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Finding the Right Art School
Finding the right art school is a very individual decision. Everyone has their own approach to learning, their own ideas of what makes a school appealing (or not), and their own extracurricular priorities and considerations. Your own personal approach is going to determine the path that's best for you. Read more »
Art Therapy
Art can do a body good. So say art therapists, who use their knowledge of the creative process and psychology to help people deal with mental health issues and emotional trauma. Read more »
Interview with Shawn Finley, Illustrator and Designer
Can you really make a living as an independent artist? It's possible, according to Shawn Finley, who has worked as a freelance illustrator for more than fifteen years. So how did he break into a freelance career, and what advice does he have for student artists? Read more »
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- Virginia College - Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile
- The Art Institute of Phoenix - Phoenix
- The Art Institute of Tucson - Tucson
- Collins College - Tempe
- The Art Institute of California - Hollywood - Mid-Wilshire
- The Art Institute of California - Orange County - Santa Ana
- The Art Institute of California - Sacramento - Sacramento
- The Art Institute of California - San Diego - San Diego
- The Art Institute of California - Inland Empire - San Bernardino
- The Art Institute of California - Sunnyvale - Sunnyvale
- The Art Institute of California - San Francisco - San Francisco
- The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles - Santa Monica
- Academy of Art University - San Francisco
- The Los Angeles Film School - Hollywood
- Brooks Institute - Santa Barbara
- New York Film Academy Film School - Universal Studios Hollywood
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Sacramento
- Design Institute of San Diego - San Diego
- NewSchool of Architecture and Design - San Diego
- Platt (Media Arts) College - San Diego
- Platt College - Los Angeles,Ontario
- Columbia College Hollywood - Tarzana
- Interior Designers Institute - Newport Beach
- Westwood College - Anaheim
- Westwood College - Los Angeles
- Ex'pression College - San Francisco
- Video Symphony - Los Angeles
- Westwood College - Torrance
- Westwood College - Upland
- The Art Institute of Colorado - Denver
- Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design - Lakewood
- Westwood College - Denver North
- Westwood College - Denver South
- The Center For Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University - Washington D.C.
- The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale
- The Art Institute of Jacksonville - Jacksonville
- The Art Institute of Tampa - Tampa
- Miami International University of Art & Design - Miami
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Orlando
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Tampa
- Full Sail University - Winter Park
- Digital Media Arts College - Boca Raton
- New York Film Academy Film School - Disney/MGM Studios Orlando, Miami
- American InterContinental University - Weston
- The Art Institute of Atlanta - Atlanta
- The Art Institute of Atlanta (Decatur) - Atlanta (Decatur)
- Westwood College - Atlanta Midtown
- Westwood College - Atlanta Northlake
- American InterContinental University - Atlanta Campus
- The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago - Chicago
- The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg - Schaumburg
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Chicago
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Schaumburg
- Harrington College of Design - Calumet City, Chicago, Woodridge
- Westwood College - Chicago Loop Campus
- Westwood College - DuPage Campus
- American Academy of Art - Chicago
- Westwood College - O'Hare Airport Campus
- Westwood College - River Oaks Campus
- The Art Institute of Indianapolis - Indianapolis
- The Art Institutes International - Kansas City
- The New England Institute of Art - Boston
- The Center For Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University - Waltham
- New York Film Academy Film School - Harvard University
- Hallmark Institute of Photography - Turners Falls
- The Art Institutes of Michigan - Detroit
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Detroit
- The Art Institutes International Minnesota - Minneapolis
- Brown College - Mendota Heights
- Missouri College - St. Louis
- Sanford-Brown College - St. Peters
- The Art Institute of Las Vegas - Las Vegas
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Las Vegas
- The Art Institute of New York City - New York City
- New York Film Academy Film School - New York City
- Sanford Brown Melville - Long Island
- Briarcliffe College - Bethpage
- Briarcliffe College - Patchogue
- The Art Institute of Charlotte - Charlotte
- The Art Institute of Raleigh - Durham
- The Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati - Cincinnati
- Virginia Marti College of Art - Lakewood
- The Art Institute of Portland - Portland
- The Art Institute of Philadelphia - Philadelphia
- The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh
- The Art Institute of York-Pennsylvania - York
- New England Institute of Technology - Warwick
- The Art Institute of Charleston - Charleston
- The Art Institute of Tennessee - Nashville
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Nashville
- Nossi College of Art - Goodlettsville
- The Art Institute of Houston - Houston
- The Art Institute of Dallas - Dallas
- The Art Institute of Austin - Austin
- The Art Institute of Houston - North - Houston
- The Art Institute of Fort Worth - Fort Worth
- International Academy of Design & Technology - San Antonio
- American InterContinental University - Houston
- Westwood College - Dallas
- Westwood College - Fort Worth
- Westwood College - Houston
- The Art Institute of Salt Lake City - Draper
- The Art Institute of Washington - Arlington
- The Art Institute of Washington - Northern Virginia
- The Art Institute of Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach
- Westwood College - Annandale
- Westwood College - Arlington
- The Art Institute of Seattle - Seattle
- International Academy of Design & Technology - Seattle
- The Art Institute of Vancouver - Vancouver
- Vancouver Film School - Vancouver
- Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) - Vancouver
- Vancouver College of Art and Design - Vancouver
- New York Film Academy Film School - London, England; Paris Budapest, Hungary; Dublin, Ireland; Florence, Italy; Milan, Italy; Porto, Portugal; Barcelona, Spain; Bilbao, Spain
- American InterContinental University - London, England
- Studio Art Centers International - Florence, Italy





