Course General Description

As a Drawing major at the Cleveland Institute of Art you will explore traditional and unconventional materials, tools, and techniques to define your aesthetic identity as well as challenge your artistic vision and resourcefulness. As part of the Visual Arts and Technologies (VAT) Environment, our BFA program in drawing provides students with a broad education in the visual arts while strengthening their in-depth conceptual knowledge of the drawing discipline. Through the integrated curriculum, you will be introduced to historical and cultural frameworks of drawing, the individual studio practice of drawing, style and aesthetics, and the idea of communication through drawing. You will master a visual vocabulary and learn to draw from observation, ideation, and experimental processes. Your CIA experience culminates with a BFA thesis and exhibition that entails presenting a body of self-initiated work, an oral defense and a written artist statement.

School General Description

The Cleveland Institute of Art is one of the nation's leading accredited independent colleges of art and design. For over 135 years, the college has been an educational cornerstone in Cleveland, Ohio, producing graduates competitive as studio artists, designers, photographers, contemporary craftsmen, and educators. With 655 full-time students and 670 total students, CIA offers a personal educational experience with the benefits of a larger institution. Students choose from 15 majors and live and work in Cleveland’s University Circle, one of the country’s most unique cultural centers – recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of the ten prettiest communities in the country.