Sculpture at CIA
Once a traditional discipline, the field of sculpture has exploded with a myriad of modern approaches since the 1950s. No longer confined to the pedestal, sculpture-educated artists create installations, performance pieces, public art, social interventions, site-specific works, and earthworks in addition to crafting conventional object-based works.
Unique Curriculum Creates Collaborative Surrounding
As part of the Visual Arts and Technology (VAT) Environment, you will have the opportunity to draw inspiration from other disciplines such as Drawing, Fiber and Material Studies, Painting, and Printmaking. This integrated approach to learning will give you a chance to experiment with various presentation modes including installation, performance, and site-specific work.
With the support and one-on-one instruction from our diverse, talented faculty and VAT Environment Artist-in-Residence, you will establish a critical foundation of sculptural design and studio skills. You also will study a broad range of sculptural techniques and processes comprising:
- Fabrication
- Forging
- Foundry casting
- Mold making
- Wood and metal design
Each spring, you also will have an opportunity to visit professional galleries and exhibitions, such as the Whitney Biennial and The Armory Show, in New York City.
Learn More
Find out more about our sculpture facilities, faculty, courses, and available scholarships. Check out potential career paths in sculpture or works created by our students.
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David Shingler |
Derek Gelvin |
Lauren Sammon |
Mark A. Reigelman II |
Noah Herbek |
Scott Stibich: Grass |
Sculpture Facilities
Located in the Joseph McCullough Center for the Visual Arts, the Sculpture facility has state-of-the-art wood and metal working capabilities. As a Sculpture major you’ll work in your own studio space and have access to a new cold-casting facility.
Careers in Sculpture
CIA’s Sculpture program will prepare you for
a dynamic career as a professional working
artist. Students who have graduated with
degrees in Sculpture have gone on to work
in a wide variety of fields including creative
design, education, gallery direction, and nonprofit
administration. An exceptional number
of our graduates maintain life-long careers
as successful studio artists operating in the
top of their field.
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Sculpture Courses
- Image and Form
- Reproducibility
- Aesthetics, Style, and Content
- Artist as Producer
- Art in the Global Context
- Basic Materials and Techniques
- Aesthetics of Materiality
- Mapping and Memory: Spatial Constructions
- Design as Sculpture
- The Rhetorical Object: Conceptual Constructions: Intermediate Sculpture
- Art and Public Space
- Advanced Studio Workshop: Physical and Visual Language/BFA Portfolio Development
- Major Day
- Kinetics and Space
- Environmental Sculpture
- Installation: Light as Material
- Installation and the Constructed Object
- Video I
- 3D Modeling
- Independent Research Project
- BFA Preparation
- BFA Thesis and Exhibition
Freshman Environmental Elective
- Visual Arts + Technologies
Scholarships
The Cleveland Institute of Art offers an extensive merit recognition program, using endowed scholarships and other private monies, to support our students. We offer scholarships through our academic departments, the Office of Admissions, and the Office of Financial Aid. Learn more about scholarships at CIA.
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Sculpture Scholarships
Bernice and David E. Davis '48 Scholarship in Sculpture
Awarded for outstanding achievement to a current 3rd year student majoring in Sculpture. Total Amount of Award in 2009: $890, shared by 1 winner(s). Award is based on Merit. Merit is criteria in all awards. Need-based awards are based on FAFSA form and the federal methodology.
Laura Shapero Prize in Sculpture
Awarded for outstanding achievement to a current 2nd or 3rd year student majoring in Sculpture. Total Amount of Award in 2009: $140, shared by 1 winner(s) - Cash Prize. Award is based on Merit. Merit is criteria in all awards. Need-based awards are based on FAFSA form and the federal methodology.
Sallie Fishman Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Sculpture
Awarded for outstanding achievement to a student majoring in sculpture. Total Amount of Award in 2008: $500, shared by 1 winner(s). Award is based on Merit. Merit is criteria in all awards. Need-based awards are based on FAFSA form and the federal methodology.
William M. McVey '28 Scholarship for Excellence in Sculpture
Awarded for outstanding achievement to a current 2nd or 3rd year student majoring in Sculpture. Total Amount of Award in 2009: $490, shared by 1 winner(s). Award is based on Need. Merit is criteria in all awards. Need-based awards are based on FAFSA form and the federal methodology.