Kansas City Art Institute is a private art school in Kansas City, Missouri. Wikipedia says it began in 1885, when art enthusiasts formed a Sketch Club to discuss art, and it was earlier called the Fine Arts Institute of Kansas City. It is accredited by NASAD and the Higher Learning Commission and belongs to the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. The roughly 15-acre campus sits at 44th and Warwick Boulevard next to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Vanderslice Hall and Mineral Hall are on the National Register of Historic Places. Thomas Hart Benton taught there from 1935 to 1941, and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened on campus in 1992. The institute offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with about 813 students in fall 2024 per Wikipedia. Alumni include Robert Rauschenberg, Nick Cave and April Greiman.
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KCAI requires a recognized secondary school program or equivalency and applications through a personal KCAI account. Creative work is submitted as a portfolio.
Dates, fees and criteria change every session. Always confirm them on the official admissions page before applying.
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4415 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111, United States, Missouri
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