Study Community Arts in Graduate School- RISD Masters in Arts and Design Education

For those who are interested in going back to school and don't mind traveling far, here is a program recommended by the Community Arts Network.

Rhode Island School of Design: MA in Arts and Design Education
Community Arts Education Track

The MA Community Arts Education option is designed to provide a professional qualification for the "teaching artist" who sees a career in the expanding field of arts learning in community-based arts centers and organizations and in out-of-school time programming. In addition to the MA program’s set of core courses, a Community Arts Education student’s program of study includes professional practice internships which take place in one of a number of community arts organizations or agencies in Providence or in surrounding communities.

These include AS220, New Urban Arts, RiverzEdge, and CityArts for Youth. Additionally, studies include studio, graduate seminars, and liberal arts. The selection is dependent on personal interests and requirements specified for the track.

Image of RISD from Business Week

Fun Facts about RISD:

1. RISD is located in Providence, Population 175,000. The city has been dubbed a "Renaissance City" because of the nurturing environment it now offers to artists.

2. RISD brings over 200 prominent artists to campus each year.

3. Education is interdisciplinary. Students are encouraged to take classes outside their area of study.

4. Student body is about 2,300 people.

5. 94% of RISD students are employed after graduation, over 65% in their direct field of study. 6. Ongoing projects of interest at RISD include the design and construction of alternative housing for Pakistani refugees and the design of super-efficient homes.

7. The RISD Museum of Art has collections in Ancient Art, Asian Art, Contemporary Art, Textiles, Painting/Sculpture, Decorative Arts, and Prints/Drawings/Photographs.