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The Art Institute Of Seattle

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Founded in 1946 as the Burnley School for Professional Art, The Art Institute of Seattle has a proud history as a part of the Seattle community and a contributor to the creative industries in the Northwest.
• The Art Institute of Seattle achieved a major milestone in 1999 when it was granted regional accreditation by the Northwest Commis-sion on Colleges and Universities. In 2003, The Art Institute of Seattle was granted informal candidacy at the baccalaureate level to offer Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programs in Media Arts & Animation, Graphic Design, and Interior Design.
• The college offers progrms in Continuing Education. Associate of Applied Arts degree is awarded in Animation Art & Design, Audio Production, Culinary Arts, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing, Graphic Design, Industrial Design Technology, Interactive Media Design, Interior Design, Photography and Video Production. Associate of Applied Arts Diploma is awarded in the field of Baking & Pastry. Diploma is given for Digital Design, Residential Design and The Art of Cooking. Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is given in Graphic Design, Interior Design and Media Arts & Animation.
• The Art Institute of Seattle is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ("NWCCU"), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• ART CARVED IN SNOW (Great Falls Tribune)
  posted on February 28, 2010 at 12:02:34 pm
  There's no doubt about it, winter in Montana is long. It's cold. And most of the time, it's covered in snow and ice.
• Snow spray adds color to icy art (Great Falls Tribune)
  posted on February 28, 2010 at 12:02:26 pm
  On a blustery day last winter, just before the first snow, 5-year-old Seppa Francis was riding in her mother's car when she suddenly had an idea.
• Lynnwood tattoo artist moves to canvas (Everett Herald)
  posted on February 22, 2010 at 08:20:34 pm
  LYNNWOOD — Among the current crop of Washington state artists on exhibit at the Lynnwood Convention Center through June is a former cartographer, a video game 3-D animator, a tattoo artist and a painter.
• Out of the Dark (The Florence Times-Daily)
  posted on February 11, 2010 at 09:39:39 am
  By Sarah Carlson, Staff Writer If you've seen episodes of MSNBC's "Lockup" or "Lockup: Raw" prison documentary series, you've seen facilities Keith Henry has helped build. He was once at Pelican Bay State Prison in Del Norte County, Calif., to fix the locks on the prison's cells. Inmates kept getting out.
• Gem among GEMS (Yakima Herald-Republic)
  posted on February 9, 2010 at 07:17:47 am
  Davis senior Norma Ortiz stands with the first donation of prom dresses to the club she founded as part of her senior project. The club, Girls and Guys Embracing Mind and Soul, focuses on boosting self-esteem in young people.

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