Message from the President

Welcome to the Kansas City Art Institute, a four-year, independent, fully accredited college of art and design offering the bachelor of fine arts degree in a variety of disciplines. This great institution has a stellar history, dating back to its origins in 1885. Whether you are visiting our Web site because you are thinking of applying for admission, or because you want to contribute funds for student scholarships, or because you simply want to know more about our programs, I want to welcome you and encourage you to make an actual as well as a virtual visit to our beautiful campus. I look forward to meeting you.

Kathleen Collins
President, Kansas City Art Institute

Campus Master Plan

The college has completed Phase II of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar master plan to enhance facilities and grounds. In 2005, a major addition to the Irving Building was completed, and in August 2006, the new Lawrence & Kristina Dodge Painting Building opened, providing beautiful new studios for our painting students. Planning will soon begin on Phase III of the master plan.

A brochure with details about the master plan is available by mail (contact acanfield@kcai.edu to request a copy) or as a pdf file.

Accreditation

The Kansas City Art Institute is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

AICAD membership

The Kansas City Art Institute is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, a consortium of 35 leading art schools in the United States. More information about the cosortium is available on the AICAD Web site.

Our Mission

The mission of Kansas City Art Institute is to be a leader in visual arts and design education by preparing gifted students for lifelong creativity through intensive interaction with preeminent faculty and facilities and by stimulating active public awareness, support, and participation in the visual arts and design.

Board of Trustees

Officers
Gary Gradinger, Chair (Chairman & CEO - Golden Star, Inc.)
Grant Burcham, Vice Chair (President & CEO - Missouri Bank)
Herb Kohn, Vice Chair (Partner - Bryan Cave LLP)
Bill Zahner, Vice Chair (CEO, A. Zahner Company, Architectural Steel)
Annie Hurlbut Zander, Vice Chair (CEO and Co-Owner - Peruvian Connection )
Joan Horan, Secretary (Vice President, Human Resources - DST Systems, Inc.)
Charles S. Sosland, Treasurer (President and CEO - Sosland Companies, Inc.)

Board Members for 2007/08
Robert Bernstein (President - Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Inc.)
Rosana Privitera Biondo (President - Mark One Electric Co., Inc.)
Mary Lou Brous (Global Brand Visual Identity Manager - Accenture)
Eran Cohen (Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Payless Shoesource Worldwide, Inc.)
Lina Dickinson (Community Volunteer)
Faye Davis (Vice President, Enterprise Real Estate - Sprint Corporation)
Michele Fricke (Faculty Representative)
Shirley Helzberg (Community Volunteer)
Carol Hudson (Community Volunteer)
Linda Johntz (Community Volunteer)
Nancy Lee Kemper (Community Volunteer)
Barbara Marshall (Community Volunteer)
Patrick McLarney (Managing Partner - Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Margaret Nerman (Community Volunteer)
Brad Nicholson (Owner - Nicholson Group)
Bryan R. Rogers (President, HCA - Midwest Division)
Margaret Silva (Community Volunteer and Owner - Grand Arts)
Mark J. Spencer (Creative Resource Manager - Hallmark Cards, Inc.)
Katie Wendel (Art Teacher/Community Volunteer)
Marie Evans, Member Emeritus
Kathleen Collins, Ex Officio (President - KCAI)