Paier College of Art

Paier College of Art
Type	Private 4-year
Established	1946
Academic staff	40 full-time + part-time
Undergraduates	300 (2006)
Location	Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Campus	Suburban 3 acres (12,000 m²)
Website	paiercollegeofart.edu

The Paier College of Art is a private 4-year art school in Hamden, Connecticut, on the outskirts of the greater New Haven area. Formerly the Paier School of Art, the institution's current name and form date from 1982 when it received a charter and accreditation for offering a 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. It was originally founded by Edward T. and Adele K. Paier as the Paier School of Applied Arts in 1946.

The college offers B.F.A. programs of study in the following studio majors: fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interior design, photography, and a new combined specialty, photography and digital imaging. There are also certificate programs which can be applied toward a B.F.A., covering specialties such as graphic production, portrait and figure painting, and sharp focus/trompe l'oeil painting. Programs are licensed by the Connecticut Board of Governors of Higher Education and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. The college is also a member of the International Council of Design Schools.

Although learning to work with computer tools and methods is an important goal in all departments, this is balanced by a requirement that students commence their studies with a "Foundation Year" emphasizing mastery of the traditional techniques of pencil, pen, brush, and camera. Furthermore, students are encouraged to round out their education as literate artists with additional courses in the liberal arts. Walter Wick, famed co-creator of the I Spy search-and-find picture book series, studied landscape photography at the college in 1973.

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Colleges and universities in Connecticut

Public institutions	Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College Eastern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State University University of Connecticut Western Connecticut State University

Private institutions	Albertus Magnus Connecticut College Fairfield Goodwin Holy Apostles Lincoln College of New England LACFA Mitchell Paier Post Quinnipiac Rensselaer at Hartford Sacred Heart Saint Joseph Trinity University of Bridgeport University of Hartford University of New Haven Wesleyan Yale

Federal institutions	United States Coast Guard Academy

Community Colleges	Asnuntuck Capital Gateway Housatonic Manchester Middlesex Naugatuck Valley Northwestern Connecticut Norwalk Quinebaug Valley Three Rivers Tunxis

Graduate, professional, and research institutions	Berkeley Divinity School Hartford Seminary Quinnipiac School of Law Quinnipiac School of Medicine University of Connecticut Health Center University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine University of Connecticut School of Law Yale Law School Yale School of Drama Yale School of Medicine

Northeastern United States Art Colleges

AIB Cooper Union Corcoran DCAD FIT LACFA MECA MICA MassArt&Design Montserrat Paier Parsons Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Pratt RISD SMFA SVA Vesper (closed) UArts

Coordinates: 41°20′51″N 72°56′07″W / 41.3476°N 72.9352°W / 41.3476; -72.9352

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