As an Illustration student, you’ll have the opportunity to plug into the close-knit
creative community of the KCAD Illustration Society, a student organization that nurtures
collaborative potential and facilitates a powerful exchange of ideas among artists
working in a variety of different styles and spheres.
You’ll learn and experiment in spacious classrooms with plentiful natural light and
extensive studio equipment, including a program-specific computer lab containing powerful
Mac Pro towers.
Elsewhere on campus, you’ll have access to The Dow Center FlexLab, KCAD’s state-of-the-art digital fabrication facility featuring 3D printers and scanners,
laser cutting and vinyl cutting machines, wide format printers, and more; KCAD’s Material ConneXion Satellite Library, which offers direct access to more than 1,000 physical samples of advanced, innovative,
and sustainable materials as well as online access to over 7,000 more; the KCAD Library, which provides access to millions of books through the MeLCat shared library catalog
as well as access to specialized research databases and subscriptions to scholarly
journals; KCAD’s Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), an innovative cultural institution hosting exhibitions of such contemporary artists
and designers as Nick Cave, Kehinde Wiley, Kara Walker, Nari Ward, Carrie Mae Weems,
and Judi Werthein; and much more.
KCAD also offers a number of summer travel/study experiences as well as internships
during the academic year and the summer. You’ll have the opportunity to pursue work
in a variety of settings, such as professional studios, museums, and community arts
organizations, to name a few.