Art Academy of Cincinnati — Local services in Cincinnati

As a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and now its Academic Dean, I couldn't be more proud of what this small college of art and design has been able to give to so many artists. As a private, not-for-profit art college in Ohio, the AAC continues to teach young artists and designers to follow their hearts and engage the world on their own terms through their creative work. What makes the Art Academy of Cincinnati so powerfully vital, not just in Cincinnati, but in the respective worlds of contemporary art and design, is the commitment to provide what our mission statement calls for “To create and sustain radical, forward-thinking, contemporary visual artists and designers whose creative contributions make a substantial difference in all the lives they touch. ” We make artists who delight in imaginative expression because we know that imagination makes the world. MAKE ART, MAKE...

I’m a current student at AAC and while the classes offered are amazing and the environment is mostly good there are some issues. For one in my current dorm, they did not change the upstairs air filter which caused my roommate to be sick. The air filter was caked in dust and had not been changed for over a year probably. Also the way they handle Covid 19 is horrible. They give out misinformation to those impacted by it. They treat their isolated students like prisoners with some staff being snide, rude, or downright disrespectful to those students. The isolated students are not given adequate housing or enough resources to quarantine. I love AAC but I am disgusted and disappointed with their actions. If I could complain to the city or sue AAC I would in a heartbeat....

My 11 year old son just finished up a week long camp here. He had such a wonderful experience. We have done other art camps in the past and many feel more like a babysitting experience without a lot of clear instruction. This is the second time he participated at the Art Academy (first in 2023). He made a small patchwork quilt that he sewed by hand, played around with different mediums to create art and learned to work well in a group setting to make some larger pieces. He was a bit disappointed by the ratio of boys (4) to girls (20), but that is not something the school can control and moreso just a reflection of interests for kids his age. The communication from the school was informative and timely. Would definitely...