Cranbrook Academy Of Arts

Cranbrook Academy of Art is a prestigious private graduate school for art, architecture, and design located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1932 by George and Ellen Booth, it operates as part of the Cranbrook Educational Community, a National Historic Landmark celebrated for its integration of art, education, and landscape. The Academy offers Master of Fine Arts degrees in disciplines such as 2D Design, 3D Design, 4D Design, Architecture, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture, as well as a Master of Architecture degree. The program is studio-based and built around a distinctive artist-in-residence model, in which each department is led by a practicing artist or designer who serves as the primary faculty mentor. Students work in individual studios on a historic campus designed by Eliel Saarinen and landscaped by Daniel Burnham, closely connected to the Cranbrook Art Museum, which presents contemporary art and hosts the annual Graduate Degree Exhibition of student work.