To be the most celebrated, relentless, rebellious, cutting-edge and radiant community of artists and designers anywhere, at any time-the seers, the radicals, the innovators, and creative professionals who establish the rules that the future will follow.
Radical
Creativity
imagination, invention, risk-taking, unpredictability, openness, surprise
Relentless
curiosity
research, inquiry, exploration, experimentation, commitment
Rebellious
Individuality
Cutting-Edge
Education
Celebrated
History
heritage, lineage, culture, community
Radiant
Community
Creativity
Students engage their imagination, invent new forms, take risks, and solve visual problems in unpredictable, surprising ways.
curiosity
Through their commitment to inquiry, research, and experimentation, students define the formal and conceptual interests related to their own artistic process and vision.
Individuality
Students articulate a unique and rebellious voice in their work in relation to the past, present, and future of art and design.
Education
Students employ and integrate the technical skills, strategies, and critical thinking necessary to create cutting-edge works of art and design.
History
Students determine and defend the role of art and design history in relation to their work and contemporary culture.
Community
Through their creative practice, students make meaningful connections with the diverse communities in which they live and work.