The University of the Arts
- Crafts Dept. / 320 S.Broad Street
- Philadelphia, PA 19102
Metals program started in 1903
FACULTY
DEGREES
- B.A.
- B.F.A.
- M.A.
- M.F.A.
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University of the Arts Name changes and mergers: Philadelphia College of Art and Design (PCAD) 1876 The Pennsylvania Museum & School of Industrial Art (PMSIA) is founded, partly in response to the Centennial International Exhibition held in Philadelphia. The school is sometimes called the School of Applied Art, and the Museum eventually becomes the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The school and the museum are founded as one institution. 1883 Philadelphia Textile School is added to PMSIA. The Philadelphia Association of Textile Manufacturers, which had been formed in 1882, founded the Textile School. 1939 Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art 1949 Philadelphia Museum School of Art The Art School changes its name in May 1949 from Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art to Philadelphia Museum School of Art. The Textile School moves to a new Germantown campus for the fall 1949 semester, and on December 1 officially breaks off from the Museum to become the Philadelphia Textile Institute, today’s Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. 1959 Philadelphia Museum College of Art The School becomes an accredited college. 1964 Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) 1985 PCA merges with the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts to become Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts. 1987 Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts is granted university status and becomes The University of the Arts. Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (PCPA) 1870 Philadelphia Musical Academy (PMA) founded by John Himmelsbach. 1877 Philadelphia Conservatory of Music (PCM) is founded. 1944 Nadia Chilkovsky founds the Philadelphia Dance Academy (PDA). 1954 Dr. Jani Szanto, director of the PMA, invites Chilkovsky to develop an undergraduate dance department for PMA. 1962 PMA and PCM join and continue under name of PMA. 1976 PMA becomes Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (PCPA). 1977 PDA, after long working relationship with PMA, joins PCPA and becomes the School of Dance. 1985 PCPA merges with Philadelphia College of Art to become Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts. 1987 Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts is granted university status and becomes The University of the Arts. Historical Information on The University of the
Arts has been provided by
The University of the Arts, University
Libraries,
and by the
UArts Crafts Department. |
To the best of my knowledge, these are the current degrees being offered
by this institution. If additional information or a correction is required, please send
the updated information, on official University letterhead to:
- Stanley Lechtzin
Tyler School of Art
Temple University
Beech & Penrose Aves.
Elkins Park, PA 19027
