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Painting Courses

Program of Study

Writing + Inquiry I: Basic Composition + Contemporary Ideas

A composition-intensive course that emphasizes basic composition skills, while introducing basic research and documentation skills. Along with cultivating the concomitant skills in critical reading and thinking, this course also introduces an explicitly theoretical approach to contemporary culture. Twenty pages of student expository writing will be required. Offered fall.

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Sarah Kabot

Associate Professor/Chair of Drawing

Sarah's work has been exhibited in galleries such as Vermont Studio Center; the Cultural Center of Polecni, Pi...more

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Cores + Connections

Our connections are your connections.

While at CIA, you'll learn from the masters through our rigorous, world-class curriculum and connect with working professionals to begin your career.

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2017 Student Summer Show

See the best student artwork in Reinberger Gallery through August 18.

Cores + Connections

Creating. Connecting. Building better futures.