The Art Institute of Seattle
(AIS) in Seattle
, Washington
is one of The Art
Institutes, a system of more than 40 educational institutions
located throughout North America,
providing education in design, media arts, fashion and culinary
arts. The Art Institutes system is a subsidiary of
Education Management Corporation (EDMC), which is headquartered in
Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
.
The Art Institute of Seattle was founded in 1946 as the Burnley
School for Professional Art. It became part of The Art Institutes
and changed its name to The Art Institute of Seattle in 1982.
Accredited
by the Northwest
Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) [30477], The Art Institute of Seattle is
located in several buildings near the Elliott Bay
waterfront in the Belltown
district of Downtown Seattle
, near many of the city's design studios,
restaurants and corporate offices.
Fashion Design Program
The Art Institute of Seattle's fashion design students and faculty
have been featured in local newspaper articles including
The Seattle Times' April 10, 2008 article
about AIS's annual fashion design student showcase "Underground
Couture"
[30478], as well as
The Seattle
Post-Intelligencer's April 25, 2008 article about fashion
trends
[30479].
In addition, fashion designer Blayne Walsh, a contestant on Season
5 of
Bravo 's
Project Runway, is a 2005
graduate of The Art Institute of Seattle.
[30480]
Programs
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Programs
Bachelor of Science
Programs
Associate of Applied Arts Programs
Diploma Programs
- Baking & Pastry
- Digital Design
- Residential Design
- The Art of Cooking
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