Art Schools
Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether secondary, post-secondary/undergraduate, or graduate/postgraduate) with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, and sculpture. They are distinguished from larger institutions which may also offer majors or degrees in the visual arts, but only as one part of a broad-based range of programs (such as the liberal arts and sciences).
If accredited as a college, most art schools grant a Bachelor of Fine Arts, or a Fine Art B.A. in the United Kingdom, and perhaps other degrees.
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Art and design schools in the United States
In the U.S. Art and Design schools that offer BFA and/or MFA degrees break down into basic types with some overlap and variations. At the most fundamental is a small, private art or design school. Maine College of Art, Montserrat College of Art, Minneapolis College of Art, etc. would all be representative of that model. Add to that the larger private art schools, like the Rhode Island School of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Pratt Institute, University of the Arts, Philadelphia and Otis College of Art and Design. Some of these schools belong to a consortium called AICAD, the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design.
There are also partnerships between art schools and universities such as the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College or Herron School of Art at Indiana University. There is one state supported independent art school in the U.S., the Massachusetts College of Art.
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Art schools in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, an indefinite number of such institutions exist, differing in size, number and administration.
Perhaps those generally felt most applicable to the definition of 'art school', however, are the autonomous Colleges or Schools of Art offering courses across both further and higher education boundaries, of which there are approximately eighteen, under the banner of United Kingdom Art & Design Institutions Association. Others, whose existence ties in indelibly with that of larger, non-discipline-specific universities (such as the Slade School of Art) exist. Most art schools of either orientation are equipped to offer opportunities spanning from post-16 to postgraduate level.Excerpt of "Art school." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 23 Sep 2006, 10:44 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 26 Oct 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Art_school&oldid=77337800
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