Course General Description

As an Illustration major at the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA), you won’t just be prepared for professional life: you’ll be immersed in it. Career-building opportunities including commissions and exhibitions are woven into the course's curriculum. The faculty members are a diverse group of successful working artists and nationally recognized illustrators who will provide you with a broad range of approaches, applications, and mediums to explore, and our proximity to Boston, New York, and Montreal makes it easy to explore and engage in broader cultural trends. Tell stories through your drawing, develop powerful concepts, and learn how to solve creative problems. Pick up tips or get critiqued by the biggest names in the industry through Visiting Artists series, all while enjoying the support of a close-knit community of committed teachers and passionate students. At NHIA, it’s all at your fingertips.

School General Description

New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) is the oldest and largest non-profit art and design college in New Hampshire, founded in 1898 as the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences. Today, NHIA has grown to become the third largest art and design college in all of New England. Regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Commission on Higher Education and nationally accredited by the National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD), NHIA offers undergraduate (BFA), graduate (MFA, MAT), and community education programs serving over 2,000 students annually.