Art Schools in Maryland
Best Fine Arts Colleges, Design Institutes, Accredited Degrees, Universities: Baltimore, Kalamazoo.

ARTS VENUES IN MARYLAND
For a list of the top art museums
and public fine arts galleries in
Maryland, showing traditional
as well as contemporary works,
see: Best Art Museums.

WHAT IS ACADEMIC ART?
For an explanation of the
history and teaching methods
used in the Academies of Arts,
see: Academic Art.

Maryland Art Schools & Colleges

Contents

• Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
• School of Art + Design, Montgomery College, Takoma Park
• University of Maryland, Arts Department, College Park
• Western Michigan University, College of Fine Arts, Kalamazoo
• Best Art Schools

Out of Print Art Books
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NORTHEASTERN ART SCHOOLS
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Washington D.C.

SOUTHERN ART SCHOOLS
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas

HOW TO JUDGE PAINTING
For advice for both teachers
and art students about how to
assess paintings, please see:
Art Evaluation:
How to Appreciate Art.

POSTGRADUATE ART COURSES
For an introduction to the RCA,
one of the best postgraduate art
schools in the world, see:
Royal College of Art. (London)

HOW TO JUDGE SCULPTURE
For tips about how to assess
plastic art, please see:
How to Appreciate Sculpture.

TOP GALLERIES in MARYLAND
See: Art Museums in America.

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore

About
Founded in 1826, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has been named the best Northeastern college by Princeton Review for the last few years and is ranked 4th out of 220 for visual arts graduate programs by the US News & World Report. The college offers courses leading to a bachelor of fine arts (BFA), master of arts (MA) and master of fine arts (MFA). In the tradition of the finest art academies this school stresses the importance of figure drawing (from nude models and life). Artists have a wide range of subjects to choose from including animation, ceramics, illustration, printmaking, painting, graphic design and photography. Also available are courses on art history, theory, humanistic studies and community arts.

MICA is recognized as an important cultural center for the Baltimore/ Washington region, hosting student exhibitions, sponsoring community art projects, artist residencies, lectures, readings, live performances and film series. Notable former pupils included muralist C.Y. Turner, one of the founder of the Arts Student League in New York and later Director of Maryland Institute.

Annual Tuition Fee: $34,550.

Contact Information
Address: Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 W. Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217
Phone: 410-669-9200
Website: www.mica.edu

The School of Art + Design, Montgomery College, Takoma Park

About
Montgomery College, The School of Art + Design, is a college for students majoring in studio art or graphic design and non-credit students seeking skills in fine and digital arts. The college offers an Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) which is a foundation curriculum parallel to the first 2 years of a baccalaureate in fine arts (BFA). Core studies include drawing, colour theory, and 2-D and 3-D design as well as painting, printmaking and sculpture. Students who graduate from SA+D go on to pursue further studies in the fields of fine art, video game design, museum work, interior design, advertising, art education and fashion design.

Tuition Fee: State residents $5536 per semester, and non state residents $7,456 per semester.

Contact Information
Address: Montgomery College,
The School of Art + Design (SA+D), 930 King Street,
Takoma Park, MD, 20912
Phone: 240-567-5821
Email: david.epstein@montgomerycollege.edu
Website: www.montgomerycollege.edu

University of Maryland, Arts Department, College Park

About
Part of the University of Maryland, the Department of Art offers a Bachelors of Art (BA) degree with courses in various types of art including painting, sculpture, printmaking, digital media, photography, video, art theory and graphic design. Recent offerings in studio art include: collage, experimentation in water-based media like gouache; painting off the wall and contemporary issues in abstract painting. Graduate offers include a MFA in Art (Studio Art), Creative Writing and Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies.

Annual Tuition Fee: $4,207 per semester, and non-state residents $12,415 per semester.

Contact Information
Address: College of Arts and Humanities, 1102 Francis Scott Key Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7311
Phone: 301-405-2088
Email: ebl@umd.edu
Website: www.arhu.umd.edu

Best Art Coleges and Schools in Europe
Florence - Rome - School of Fine Arts Paris.

Western Michigan University, College of Fine Arts, Kalamazoo

About
The College of Fine Arts (CFA) is one of only 8 in America that has all of its programs professionally accredited. It is divided into 4 schools. Frostic School of Art: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art and Art History; Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art Education, Graphic Design and Art, with focus on Ceramics, Metalwork, Jewellery art, Painting, Photography/Intermedia, Sculpture, Printmaking. The Department of Dance: BA and BFA in Dance (ballet, jazz and modern). School of Music: Bachelor of Music (BM) in Composition, Music Education, Music Therapy, Performance, Jazz Studies; BA in Music. Students can complete BM/BA and MA within 5 years through Accelerated Degree Path. Department of Theatre: BFA in Theatre Performance, Music Theatre Performance, Design and Technical Production, Stage Management; BA in Theatre Studies.

Annual Tuition Fee: In State: $4,091 per semester, out of state: $10,035 per semester.

Contact Information
Address: Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5200
Phone: 269-387-1000
Website: www.wmich.edu

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