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Continuing Education

Continuing Education . Overview

Continuing Education + Community
Outreach

About Continuing Education at CIA

CIA’s Continuing Education and Community Outreach program offers dynamic art and design classes through unique course content and access to high-quality faculty and facilities. Each semester we serve adults and students in grades 5-12 by helping each individual learn new techniques or improve existing skills. Educators can take workshops or classes and earn CEUs for each studio hour, or in some cases, graduate credit through our partnership with Ursuline College.

View our current catalog here, or download a PDF version.

Our classes explore areas of art and design, including:

Mark your calendars

  • Our summer registration is now open! Sign up online here.
  • The 2019 Pre-College application is open now through May 1.
  • Spring Teacher Workshops are open for registration through April 8.
  • Life Drawing runs January 23–April 17 (no registration required, pay at the door).
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A student working in the ceramics studio during an evening class.
Young artists admiring their work during the Young Artist Exhibition.
Students paticipating in Wednesday night pay-as-you-go Life Drawing.
A craft created at the Continuing Education booth during Parade the Circle.
A collection of ceramics created by the young artist Creative Clay Studio class.
Evening studios working on a painting during the Watercolor Landscapes class.
Parents and students enjoying the Young Artist Exhibition reception.
A close-up of one of the ceramic pieces created in our evening classes.
A high school student admiring illustrations done in the young artist cartooning class.
A student working in the Fabrication Studios during a MIG welding course.
Young artists work together on a large group drawing.
Evening students using the blow torch in a jewelry and metals class.
A teacher reviewing student work in a young artist illustration class.
A teacher and young artist talking about the student's painting.
A student preparing to hang up their work for the young artist reception.
A student working in the ceramics studio during an evening class.
Young artists admiring their work during the Young Artist Exhibition.
Students paticipating in Wednesday night pay-as-you-go Life Drawing.
A craft created at the Continuing Education booth during Parade the Circle.
A collection of ceramics created by the young artist Creative Clay Studio class.
Evening studios working on a painting during the Watercolor Landscapes class.
Parents and students enjoying the Young Artist Exhibition reception.
A close-up of one of the ceramic pieces created in our evening classes.
A high school student admiring illustrations done in the young artist cartooning class.
A student working in the Fabrication Studios during a MIG welding course.
Young artists work together on a large group drawing.
Evening students using the blow torch in a jewelry and metals class.
A teacher reviewing student work in a young artist illustration class.
A teacher and young artist talking about the student's painting.
A student preparing to hang up their work for the young artist reception.
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Check Out Our CE Classes

Check Out Our CE Classes

Take a look at our current course catalog!

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Cleveland Institute of Art is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

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Pre-College Program

Experience the life of an art student at CIA through this two-week residential program.