Cleveland Institute of Art: College of Art + Design

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Makerspaces

For almost any material imaginable, CIA has the tools to shape, craft, and elevate it into a unique creation.

Interactive Media Lab

One of only a few at a college of art and design.

36 foot wide LED wall in the XR studio.

14297 square feet of technology, innovation and collaboration.

Interactive Media Lab

A student is welding. You can see sparks flying off the piece they are working on.

Metals Studio

Dedicated studio for fabricating in metals.

35000 feet of welding wire used each year

6500 degree temperature for arc welding

Metals Studio

A glass student is working with hot glass on a metal surface.

Glass Studios

Capabilities to work in hot glass, cold glass, fusion processes and flameworking.

2000 miles of glass tubing formed

2300 degree furnace temperature for glassblowing

Glass Studios

A student is cutting a piece of wood in the fabrication studios.

Wood Shop

Fabrication space for working with wood.

1100 inches of bandsaw blades used each year.

6200 + sheets Baltic Birch plywood used each year.

Wood Shop

A student is hand forming clay in their personal ceramics studio.

Ceramics Studios

Surfacing, cutting, shaping, sanding, turning, drilling and fastening.

5 tons of clay used each year

11 kilns, including gas, electric and wood

Ceramics Studios

A student is using a 3D printer for a red and orange object.

Digital Forming

Use technology to form in ceramic, glass metal, wood and more.

11 3D printers

3 CNC cutters, including a 5’x8’ system that cuts vertically and horizontally.

Digital Forming

Wood Kiln

One of only a few at a college of art and design.

400 + works fired each semester.

2300 degree temperature for wood kiln

Wood Kiln

A close-up of a student cutting and refining a metal piece.

Jewelry + Metals Studio

Traditional and digital tools for producing wearable art and small-scale sculpture.

265 colors for enameling.

21 soldering stations.

Jewelry + Metals Studio

A pre-college student is working at a sewing machine.

Sewing + Felting Studios

Tools and equipment for producing soft sculpture, fashion and conceptual work.

23 dress forms + sewing machines

7000 cubic-foot studio

Sewing + Felting Studios

A prospective student is doing some printmaking work in the print studio at an Open House.

February 1, 2025 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

2025 Winter Open House

Is CIA the right college for you? Visit our campus and see for yourself!

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November 21, 2024 to January 19, 2025

Juicy

Illustration Department seniors present a new gallery exhibition showing off all of the explosive and juicy ways to use the medium.

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November 8, 2024 to February 9, 2025

Possibility for Repair

A focused group exhibition that explores how artists consider repair as a prospect.

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Featured Stories

Read more about our community of artists and designers!

Reality (TV) check: Really big challenges, unreal pressure

December 12, 2024

CIA alumni and faculty describe their reality TV experiences as wild, rollicking and often harrowing work. They also offer a glimpse of what it means—creatively speaking—to decide that you’re up for anything.

CIA faculty member Beth Halasz ’89 teaches a class of Life Science Illustration students.

Comprehensive campaign designed to ‘transform’ future

December 12, 2024

When Sesame Street asked Ashley Gerst ’07 to create a short animation for the storied children’s show, Gerst snagged a chance to add one more definition of success to her career.

An animation, a girl named Wei walks dogs to a Central Park dog treat stand.

Sesame Street short tickles and challenges CIA grad

December 12, 2024

When Sesame Street asked Ashley Gerst ’07 to create a short animation for the storied children’s show, Gerst snagged a chance to add one more definition of success to her career.

Vergez ’05 uplifts Cleveland neighborhoods through Transformative Art Fund project

October 14, 2024

Vergez plans to use this opportunity to highlight community-based art by recruiting local youth to learn and contribute to his project through his No Pressure, No Diamonds program.

Cleveland Institute of Art announces $35 million Transformation Campaign

November 6, 2024

Comprehensive campaign will significantly support five impact areas that bolster the College's mission and drive its academic offerings in art and design; $27 million in gifts and commitments already secured

Mary Beth Clough is sitting at her desk and smiling at the camera.

Giving supports arts journey

December 12, 2024

Mary Beth Clough ’91 started to give to the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1994, just a few years after graduating with a BFA in Medical Illustration.

Cleveland Institute of Art announces historic $7 million gift from the Joan Yellen Horvitz Trust

October 24, 2024

Representing the largest one-time gift in CIA's nearly 142-year history, the funds will establish the Joan Yellen Horvitz Scholarship

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Makerspaces

Interactive Media Lab

Metals Studio

Glass Studios

Wood Shop

Ceramics Studios

Digital Forming

Wood Kiln

Jewelry + Metals Studio

Sewing + Felting Studios

2025 Winter Open House

Juicy

Possibility for Repair

Featured Stories

Reality (TV) check: Really big challenges, unreal pressure

Comprehensive campaign designed to ‘transform’ future

Sesame Street short tickles and challenges CIA grad

Vergez ’05 uplifts Cleveland neighborhoods through Transformative Art Fund project

Cleveland Institute of Art announces $35 million Transformation Campaign

Giving supports arts journey

Cleveland Institute of Art announces historic $7 million gift from the Joan Yellen Horvitz Trust

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