The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (AIP) is a private, for-profit, higher education institute located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that emphasizes design education and career preparation for the creative job market. It was founded in 1921.

Founded in 1921, AIP is the oldest The Art Institutes in North America It occupies nine floors and maintains academic oversight of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online. It has had a history of producing all types of art and artists (such as watercolorist Frank Webb and the late science fiction illustrator Frank Kelly Freas), but specializing primarily in design disciplines, including graphic design, industrial design, advertising and game art and design. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is the flagship school of the Art Institute System, and was the original model upon which the others were based. The Art Institutes comprise the largest collegiate art and design education system in the world.
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh academic facilities are housed in one large building in downtown Pittsburgh, the formerly named Equitable Gas building. The main dormitory is called Shannon Hall, with two smaller dormitories Standard Life and Miller Hall. All three are within short walking distance. Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online administrative buildings are located off-site in the Strip District section of Pittsburgh. The school has some of the most extensive arts-oriented technology facilities of any school in the United States, including over one thousand computers equipping numerous general and specialized computer teaching laboratories. Among the specialized shops and laboratories are a 3D rapid prototyping laboratory, sound, video and digital film editing studios, theatrical makeup, wood, metal and ceramic shops, culinary kitchens, and television studios
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

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