Message from the President

Dear Students:

You bring the artistic talent, the passion and the commitment to learning and creating. CIA provides accomplished faculty members, excellent facilities, carefully curated courses, a whole menu of support services and well-designed policies to ensure that you receive the best possible education.

In this catalog, you’ll learn about CIA’s comprehensive curriculum, and the resources that are here for you in supporting your learning. Please read through it now and keep it as a reference. It is the product of countless hours of labor by many dedicated faculty and staff members whose focus is your success.

Take time also to look through our website, at cia.edu, and learn even more about our people and our programs. I especially encourage that you explore a multitude of courses and programs outside of your major, as you may discover a new creative pathway or process to complement your artistic practice and help you achieve your career goals.

As fastidious stewards of our mission, we strive to cultivate creative leaders who inspire people, strengthen communities, and contribute to a thriving and sustainable economy through an innovative education in art and design. As you progress through your journey into the CIA family as a student and as a future alum, I look forward to experiencing the creative, innovative, courageous and ambitious artists and designers that you are and will continue to become.

Best,

Kathryn Heidemann President + CEO, Cleveland Institute of Art