Course Descripons - The Art Institutes

The Illinois Ins� tute of Art
extraordinary contrasts - but one that makes the region a remarkably fl exible loca� on fi lled with a wealth of opportuni� es
and op� ons.
Michigan campus
The Michigan campus, in the city of Novi, Michigan, was founded in 2007 and is located twenty fi ve minutes NW of downtown
Detroit at the convergence of three major highways: I-696, I-275, and I-96. It is nestled among trees and ponds in a
picturesque suburban se� ng with easy access to the greater metropolitan Detroit area. Metro Detroit has blue collar roots
in manufacturing with a paralleling cosmopolitan rebirth occurring. Students can easily explore local history and experience
a vast array of cultures and crea� vity in the galleries, theaters and music venues of Downtown Detroit.
The school’s outdoor sculpture garden is unique to Ai Michigan and is designed to promote an apprecia� on of form and design
across broad range of media for our students. A view of the many local ar� st sculptures can be seen from the campus’s
student run restaurant called The Great Lakes Bistro. Similar to fashion, graphic and interior design projects hanging in the
campus galleries, The Great Lakes Bistro is the place to see aspiring chefs prepare meals and to sample a taste our culinary
students hard work in our instruc� onal kitchens.
The faculty, staff and student body at Michigan is as diverse as the local popula� on. The campus is proud of the local cultural
diversity boas� ng that more than 35 businesses based in Japan and at least 14 businesses based in Germany call Novi
“home” in the United States. Mul� cultural access, a crea� ve community, and a commitment to diversity are all characteris-
� cs of our growing crea� ve campus.
The Art Ins� tute of Michigan is a des� na� on school for those seeking an applied educa� onal approach to an educa� on in
Fashion, Design, Media or the Culinary Arts in SE Michigan.
Tinley Park Campus
The Tinley Park campus is located in the Village of Tinley Park, just a short drive or train ride south from Chicago, which is
one of the most rapidly growing communi� es in this Midwest metropolitan area. A walk along Oak Park Avenue, the village’s
main thoroughfare, takes residents by restaurants, shops, and businesses that make up the renovated historic district. One
of the village’s most popular events is the Benches on the Avenue public art project in which handcra� ed wooden sea� ng
created by local ar� sts is placed along Oak Park Avenue for the summer. Students can hop on the train to get to downtown
Chicago or access interstate highways as well as three interna� onal airports – Midway, O’Hare, and Gary/Chicago. Recognized
by BusinessWeek magazine in 2009 as the best place to raise a family in America, Tinley Park is a mix of the tradi� onal
and contemporary for students seeking an educa� on in the crea� ve and applied arts.
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