The Visiting Artist Program is of immeasurable value as it enhances the educational goals of the Institute and provides links to the larger artistic community. The program "provides an educational resource and forum whereby artists of regional, national, and international renown visit the Institute and foster the exchange of ideas and methods. The program was developed to extend possibilities for innovative instruction and learning; to integrate practicing artists and their work into the learning environment; to contribute to and challenge the academic and artistic discourse within the current curriculum; to present culturally diverse perspectives of aesthetic evaluation and educational programming; to encourage a collaborative and cooperative dialogue among the departments and divisions within the school; and to remain flexible and responsive to the needs of students, faculty, alumni, as well as to members of the greater Cleveland cultural community".

For information on the following Visiting Artist Program contact Julie Langsam (Director Louis D. Kacalieff Visiting Artists & Scholars Progam, and Painting Faculty) at jlangsam@gate.cia.edu:
– The Louis D. Kacalieff Visiting Artists & Scholars Progam

For the following Visiting Artist Programs contact Academic Affairs at tshadle@gate.cia.edu:
– The George P. Bickford Visiting Artist Fund
– ArtsLink/CEC International Partners Visiting Artist Residency Program
– Departmental Visiting Artist Program