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History
An arts-and-crafts center, focused
primarily on adult education, was founded at the Chautauqua Institution
in the early 1900s. In 1987, under the leadership of painter
Don Kimes, the Art Center became the Chautauqua School of Art,
which now accepts, from a large number of applicants, 40 exceptionally
committed undergraduate- to graduate-level students to study
in its intensive studio art program. The School of Art has developed
a national reputation as a center for serious study, and many
notable artists now participate in the program.
Applicants to the full-time program
now come from nearly every prominent school of art and art department,
as well as from many smaller programs across the country. For
many students, the Chautauqua School of Art offers the opportunity
for contact with faculty who have taught in a wide range of schools,
as well as interaction with dedicated students from many other
programs, as they try to decide where to attend graduate school.
For others out of school or already enrolled in graduate programs,
it offers an opportunity to deepen their experience with a range
of artists from across the country. In any case, all of the students
are looking for the opportunity to immerse themselves in the
studio and to engage in the ambience and interchange made possible
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