Congratulations, KCAI Class of 2022!
We are so proud of you and can not wait to see the amazing things you do.
Click here to watch the Commencement 2022 live stream on May 14 at 10 a.m. and use #kcaigrad2022 on your social media posts.
Choose your path.
KCAI offers 13 studio majors
taught by award-winning faculty
who are themselves, professional
artists, designers and scholars.



Imagine what the world has yet to see.
At KCAI, you will find the tools and space to create:
design boldly, sculpt adventurously, capture dramatically,
paint vividly, write poetically. Own an aesthetic, or explore
multiple. Seek inspiration, and act on it. Nourish your
creative spirit through self-expression.
A Stunning 16-acre Campus
Our beautifully serene, tree-shaded campus lies within KC’s arts corridor directly between the Nelson–Atkins Museum of Art, voted best U.S. museum based on Yelp reviews, and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Students often refer to the special feeling of community they experience on the central green, around which campus life revolves and where ideas and creativity take root.
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