates establishes relationships that will be carried through the future.
Biomedical Art
Grace, from Export, PA Read more at cia.edu/grace
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ceramics
Learn the art and science of working with clay. In CIA’s Ceramics Department, you’ll make both works of sculpture and works of utility. You’ll work in a completely renovated, sky-lit ceramics studio space with floor-to-ceiling windows, well-lit individual studio spaces, large common workspaces, and glazing areas. There is a large kiln room complete with three gas kilns, eight electric kilns, and a raku kiln. Internships earn students valuable real-world experience, and connections to career paths after graduation. Our alumni go on to successful careers as studio artists and designers, exhibiting in national and international galleries and museums. Some graduates become art consultants and conservators while others go on to graduate school and into teaching. cia.edu/ceramics
jay
“When I visited CIA, I really felt a sense of community and collaboration.”
What made you choose CIA?
Have you had any internships?
I chose CIA because when I was preparing my portfolio submission, the CIA admissions counselor was very helpful, whereas some of the other schools left me to figure it out on my own. When I visited CIA, I really felt a sense of community and collaboration. Also, the small class sizes were appealing.
I worked for glass artist Daniel Pruitt. I cut, assembled and loaded glass into kilns for firing to support the production and sale of his artwork. I also prepared art shows and interacted with customers. It was an extremely valuable experience. I learned so much, from studio practices to business practices.
Is having your own studio important to your education?
Yes. It allows me to work on my projects at my own pace, budget my time, and keep the studio workspace organized. (Being near classmates) we share different perspectives and that’s how we develop our work.
Ceramics
CIA prepared me to find new opportunities and build a resume. Our professors encourage us to explore courses outside of CIA during summer. I was accepted into a few classes at The Studio at Corning Glass. This enabled me to incorporate new techniques into my classes at CIA.
Jay, from Camillus, NY Read more at cia.edu/jay
You always have a pencil in your hand. Define your aesthetic identity and challenge your vision and resourcefulness. As a drawing major, you’ll use traditional and nontraditional materials as well as unconventional tools to master a visual vocabulary that includes scale, proportion, perspective, composition, line, mass, and modeling. You’ll form a research process and the development of source material. Then you’ll begin to focus on communication through drawing, which includes drawing from observation, ideation, and experimental processes. Next you’ll focus on style and aesthetics and parallel theories to your own body of work. And you’ll begin to understand drawing in the cultural frameworks of pop, common, and high culture. In your final thesis project you’ll work through research, ideation, experimentation, evaluation, reflection, refinement, and production. cia.edu/drawing
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“The studio space is where I am allowed to say, do, and think whatever I want.”
What made you choose CIA?
Tell us about your internship.
I attended a few CIA student exhibitions. It was amazing to walk through the students’ studios. I fell in love with the light filling the large open space. The industrial feel of the building inspired experimentation and liberation.
Working at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, I gained experience that I wouldn’t be able to acquire anywhere else. CIA has definitely prepared me for it, especially with knowledge in contemporary art and theory.
Is having your own studio important to your education?
What one thing about the CIA experience surprised you the most?
There are discoveries and revelations made in that space, hours vanished in deep concentration, indispensable dialogue with visiting artists, professors, and peers. The studio space is where I am allowed to say, do, and think whatever I want. Interaction with classmates is key; we have ongoing conversations during class critiques, walks around University Circle, or while visiting each other’s studios.
I was given so much access to culture, knowledge and practice that my frame of vision has drastically expanded. Most importantly I gained courage to innovate, challenge, and be an active participant in the arts.
Anastasia, from Willoughby, OH Read more at cia.edu/anastasia
anastasia
Create the games everyone will want to play.
As a Game Design major at CIA, you’ll work with innovative production processes including 3D modeling, animation, programming, visual design, audio, interactive storytelling, and game production, as well as the theory, criticism, and context of game culture and digital media. You will be able to create 3D modeling digital visualizations that use processing, organic and inorganic modeling, construction of compound objects, 3D primitive construction and modeling, and resolution and tessellation of 3D objects and formats. In team production courses, you’ll learn more about programming by working with computer science students from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Engineering. Our graduates are working as modelers, programmers, game writers, riggers, character designers, animators, and FX animators. cia.edu/game-design
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Is having your own studio important to your education?
I think it’s really, really important. I’ve benefitted a lot from that. I’m always working in there and it’s really great to have that community. You’re always building connections. Game Design is a very collaborative kind of space. Tell us about your NASA internship. Did your CIA education prepare you well for the experience?
What one thing about the CIA experience surprised you the most?
The community. I think because it’s a small school, there’s attention to students. As an orientation leader, vice president of the Student Leadership Council, and president of the Digital Painting Club, I’m very involved with Student Life + Housing. I really appreciate how the faculty and staff care and go way above and beyond for the students.
CIA does teach students, not just that technical skill for the industry, but how to efficiently work, so that when you’re given a new task, something you don’t know how to do, you can do it. When I first arrived at NASA, we were expected to make a game. They didn’t really give any specifications. So I immediately just jumped in and drafted a 12-page proposal for what I thought would be a good game and then they approved it.
“The faculty and staff care, and go way above and beyond for the students.” Game Design
Helen, from Miami, FL Read more at cia.edu/helen
helen
Combine traditional craftsmanship with new forms of expression. While working in traditional methods of design and craftsmanship CIA Glass professors encourage experimentation with new forms of expression. This commitment to the art form has earned them national and international recognition. As a student in the Glass Department, your education will center around three processes: working hot glass (glass blowing and off hand, molten glass processes), working cold glass (cutting, fabricating, grinding, sandblasting, and polishing), and fusion processes (casting, slumping, and bending). As you move into higher-level courses, you’ll take on independent study and research that is individually tailored to your developing voice. Our aim is for each student to become a practitioner in the medium. Graduates often enter positions with other artists/craftsmen, schools and workshops, apprenticeships and internships, and are highly competitive when applying for graduate study. Students from our program have become leaders in the field as teachers in university programs, practicing designers, and of course, artists/craftsmen. cia.edu/glass
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“CIA is one of the few colleges in the nation that offer glass as a BFA.”
amanda Why did you choose to attend an art + design school?
What made you choose your major?
I was inspired to come to art school because I wanted to teach glassblowing to college students. I stayed in art school because I realized how much my work needed to mature.
I chose Glass because of my love of working with my hands. Interaction with the material is really important to my process, although my work still involves computeraided design programs.
What made you choose CIA?
Tell us about your internship.
CIA is one of the few colleges in the nation that offer glass as a BFA. They also offer significant scholarships and grants. Finally, my instructor, and strongest influence, for the 2010 eight-week Glass concentration at Penland School of Crafts, graduated from CIA, so I figured there must have been something special about the place.
I worked at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, with a team of artists as a pole-turner. I also worked at Penland School of Crafts in Bakersville, North Carolina, as a studio technical assistant. I maintained hot shop needs, assisted the studio head, and took classes. I also served as the Student Representative of the Glass Art Society, an international organization.
Amanda, from Rancho Cucamanga, CA Read more at cia.edu/amanda
Integrate wods and images. As a graphic design major, you’ll explore both innovative and traditional methods of communication design including typography, print and web design, package design, and signage. While we rely on the latest technology to build technical skills, our curriculum offers you the opportunity to explore and grow beyond these technologies. Your study will range from editorial and publication design, to the study of event and exhibition design, design for print, marketing and advertising, production and interactive, motion graphics, and web design. And you’ll execute your designs using traditional media as well as contemporary and experimental media. Our faculty of practicing designers have created a working environment at CIA that resembles a professional graphic design studio. As a student in the program you’ll have complete access to a computer lab, print output center, presentation areas, and bookmaking-letterpress studios. Taking courses across disciplines will keep your creative juices flowing, and allow you to explore new ways to communicate your message. cia.edu/graphic-design
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hien
What made you choose CIA?
Tell us about your internship.
CIA met my top three requirements: It has a beautiful campus, friendly professors, and very talented but also very humble classmates.
I had a paid freelance job as a photo/video assistant for a visiting artist from Taiwan. Helping her was an awesome experience. I now have a paid internship at a glass art studio. I get to design postcards for shows and I am working on a book project for the artist right now. I’ve learned about glass, plus Photoshop, layout design, preparing for exhibitions, marketing, running an independent business as an artist, and more. I have to work on different duties every day where I can practice different skills easily.
Is having your own studio important to your education?
Yes. It’s like your second home. It’s where you can get your work done, hang out, sleep, relax, and create so many awesome things that only an art student could think of. Sharing space with upperclassmen is a great opportunity. They share lots of good tips to help me improve my work. CIA is all about learning from everyone, not just your professor or instructor.
“Sharing space with upperclassmen is a great opportunity. They share lots of good tips.”
Hien, from Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam Read more at cia.edu/hien
Tell a story with images. In the Illustration Department, you’ll learn how to envision thoughts, conceptualize ideas, and express these ideas through imagery. You’ll gain confidence in your ability to communicate by creatively manipulating image and text within analog and digital environments. Working in a wide variety of applications—from sequential storytelling to advertising to editorial and print illustration, you’ll address the visual transmission of meaning and discover the intellectual rewards in the images you create. We will challenge you to master the technical skills required by a wide range of materials and techniques—from the traditional media of pencils, acrylics, oils, and inks, to contemporary collage, photographic, and digital processes. Problem solving remains a core objective for the illustrator. A solution to any problem must be rooted in the deepest respect for the meaning of your activities and the potential impact of your work on the immediate and greater culture. cia.edu/illustration
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“The professors at CIA are great... You can approach them with anything and actually have a conversation with them.”
Why did you choose to attend an art and design school?
I thought about what made me the happiest... I wanted to be creating things so I took the leap and decided I would just do anything it took to make it happen. How are your relationships with CIA faculty different than your relationships with your high school teachers?
The professors at CIA are great. They are the nicest people and so willing to go that extra mile to help you out. You can approach them with anything and actually have a conversation with them. And they are so talented, it’s like please let a little rub off on me!
Illustration
Tell us about your internship.
I had an internship at Pulsar Products, a company that designs and sources material for other companies related to scrapbooking, memory keeping, and souvenirs. It was such a great experience! I designed a kit that went into production and was on Home Shopping Network. CIA helped in a lot of ways. Of course Career Center Director Amy Goldman helped me nail the interview and have a killer portfolio and resume.
Paige, from North Olmsted, OH Read more at cia.edu/paige
paige
industrial design
Turn problems into opportunities. Consistently ranked as one of the top programs in the country, CIA’s Industrial Design major educates graduates who are working at the top of their field. CIA’s Industrial Design program is rooted in a rigorous curriculum where each project is centered on research, conceptualization, and refinement. Our approach will help you build a strong understanding of the profession: the innovation process, users, market forces, manufacturing, sustainability, and business practices. If you choose the Transportation Design Track within Industrial Design, you’ll learn from and connect with automotive designers working at the top of this field. Classes take place in an open studio, similar to a professional design studio, comprising individual student studios and collaboration spaces. You’ll have easy access to cutting-edge computer technology, shop facilities, presentation rooms, project rooms, and rapid prototyping. cia.edu/industrial-design
vince
What made you choose CIA?
I chose CIA because of the strength of its Design major. I also loved the surrounding areas, such as the museums and Little Italy. What made you choose to focus in design?
I chose design because you get to see your thoughts and ideas develop into actual products that many others will get to enjoy. You also get to apply your creative mind to new technologies.
Is having your own studio important to your education?
Having your own studio is one of the most important things about your education at CIA. You get to continuously socialize and help fellow students, even when you’re not in a class. Have you had any internships?
I have interned at The Little Tikes Company and Hasbro. Both were very positive experiences and gave me the chance to apply what I have learned at school as well as learn new things from experience that you can’t get at school.
“I never could picture myself going to a traditional university.”
Industrial Design
Vince, from North Canton, OH Read more at cia.edu/vince
Interior Architecture
Shriya, from Mumbai, India Read more at cia.edu/shriya
interior architecture
Design branded experiences.
We’re not choosing the throw pillows. We emphasize commercial, retail, architectural, and spatial design in CIA’s Interior Architecture Department. Our hands-on approach to teaching encourages collaboration with local design firms that bring you real-world experience. Through these partnerships, you can take on exciting assignments that include designing restaurants, healthcare centers, car dealerships, museum space, or exhibition and showroom space.
Our students often secure summer internships, as well as part-time work in the Northeast Ohio design market. Many of these internships, as well as handson projects during your schooling lead to careers in architectural firms, retail and restaurant design. cia.edu/interior-architecture
How are your relationships with CIA faculty different than your relationships with your high school teachers?
There is a lot more one-on-one with my professors, who are working professionals in the field that I plan to enter. Is having your own studio important to your education?
Having your own guaranteed space is very important; and the interaction with classmates nearby is just as important as sitting in class before a professor.
What one thing about the CIA experience surprised you the most?
I believe that the best surprise about CIA is the vast wealth of knowledge that our faculty have. There is such an open mindedness that is permitted when executing our own work. What would you say to a high school student considering attending CIA?
If you have a passion for what you do and want professionals that will tap into your greatness, then this is the place for you.
Tell us about your internship.
My internship was at the Western Reserve Historical Society where I worked on a new exhibit on the Cleveland Browns. My last class project before this internship was exhibit design, so it was convenient. The experience gave me a start-to-finish perspective on the execution of an exhibit space.
“My professors... are working professionals in the field that I plan to enter.� Quentin, from Munhall, PA Read more at cia.edu/quentin
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jewelry+
Make a one-of-a-kind piece, or design for mass production. You’ll work with both traditional and digital processes to grow as an artist and designer of jewelry, fashion, accessories, functional objects, and sculpture. A thorough understanding of techniques and materials is fundamental to your development as an artist. You’ll broaden your experience through more advanced uses of materials and techniques including forming and fabrication, lost-wax casting, electroforming, anodizing, sophisticated “stone” setting, working with mechanisms, mixed media, and machining. Faculty provide individual attention and are committed to teaching you the latest in jewelry and metalwork, including opportunities to learn about material studies using computer-aided design (CAD), 3D modeling and 3D printing. Our graduates are working in nationally recognized design studios, running their own businesses, and teaching in distinguished programs across the country. cia.edu/jewelry-metals
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What made you choose CIA?
I’m from Baltimore, and wanted to attend a school with an excellent program but not too far from home. What made you choose your major?
I had interned at a jewelry store prior to coming to CIA and knew exactly what I wanted to do. I realize it doesn’t happen like that for most people, but as soon as I began working there I knew that it was for me.
Is having your own studio important to your education?
The best part is the environment it provides: it is secluded enough where I can focus, but also allows for people to pop in and bounce ideas off of me and vice versa. Having friends who have a passion for the same things as me creates a melting pot of ideas where everyone has suggestions and solutions. Tell us about your internship.
I worked at a fine jewelry store in Baltimore where I repaired and fabricated jewelry. CIA prepared me well because the faculty has high expectations and standards. Because of my previous experience at school, I wasn’t overwhelmed working at the store. What would you say to a high school student considering attending CIA?
There’s no better place where you learn and have fun doing it.
“Having friends who have a passion for the same things as me creates a melting pot of ideas.” Jewelry + Metals
Alex, from Hampstead, MD Read more at cia.edu/alex
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Join a long tradition of successful CIA painters. In the Painting Department, you’ll experience a wide range of approaches to abstract and figural painting as well as alternative media and installation. We present a solid grounding in technical skills, art criticism, and theory, as well as contemporary practices in the visual arts. Our faculty of artists will guide your work through individual and group studio critiques, workshops, seminars, and courses in special topics. Painting students have generous individual studio space and a well-equipped workshop, all within the sky-lit, factory loft space. The Painting curriculum culminates with a BFA exhibition that consists not only of presenting a body of self-initiated work, but also an oral defense and a written artist statement. Our graduates are represented by galleries across the country, working in museums and galleries, and teaching in prestigious programs nationally. cia.edu/painting
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“When I want to make a 5’x7’ painting, I can.”
What made you choose CIA?
I chose to attend CIA because of how many people here believed in my potential and went out of their way to help me, even as an applicant. Having people who believe in me has moved me forward more than anything. Is having your own studio important to your education?
Having a large space of my own to make work has contributed to a fearlessness in my artistic practice. When I want to make a 5’x7’ painting, I can. CIA celebrates painting to the point that it gives all of its painters generously sized studio spaces with terrific natural light—which in turn, elevates my perception of the importance of painting.
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Tell us about your experience working as a studio assistant for a professional artist.
My experience as a studio assistant heightened my excitement and anticipation to be out on my own working as a professional artist. I gained an overarching view of the many different aspects that go into being an artist and am more aware of what will be required of me when I am out of school and working full time as a painter. CIA prepared me well for this experience in that it taught me how to conduct myself professionally around other artists and clients.
Rose, from North Olmsted, OH Read more at cia.edu/rose
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Make images that transform how we see the world. Focus on photographic or video arts as you develop a distinct vision, learn to communicate effectively, and immerse yourself in a creative, collaborative environment. In CIA’s Photography major, coursework will expose you to rich and varied techniques and aesthetics essential to photography, video, and digital cinema. You’ll learn how to refine and communicate your artistic vision through lectures, demonstrations, assignments, critiques, and group or one-on-one discussions with instructors and visiting artists. In the process, you’ll gain knowledge of photographic theory and contemporary practices. As a photography major, you’ll engage in all phases of the photographic workflow from image capture, lighting and editing, to image processing, enhancement, manipulation, and use of special effects and alternative photo imaging processes. If you choose the Video Track within the photography major, you’ll learn professional-level skills in timebased narratives, digital cinema, sound, motion, and sequence-generated content. cia.edu/photographyvideo
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“Classes at CIA are smaller so we have more one-on-one time. Also, professors help me improve upon my craft.”
What made you choose CIA?
Tell us about your internship.
My high school art teacher (and CIA grad), Denise Denega invited a CIA admissions counselor to class one day. The counselor talked about CIA’s curriculum and majors. I went on a tour at CIA and I was sold. I liked the studio spaces, the green-screen room, the sound screening room, and the equipment checkout option.
I interned at the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown Cleveland and I enjoyed it. I had a lot of creative freedom when it came to creating and editing the videos. It was fun working with the kids too! CIA prepared me for working there and communicating with clients.
How are your relationships with CIA faculty different than your relationships with your high school teachers?
My relationships with CIA professors are more personal. Classes at CIA are smaller so we have more one-on-one time. Also, professors help me improve upon my craft.
What one thing about the CIA experience surprised you the most?
I was surprised at how genuine the faculty members were. They go out of their way to help you.
Akeem, from Cleveland, OH Read more at cia.edu/akeem
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Work in multiples.
printmaking
Printmaking is an approach to image making that embraces, utilizes, and challenges technology from relief printing to online distribution of digital products. As a print student you will develop a broad base of knowledge of various print mediums, including traditional intaglio, lithography, and relief printing, as well as digital media applications. Printmaking students share in an integrated curriculum that provides a broad knowledge in the visual arts while strengthening in-depth conceptual knowledge of the printmaking discipline. In the spring you have an opportunity to travel to New York during an annual trip, where you’ll experience first-hand professional galleries and exhibitions such as the Whitney Biennial and the Armory Show. In our Professional Practices program you’ll develop a professional portfolio, grant-writing skills, and the skill necessary to successfully approach dealers, curators, and collectors. cia.edu/printmaking
samantha
What made you choose CIA?
Tell us about your internship?
In 2007 (I went to) CIA’s Student Independent Exhibition. I remember being infatuated with all of these art objects. I chose to attend CIA because it engulfs you in this comfortable, warm feeling. CIA had exactly what I wanted.
I had an internship in CIA’s Reinberger Galleries where I was responsible for collecting research on incoming artists and helping with exhibition installation and the take down. I also helped design and implement a one-night-only “flash exhibition.”
What made you choose your majors?
I chose to double major in Drawing and Printmaking because I have an interest in Curatorial Practice. Is having your own studio important to your education?
I am beyond grateful to belong to an institution that encourages the development of our studio practices. Having a studio space that we each can call our own encourages young artists and designers to learn how we function best.
Through the support of the gallery, I curated and organized my first exhibition with featured work from fellow students. I understand that many learning experiences function as great life experiences; my internship was one. It is only the beginning of my career as an artist and as a future curator.
“CIA had exactly what I wanted.”
Printmaking
Samantha, from Parma Heights, OH Read more at cia.edu/samantha
Work with time, material, space, and sound. No longer bound by material, the field of sculpture has exploded into time and space. CIA’s Sculpture + Expanded Media Department will engage you in courses that present theory and practice, conceptual development and hands-on work, material studies and time-based digital media. You’ll hone a set of construction skills, working with wood, fabricating with textiles and metals, 3D modeling, casting, sewing, making molds, assembling, and building. And you’ll have opportunities to work in media such as photography, drawing, video, and printmaking with a focus on how these will influence your professional practice. Our graduates work as prop and set designers, independent filmmakers, prototype makers, costume designers, and professional artists. cia.edu/sem
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What made you choose your major? I thought it had the most openness out of the majors that I had applied to, and would allow me to explore a wide range of ways of making art. That has been important to me in my time at CIA. Is having your own studio important to your education? The studio practice and the relationships I’ve built at CIA have been invaluable; they push me to make art, and to not just to do so when I’m in my classes. And the interactions with not only classmates but teachers and people from the arts community in Cleveland always help me push my art and connect a lot of dots in my understanding of art. Tell us about your internship. I worked at Light Sculpture Works as an assistant in the studio helping to prepare molds and objects. CIA provided me with a good problem-solving basis to be able to go in and learn what I needed to quickly. It was absolutely a valuable experience and helped me understand mold making better.
Evan, from Eatontown, NJ Read more at cia.edu/evan
“I couldn’t see myself doing anything but art for the rest of my life.”
evan
Laying a solid foundation.
CIA’s Foundation program will introduce you to the core concepts, methods, and media crucial to your future academic and professional success. All first-year students take a full year of Foundation courses where they develop and strengthen the fundamentals that support each year of study throughout the Institute’s curriculum. Be prepared for lively debates and the camaraderie that develops as you and your peers work together in studio. The Foundation experience fosters a learning environment that is responsive to your aspirations, as well as to innovations in the world of art and design. To help guide the transition from Foundation studies into the majors, you’ll also have the opportunity to take an elective class in order to explore various disciplines in the arts, crafts and design areas. The elective provides exposure to help you make an informed choice about your major and your future career path. cia.edu/foundation
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Our Liberal Arts curriculum will develop your understanding of many cultures of our world— both past and present—and enable you to explore the importance of these ideas to the growth of your creative life. A singular feature of the Institute’s Liberal Arts curriculum is our approach to studying a subject by connecting it to other disciplines in our program. For example, in your freshman year, you’ll read in your English classes about ancient and medieval philosophy and culture while also taking a course in Ancient and Medieval History of Art. Liberal Arts studies in the humanities and sciences dynamically engage the entire constellation of art and design practices at the Institute. Our curriculum will prepare you for a creative career based on an informed investment in historical and cultural ideas, including the scientific, the literary, and the social. You’ll graduate with an understanding of diverse cultures, ready to adapt to the changing global business and social contexts to which you will contribute. cia.edu/liberalarts
Convey a point of view informed by the world’s diverse communities
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Picture yourself
at CIA The CIA experience is more than the sum of its parts. Internationally renowned faculty teaching in stateof-the-art facilities. Your own studio to create in, and a network of alumni across the world. World-class cultural institutions. One of the top food cities in the country. Great music scene. Campus clubs and activities that span the seasons. Cool neighborhoods and galleries. A renaissance city. You’ll want to be a part of it.
World-Class Faculty CIA faculty are successful artists, designers, writers, and teachers, most of whom hold terminal degrees in their disciplines. You’ll learn from faculty who know how to succeed as artists and designers and who instill their best practices into your personal path for success.
A film crew from Red Bull Media filmed Associate Professor Barry Underwood (right)—and about a dozen CIA students and alumni—working in his studio and at CIA for an episode of Diplo Presents: @Large– Creators at Work. Barry’s photographs of his other-worldly light installations show regularly in prestigious galleries across the country.
9:1 Student to Faculty Ratio Learn in a studio or classroom, not a lecture hall. Faculty come to you, visiting your studio space and instructing one-on-one. This personal attention builds a mentorship-apprenticeship model unlike any other art and design school in the country.
This inflatable installation, created by Assistant Professor Jimmy Keunhle, was part of an exhibition this summer at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, across the street from our Uptown Residence Hall.
Urban Cultural Hub CIA students benefit from a neighborhood known as University Circle, that sits in the heart of Cleveland’s cultural district, with a unique mix of students and professionals from renowned educational, cultural, and healthcare institutions. We’re a creative community of 550 students on an energetic urban campus of more than 8,000 students from surrounding colleges.
Your Own Studio Once you enter your major (in your sophomore year) you move into your own personal studio space, next to your peers, and all the tools, technology, and resources you’ll need for creative work.
Learn more about our alumni at cia.edu/alumni
Clockwise from above Poppies Viktor Schreckengost ’29 Big Hero Six Zack Petroc ’97 Portable medical tablet device Chris Lenart ’91 Avian Pair Marc Petrovic ’91 Hop Dana Schutz ’00 Transformer Wesley Burt ’04 2013 SRT Viper Scott Krugger ’01 Ryan Nagode ’03
Network of accomplished alumni Their work changes the way we look at the world. From designers of cars, jewelry, graphics, products and video games, to visionary painters, cutting-edge animators and concept artists, CIA students go on to amazing careers. And they form an extensive network of creative professionals.
Ford Nissan Saks Fifth Avenue Electronic Arts Massive Black Hallmark Cleveland Clinic Moen Museum of Modern Art Spa Magazine Nottingham-Spirk Balance MTD Fisher Price University Hospitals Hasbro Essential Design VOCON Visual Evidence Heather Moore Jewelry NASA Limited Brands Guess? WD Partners Design Forum Miller Zell Epstein Design Faber-Castell USA Lesley Anton Studio Walt Disney Company North Water Partners IGT Digital Kitchen Duck Studios WKYC-TV EDR Media Glazen Creative National Geographic California Academy of Sciences Cleveland Clinic Dittrick Medical History Center Cleveland Museum of Natural History Fuseproject J Crew Simbionix Inc. Athersys Inc. LACHINA Inc. CardioInsight Inc. Pixologic Inc. Evidence Store Inc. Kohler Honda Artistic Tile Dansk KleinReid Facebook Moravian Tile Works Pewabic Pottery Isaac Mizrahi
Your home: Uptown We’ve opened the Uptown Residence Hall, a new home for our first-year students in the heart of our campus neighborhood. Designed in consultation with CIA students, Uptown features suites with kitchenettes and two bedrooms connected by a shared workspace.
“A new center of gravity for the city.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer
Uptown Residence Hall
The common work areas (right)— outfitted with drafting tables— underscore our philosophy of encouraging collaboration. Beyond your suite, you’ll enjoy an onsite print center; free laundry facilities; workout machines overlooking MOCA Cleveland; lounges; decks; street-level retail including a commercial bowling alley; and fabulous views of MOCA, the downtown skyline, and Lake Erie.
University Circle: World-class cultural hub We’re on the North Coast and in the heart of one of the most unique cultural communities in the country. CIA’s campus is in Cleveland’s University Circle, a neighborhood that’s home to world-renowned institutions including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, and Cleveland Orchestra. Our campus includes students from Case Western Reserve University and features more than 20 cultural, healthcare, and educational institutions—all on less than two square miles. The Uptown District is a new addition to University Circle, with shops, restaurants and apartments right outside the doors of CIA. Less than five miles away is the city center, where Cleveland’s professional sports teams (Cavaliers, Browns, Indians) play. Little Italy, Coventry Village, and the Cedar-Lee neighborhood are each a short bike ride away and each offers arts, restaurants, and shopping. Jewelry + Metals major Victoria Mearini ’17, took second place modeling her own dendritic design in a fashion show organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Her work, along with two other CIA students, competed against professional designers from across the country.
Step out of the studio
You’ll find clubs, community service, celebrations, outings, and more. We know you’re more than just an artist or designer. Maybe you’re a musician too, or an athlete, or a political activist. Through CIA student activities you can develop these talents and interests alongside fellow students. We organize trips to Cleveland Indians games and make free tickets available to the Cleveland Orchestra and local theater and dance companies. Student activities range from Community Service Club to Digital Painting Club to SIE, the group that organizes the annual Student Independent Exhibition. Small-scale social events occur at CIA throughout the year, but three times a year, students, faculty and staff celebrate together: Halloween, with costumes like you’ve never seen; Carnivale, our own version of Mardi Gras; and Pink Pig, our end-of-the-year cookout.
Now look at
our portfolio Our faculty and students are making work that matters— real-world projects that demonstrate creative problem solving. Personal work that shares what is important and relevant. Work that will change how we see the world.
Launch your
future at CIA The journey to your dream career starts with a few simple steps. The first one: applying to colleges that seem like the best fit. CIA should be on your short list. Our combination of faculty, facilities, curriculum, connections, and neighborhood can’t be beat. Apply today.
Applying for admission
We encourage you to contact us early in your college search so that we can help you prepare the best possible application. Contact us and we’ll put you in touch with an Admissions Counselor. They’ll answer any questions you have and confirm if your application and portfolio meet our submission requirements. CIA accepts students based on rolling admissions and will review completed applications throughout the academic year. You will be considered automatically for merit scholarships if all of your application materials have been submitted by March 1.
Contact us
Email admissions@cia.edu
Phone 800.223.4700
Online cia.edu/admissions
Important dates To receive the maximum consideration for admission and merit scholarships, you should adhere to the following application deadlines:
Your application includes: 1 The application form: available online at cia.edu/apply 2 $40 application fee 3 A personal statement outlining
Early Action 1: December 1 Early Action 2: January 15 Regular Decision: March 1
why you’re applying 4 High school/college transcripts 5 A letter of recommendation from
To receive maximum consideration for financial aid, your financial aid applications should be submitted by March 15 of the applicable year.
an art teacher or counselor 6 Your scores on the SAT or ACT 7 Your portfolio: upload online at
cia.slideroom.com
Owning your portfolio
Your portfolio is the cornerstone of your application to the Cleveland Institute of Art and is a significant part of the admission decision. Our Admissions Committee will evaluate your portfolio to assess your technical abilities, conceptual problem-solving skills, and use of your chosen media. You’ve spent a long time preparing for this moment and the following guidelines will help you to create a portfolio that best reflects your work.
Portfolio Review Before you apply, you can schedule an appointment with one of our Admissions Counselors for a preliminary portfolio review. An optional campus visit and appointment with one of our counselors can provide feedback on your current work and guide you as you work toward your best possible portfolio.
Building Your Portfolio Your portfolio should include no fewer than 12 and no more than 20 pieces of your original artwork. This number will give us enough information to make an accurate assessment of your abilities. At least four of those pieces must be drawings (observational drawings are highly recommended, sketchbook work is encouraged). Observational drawings can include still life, gesture, figure drawing, portraits, and landscape.
We encourage you to feature your strongest pieces made in your junior and senior years. Portfolio pieces can take many forms including (but not limited to) drawings, paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, mixed media, found-object pieces, computergenerated works, illustrations, animations, and clay, metal, or glass objects. Make an effort not to include work copied from photographs or other published works. These generally do not make strong portfolio pieces. If you use source photos, try not to use them as the sole inspiration for your work.
Determining a Sequence The order in which you present your work can have a significant effect on your portfolio review, so think about your portfolio like you’re creating a visual narrative about yourself. Relationships in color, media, composition, and concept can link one piece to another and help your portfolio flow cohesively.
Photographing your portfolio Learn how to photograph your 2D and 3D work at cia.edu/portfolio
Funding your education
Contact us Email financialaid@cia.edu Phone 800.223.4700 Online cia.edu/financialaid
Your education is an investment in your future as an artist/designer, and when you enroll at the Cleveland Institute of Art, you’re getting the very best education. Our Office of Financial Aid is committed to helping you find ways to close the gap between the cost of attending CIA and your ability to fund your education. As you begin to make important choices, please keep in mind: 98% of CIA students receive financial assistance. We work with you to craft a personalized financial aid package that combines grants, scholarships, loans, and work study. Sources of this funding include CIA, federal, state, and private programs.
FAFSA Cleveland Institute of Art’s school code is 003928. Apply online at fafsa.gov
Determining your need-based eligibility CIA awards your financial aid package according to your need-based eligibility, which is calculated by subtracting your expected family contribution (EFC) from your cost of attendance (COA). Your EFC is based on the results of your FAFSA; apply as soon as possible in 2016. The FAFSA is based on a standard formula established by Congress and is used as a measure of your family’s financial strength. Before you can receive your financial aid award package letter, you must be accepted for admission. Make sure you have submitted all required information by the March 1 priority deadline.
Financial Aid Statistics
Resources for additional tuition support CIA-funded financial aid is just one avenue of support that you can apply to your overall tuition costs. You can pursue funding through private scholarships, state and federally funded financial aid programs, and private education loan programs. A list of those opportunities are below; check our website for details. n n n n n n n n n n
CIA Merit Scholarships External Scholarships Ohio College Opportunity Grant CIA Grants Federal Pell Grant Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan William D. Ford Federal Direct PLUS Loan Federal Perkins Loan* Federal Work-Study*
*Awarded only to students accepted for admission by March 15 and those who have submitted the 2016–17 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 15.
Veterans benefits If you are a U.S. service member or veteran who qualifies for Post-9/11 GI Bill funds, CIA offers a significant amount of matching funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. For details, contact us or visit gibill.va.gov.
For more info cia.edu/financialaid
94% of incoming freshmen enrolling for 2014–15 received financial assistance
The average financial aid package for CIA’s 2014 incoming class was $34,866
88% of incoming freshmen enrolling for 2014–15 received scholarships
50% of 2014 accepted students received a CIA merit scholarship of $15,000 or more
2015–16 tuition is $35,980
Schedule a personal visit anytime, or attend one of our public events: National Portfolio Day Sun Oct 4 Campus Connection Fri Oct 16 Fall Open House Sat Nov 7 Campus Connection Mon Feb 15 Spring Open House Sat Mar 19
Seeing is believing
Visit us! We welcome the opportunity to meet you and review your portfolio in person. When you visit, you can tour our campus, meet our faculty, and see our students at work in their own studio spaces.
Taking next steps Don’t hesitate to call— our admissions counselors are here to help.
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Schedule a visit. A picture can only show you so much. Schedule a personal visit, or attend one of our on-campus events, where you can get a tour of our campus, meet faculty and students, and have an admissions counselor answer any questions you have. For more information, visit cia.edu/visit
Apply for admission. You can apply online and submit your portfolio online— but if you prefer to submit via mail (or in person), just contact an admissions counselor. For more information, visit cia.edu/apply
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Fill out the FAFSA. If you’re planning to apply for financial aid, or are interested in scholarships or other need-based aid, complete the FAFSA as soon as you can in 2016.
For more information, visit cia.edu/financialaid
Cleveland Institute of Art 11610 Euclid Avenue Cleveland OH 44106 cia.edu 800.223.4700 admissions@cia.edu cia.edu/admissions
Majors Animation Biomedical Art Ceramics Drawing Game Design Glass Graphic Design Illustration Industrial Design Interior Architecture Jewelry+Metals Painting Photography+Video Printmaking Sculpture+Expanded Media
The Cleveland Institute of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Ohio Board of Regents. CIA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD).
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