The American Academy of Art
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1923 |
| President | Richard H. Otto |
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Academic staff
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30+ full time |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Affiliations | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology |
| Website | www.aaart.edu |
The American Academy of Art is an art school located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1923 for the education of fine and commercial arts students. The American Academy of Art offers four-year, accredited Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programs in web design, illustration, modeling, painting and others.
The school's Bill L. Parks Gallery is open to the public and features exhibitions of works by students, faculty, visiting arts and works from the Academy’s permanent collection.
The American Academy of Art was founded in 1923 by Frank Young to train students for careers in commercial and fine art.
Enrollment is typically between 400 and 500 students. Annual tuition is currently $24,000+.
The Academy has curriculum for bachelor's degrees. Eight areas of study are offered for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, all of which require 126 credit hours to graduate. These programs include:
The Academy requires all incoming freshmen to take both life drawing and art composition for the freshman year.
The Academy is accredited by:
Coordinates: 41°52′38.8″N 87°37′28.5″W / 41.877444°N 87.624583°W
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