Best publics for creative arts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is interested in creative writing, art/illustration, industrial design, maybe architecture. Are there any good publics? Also looking for a campus feel.

This is going to vary greatly by discipline. For creative writing it's Iowa. UVA and Boise State are good as well.

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MICA in Baltimore is absolutely gorgeous. I believe Savannah, GA has a school with a good program too. I’m not sure if either have architecture programs though. For architecture, I would look at VA Tech.

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MassArt!
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a public college of visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation's oldest art schools, and the only publicly funded independent art school in the United States. It was the first art college in the United States to grant an artistic degree.

It is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway (a resources- and facilities-sharing collegiate consortium located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston), and the ProArts Consortium (an association of seven Boston-area colleges dedicated to the visual and performing arts). Famous alumni: N.C. Wyeth. Kelly Wearstler, William Wegman.

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I would look at MICA in Baltimore, illustration is their biggest major and you have the ability to double major with creative writing, their humanities department is great. Though it is in Baltimore the campus itself is a little bubble within the city. Strong graphic design/product design departments as well. Private but they give out $$ so most do not pay full freight.

[Anonymous]

Seconding Purchase College.

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Mass college of Art

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Another SUNY that may be worth considering (in addition to Purchase, which is more renowned for theater/acting and music performance) is New Paltz. It’s got a large contingency of creative types. Majors include graphic design and digital design.

https://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/design/

FIT is another SUNY program, located in NYC. A lot of the focus is on fashion programs but some other ones too, like animation and graphic design.

https://www.fitnyc.edu/academics/academic-divisions/art-and-design/majors.php

I agree about Iowa for creative writing and VCU is strong in visual and some performing arts.

Beware that MICA is facing some financial difficulties.

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/higher-education/mica-layoffs-baltimore-SOARTU4OLJHTHDM3NGJGCLB5GA/

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/17/mica-enrollment-downsizing/

[Anonymous]

Iowa for creative writing isn’t the for sure choice. Its undergrad program is still pretty young (only started in 2016), and you aren’t getting the MFA faculty. Id say most undergrad creative writing lacs would be a stronger choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Michigan

Ditto

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SCAD is the one in Savannah

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Anonymous wrote:SCAD is the one in Savannah

Not public.

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UVA

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Anonymous wrote:UVA

Hardly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous[b wrote:]MICA in Baltimore is absolutely gorgeous.[/b] I believe Savannah, GA has a school with a good program too. I’m not sure if either have architecture programs though. For architecture, I would look at VA Tech.

MICA is in the middle of the hood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What state are you in OP? If you’re in Virginia, I wouldn’t rule out schools like Virginia Tech, JMU, George Mason, etc. because they really have some good programs even if they’re smaller.

My daughter is going to VCU, but looked at the programs at VA Tech and GMU. The creative technologies program at VA Tech seemed like an interesting program/lots of opportunities.