Type Private President Kent Devereaux Phone +1 603-623-0313 Academic staff 100 | Established 1898 Students 506 Total enrollment 561 (2010) Founded 1898 | |
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Endowment 24.9 million USD (as of June 30, 2014) Similar Mount Washington College, Saint Anselm College, Manchester Community College, University of New Hampshir, Rivier University Profiles | ||
The New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) is a private, non-profit college of creative arts located in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States. NHIA is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). NHIA is also a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD).
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- Nh chronicle new hampshire institute of art
- History
- Campus
- Program of study
- Notable faculty
- Notable alumni
- References
NHIA offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Art Education, Ceramics, Creative Writing, Fine Arts, Design, Illustration and Photography, as well as Master of Fine Arts degrees in Creative Writing, Photography, Visual Arts, and Writing for Stage and Screen, a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), and a Master of Arts in Art Education (M.A.A.E.).
Kent Devereaux is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Hampshire Institute of Art. He was named President by the college Board of Trustees on November 24, 2014, and took office on January 5, 2015.
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History
NHIA was founded in 1898 as the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences with the goal of promoting a "cultivation of the arts and sciences, to give a more general impulse and systematic direction to scientific research and encourage and stimulate the study of history, literature, and industrial institutions." In 1916 the institute moved into a new permanent home with the construction of the French Hall, named in honor of the institute's patron, Mrs. Emma Blood French. In 1924, the New Hampshire State Board of Education certified the institute's four-year program to prepare high school graduates to teach art. Shortly thereafter, a four-year program in Fine Arts was approved.
In 1997, the State of New Hampshire authorized the institute to award the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. It was at this time that the school adopted a new name: the New Hampshire Institute of Art. The college received accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) in 2001 and from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 2011.
In the late 1990s, the college was the beneficiary of a $24 million bequest from the estate of Mary Fuller Russell. This allowed NHIA to establish an endowment and embark upon a major expansion of its campus. From 2002 to 2012, under the leadership of then president Roger Williams, the college's enrollment and physical plant expanded rapidly to encompass over 500 students.
The 2012 closure of Chester College of New England, a small liberal arts college based in Chester, New Hampshire, resulted in over 80 percent of the student body and several full-time faculty members transferring to NHIA.
That same year NHIA reached agreement with the Sharon Arts Center, a small community-based arts education center with operations in Sharon and Peterborough, New Hampshire, to merge operations. The Sharon Arts Center was incorporated on October 22, 1946, its stated purpose being "To stimulate, encourage and provide education in the theory and practice of the arts and crafts through instruction, exhibitions and marketing assistance."
The merger with the Sharon Arts Center coincided with NHIA introducing a new, low-residency M.F.A. program based in Sharon and Peterborough in 2013.
In 2016, NHIA announced a new academic partnership with the University of New Hampshire at Manchester that allows students at either college to enroll in classes at the partner institution at no additional cost. In the fall of 2016 NHIA also launched a new minor in Comic Arts that allows undergraduate students to combine their interests in Creative Writing and Illustration.
In 2017, NHIA announced a new Certificate in Creative Placemaking program in partnership with the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking (NCCP).
Campus
The New Hampshire Institute of Art is located within the Manchester Cultural District, a six-block area encompassing the Victory Park Historic District that includes several local arts and cultural institutions as well as five historic buildings designed by noted architects William Rantoul and Edward Tilton.
NHIA owns or leases a total of eleven buildings in Manchester, Sharon, and Peterborough, New Hampshire. Notable among these:
Program of study
NHIA offers the following accredited degree programs through its undergraduate and graduate divisions, as well as a combined B.F.A./M.A.T. Dual degree.
NHIA offers the following Community Education (CE) professional development programs:
As well as the following programs intended for middle school and high school teens: