American Academy of Art

The American Academy of Art is a professional, accredited fine arts school located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1923 for the education of both fine and commercial arts students. The school has a tradition of top art education with exceptional students being awarded the academy's most prestigious honor, the William H. Mosby Scholarship—a scholarship named after the academy's master artist professor who was trained at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. The American Academy of Art has been educating professional artists in commercial and fine art fields since 1923. The program promotes a foundation of drawing and design, based on the classical academic tradition. About 290 students attend the Academy at a...