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This is growing list of college and university art departments. Most other lists online include only schools who pay affiliate fees. This page includes schools that are submitted as well as well known distinguished schools. An asterisk (*) appears after non-profit schools.
Academy of Design Australia - South Melbourne
Australian National University in Canberra
Design Centre Enmore - From the TAFE Sydney Institute
Grenadi School of Design, Melbourne VIC
National Art School, in Sydney.
NMIT, in Melbourne.
Open Colleges, an online school in Strawberry Hills, Australia
Raffles College of Design and Commerce, in North Sydney
RMIT School of Art in Melbourne.
School of Global Art - They are an online school.
South Australian School of Art in Adelaide.
Tasmanian School of Art, in Launceston.
Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD), Calgary, AB *
Avenue Road Art School, located in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, in Vancouver BC *
Digital Arts and New Media at Selkirk College in Nelson, British Columbia. They also have a ceramics, metals, jewelry, and textiles program. (See the menu on that page.)
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *
Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto, Ontario *
Sheridan Institute of Technology in Oakville, Ontario
Syn Studio Art School in Montreal, Canada.
University of Alberta Department of Art and Design, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÁM) - Their School of Design, School of Visual Art and Media, and Art History in Montréal.
University of Toronto Department of Fine Art in Toronto, Ontario
York University's Fine Arts Server in Ontario.
China
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing, CN
Zhaoqing University - Zhaoqing City in Guangdong Province.
Denmark
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design - Focuses solely on interaction design, Copenhagen, Denmark
Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark
Finland
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Aalto-yliopiston Taiteiden ja Suunnittelun Korkeakoulu) - Helsinki, Finland
France
The Atelier Neo Medici - A private painting school located in SW France.
The Institut d’Etudes Supérieures des Arts (IESA) - International studies in history and business of art and culture. They also have a UK location.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大學) - In Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Germany
- Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Bonn Alfter
- Bauhaus in Dessau. Many famous artists have attended the school.
- Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle
- Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. This school just celebrated their 250th anniversary.
- The School of Art and Design in Berlin
- University of the Arts Bremen
India
Banaras Hindu University, in Varanasi, India.
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Fine Arts in Pune, India
College of Art, at the University of Delhi.
The Department of Visual Arts in Banasthali University (वनस्थली विद्यापीठ), in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Jamia Millia Islamia (जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया) - See their Department of Art History, Art Education, and Graphic Arts. Located in Delhi.
Kala Bhavana Visva-BharatI - India's premier institution of education and research in visual arts. Located in Shantiniketan.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, a school in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India
Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, in Fort, Mumbai.
Italy
Art Courses in Italy - A list of art school in Milan and Florence
Design Summer Courses - Domus Academy has teamed up with Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, Italy
Firenze Arti Visive in Florence, Italy
Florence Academy of Art (Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze) *
Florence Design Academy in Florence, Italy
Istituto di Moda Burgo - An art fashion design school in Milano, Italy. See their live cam!
Libera Accademia di Belle Art (Liberal Academy of Fine Arts), in Florence, Italy.
New Renaissance in Florence, Italy. They specialize in film.
Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy. I attended this school. I highly recommend it. Founded by Jules Maidoff.
Japan
Kyoto City University of Arts (京都市立芸術大学)
Nagoya University of Arts (名古屋芸術大学)
Tyler School of Art - The oldest international school in Japan. This is their Japan page.
University of Tsukuba Art and Design (筑波大学 芸術) - in Narita.
Mexico
- Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas in Mexico City
Norway
Oslo National Academy of the Arts - (Kunsthøgskolen Oslo) Oslo, Norway
Pakistan
Centre of Excellence in Art and Design (مهراڻ يونيورسٽي آف انجنيئرڱ اينڊ ٽيڪنالاجي) in Muet, Jamshoro.
United Kingdom
Reading School of Arts and Design, in Reading, Berkshire.
Cambridge School of Art, of Anglia Ruskin University in England.
Cardiff School of Art & Design in England.
Chelsea College of Art & Desgn in London, England.
Coventry School of Art and Design in England
Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork, Ireland.
Edinburgh College of Art in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Falmouth University located in Cornwall. (Formerly the Dartington College of Arts)
Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, Scotland.
Goldsmiths from the University of London.
Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Limerick School of Art and Design in Ireland.
Lincoln School of Art & Design, England.
Liverpool School of Art and Design with John Moores University in Liverpool.
National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland.
North Wales School of Art & Design in North Wales.
Royal Academy Schools in London.
Royal College of Art in London, England.
Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art at the University of Oxford.
School of Art at Aberystwyth University in several locations.
School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University, England.
School of Art and Design at the University of Derby in England.
School of Art & Media at the University of Salford, Manchester, England.
School of Art & Design at the University of Wolverhampton in England
School of Art, Design, and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield.
School of Creative Arts in Bristol, England.
Slade School of Fine Art in London, England.
Tyler School of Art - The oldest international school in Japan. This is their Scotland Summer program.
University of the Arts in London, England.
University of South Wales Art, Media and Design in South Wales.
University of St. Andrews School of Art History, St. Andrews, Scotland.
Worldwide Schools
American Institute for Foreign Study - You can arrange for foreign study around the world and most likely have your credits transfered to your home University. You can also tailor your art program.
* Signifies non-profit schools