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July 28-August 8, 2008

 
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News and Events » BFA Open House

Bachelor of Fine Arts Open House
Saturday, July 19, 2008
12:00 - 2:30pm

 
 

332 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL RSVP: (312) 461-0600

Open House Highlights :

Introduction to:

  • Career opportunities for artists
  • Becoming a professional artist
  • Job placement assistance
  • Acceptance to the Academy
  • Viewing and discussing your portfolio

Alumni Panel:

  • Hear professional artists talk about their jobs and how the Academy helped to prepare them for their careers.

Artist Demos:

  • Watch drawing, painting, and watercolor demonstrations by professional instructors who work in the art field.

Presentations:

  • Discover “What the Academy can do for you.”
  • Learn about the Academy’s illustration program and view student artwork.
  • Find out how the Career Services department can help you achieve your dreams, and hear alumni success stories.

Design:

  • Discover how students in the Academy’s design program learn how to combine typography and images to create a wide variety of designs, such as magazine and newspaper advertisements, television storyboards and product packaging and displays.
  • View samples of student work.
  • Speak with our design instructor about exciting careers in the design field.

Multimedia/Web Design:

  • Hear how students in the
    multimedia/web design program learn to use several software programs to create interactive and time-based media that target a specific market and objective.
  • Learn about the Academy’s web design program.
  • Discover the answer to the question “What is multimedia?”
  • Find out how the Academy can prepare you for a rewarding career in the digital art field.

3-D Modeling/Animation:

  • Learn how students in the Academy’s 3-D modeling/animation program incorporate traditional skills such as sculpture and drawing with 3-D digital skills to create 3-D models and animations in a digital environment.
  • View examples of student work.

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Benefits of a
Career in Art
Students who enroll in the American Academy of Art can look forward to many benefits in obtaining the career skills of an artist.

An Interesting and Fun Career that can pay for itself both monetarily and in terms of job satisfaction.

BFA Degree from a prestigious institution that has produced artists for more than 80 years.

Career Direction that can lead to a prosperous and rewarding career.

Job Security: Obtaining skills that employers need will make you in demand.

Financial Rewards: Career education can be a student's best investment.

Independence: Many artists enjoy a freelance career. Skills make it possible.

A BFA Degree from the Academy will provide the foundation for a Master's of Fine Arts Degree.