Art schools
Students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold walkout in support of Palestine
SAIC students continue to protest the school’s ties to defence contractors
Running an art school in London is not easy, but in The Art Academy the capital finally has a space that breaks the mould
The institution, which is about to welcome the first students to its new home, takes a refreshing and genuinely democratising approach to art education
Students at multiple US art schools face tougher policies on protests this autumn
After a spring semester defined by widespread pro-Palestine demonstrations, some top art universities have imposed new restrictions
Three months after shutting down, Philadelphia’s University of the Arts files for bankruptcy
The university’s leaders still face a host of legal disputes, but the filing may allow them to liquidate real estate holdings that have been valued at $87m
California College of the Arts contemplates major changes amid $20m deficit
The school, fresh off a campus expansion, is reassessing its course offerings, considering layoffs and exploring possible mergers to reverse the effects of declining enrollment
James Purnell to step down as president and vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London
After months of student protests, the former Labour minister will now lead the advisory group Flint Global
State officials will investigate sudden closure of Philadelphia’s University of the Arts as 600 workers are laid off
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is examining the circumstances surrounding the renowned school’s closure, and Philadelphia’s city council is planning hearings
Philadelphia's University of the Arts suddenly closes, prompting president's resignation, student protests and a class action lawsuit
The institution gave just week's notice before its 7 June closure, causing confusion and upheaval throughout the community
Student sit-in at Goldsmiths in protest over planned job cuts
The college—an alma mater of Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst—faces a restructure and more than 130 possible redundancies
East Coast art college strikes deal for West Coast campus facilities
In response to financial pressures, the Vermont College of Fine Arts, a graduate-only art school, is partnering with the big-name California Institute of the Arts 3,000 miles away
Students occupy London’s Central Saint Martins in pro-Palestine protest
They slept in a reception area of the art school as part of a demonstration against what they see as an unacceptable response from the university to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza
First-of-its-kind pro-Palestine faculty encampment continues at New York’s New School university
Following violent crackdowns on student protests, instructors at the left-leaning university and leading art school have set up tents in the lobby of an academic building
'Empty promises': art on Queens College campus in New York has languished in damaged state for decades
Staff allege that ongoing systemic issues have left the institution's art collection at risk—well before the City University of New York system could blame it all on lack of public funding
Artist Steve McQueen condemns planned job cuts at Goldsmiths
Restructure of London University college could result in loss of 133 roles across arts departments
Students arrested at School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Fashion Institute of Technology amid crackdown on Palestinian solidarity encampments
Police arrested 68 people at the Art Institute of Chicago on Saturday and around 50 protesters at FIT on Tuesday
Bard College plans $10m expansion of Center for Curatorial Studies’ library
The expansion of the influential programme’s library and archives will be named the Keith Haring Wing in recognition of a gift from the artist’s foundation
Pro-Palestine student group at RISD takes over school building
Negotiations between leaders and students at the top-tier art and design school have broken down
President Biden forgives $6bn in loans for students of defunct Art Institutes
The eight art and design colleges closed without warning last September
Art students arrested as US universities crack down on Palestinian solidarity encampments
Students at Parsons School of Design, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the School of Visual Arts, the Savannah College of Art and Design and others have joined the nationwide protest movement
Faculty at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts reach tentative contract agreement, averting strike
The potential deal between the union and administration came just hours before a vote to authorise a strike
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts to end its degree-granting programmes
The institution, which began offering BFAs and MFAs in 2013, will wind down those programmes next year
US art college network abruptly closes its remaining campuses, shocking students and teachers
After losing accreditation in 2018, falling enrollment numbers and financial instability have led the Art Institutes to shut the doors of its remaining campuses
Former San Francisco Art Institute campus may house a future new art school
Bay Area philanthropists and arts leaders seek to continue the tradition of an art school at the old SFAI campus—great news for the Diego Rivera mural there
New school reimagines art education
Founded by art historian Romi Crawford, the New Art School Modality aims to both make art school more accessible and open up alternative forms of study and exchange
‘Such folk are treated like shit’: artists urge University of the Arts London to improve cleaners' working conditions
Artists including Tai Shani, Larry Achiampong and Jade Montserrat sign an open letter asking the institution to bring outsourced cleaners in-house
San Francisco Art Institute files for bankruptcy
After years of financial troubles, one of the Bay Area's leading art school's faces the potential liquidation of its storied archive
Hundreds of RISD students walk out in support of striking university workers
Students and faculty at the top-ranked art and design university have been vocal in their support of custodial, moving and groundskeeping staff
American art schools brace for positive discrimination policy ban
With the highest court in the US expected to rule against policies intended to boost student body diversity, universities and colleges are exploring alternative approaches.
Artist Colette Veasey-Cullors will be the next dean of New York’s International Center of Photography school
Veasey-Cullors, who currently serves as an interim vice provost at the Maryland Institute College of Art, takes the helm of the Manhattan-based photography school in June
Chinese government investigates sexual assault claims in art institutions
Enquiry prompted over wave of accusations at a major Beijing arts school