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Are the U.S. Art Institutes credible?

The Art Institutes are spread throughout the United States in various states such as California, Texas, Colorado, Georgia, and more. Over the past year, the institutes have been under fire with a bad reputation of gaining profit and releasing students into the world with degrees and insufferable debt. The Art Institutes are known for their...

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Art Institute of New York City Fashion Show

As we hurtle into the last few days of fashion week, it’s time to see what the Art Institute of New York City is offering up for Spring/Summer 2016... Opening the show is engineer/designer Kiki Terrels’ sporty armor-inspired menswear. Fusing onto reliable cotton staples swathes of luxury leather and welded metal joints and hinges that mimic the...

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The Fall of a School

New York - It was announced last week that fifteen Art Institutes scattered across the country would close, the largest of which would be the Art Institute of New York City. This is one of the schools in which I teach. It is also where I began my teaching career and it is the school in which I have taught the longest. A teach-out will begin...

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On Show: Student Portfolios

It was Portfolio Show time for the latest crop of graduating fashion students from the Art Institute of New York City this week. The location was the Stollway space in the heart of Manhattan’s garment district in an event that united industry professionals, alumni and family. Stoll, venerable manufacturer of flat knitting machines since 1873,...