Company Profile
Kentucky College of Art + Design
Company Overview
Founded in 2009, The Kentucky College of Art + Design is proud of its success. Core values and principles have helped to shape the institution and our work toward a mission to provide a transformational experience for our students.
As a new independent and licensed college offering a BFA in studio art, we are the only four-year, independent college of Art and Design in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Please visit our website at https://www.kycad.org/ for more information about the College's history, mission, vision, and interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning for art and design.
Company History
Headquartered in one of America’s most architecturally significant historic districts, the Kentucky College of Art + Design is an innovative institution driven by a staff, faculty and board of trustees that are passionate about the rigorous academic work we do, the students we serve and the larger community we inhabit.
Our unique interdisciplinary curriculum is research-based, recognizing that subject matter leads the artist’s inquiry. Currently, there are Six Centers of Learning, or areas of investigation, that collectively form the point of departure from which our scholars and practitioners can embark upon their own life-changing explorations.
Beyond offering an immersive BFA in Studio Art degree (in accordance with our licensure from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education), KyCAD also maintains a variety of community collaborations, most notably through events at our own 849 Gallery, where we have presented rotating exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, literary salons and musical performances by artists from around the world.