New Hampshire Institute of Art

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New Hampshire Institute of Art
French Building, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester NH.jpg
Type Private art school
Established1898
Endowment $24.9 million (as of June 30, 2014) [1]
President Kent Devereaux
Academic staff
100 [2]
Students506 [3]
Location
Manchester
,
New Hampshire
,
United States
Campus Urban
Affiliations NHCUC
Website iad.nec.edu
NHIA Official Logo.jpg

The New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) was a private art school in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) [4] and was a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD). NHIA offered the Bachelor of Fine Arts as well as Master of Fine Arts and Master of Arts in Teaching. [5] [6]

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In 2019, the institute merged with New England College and became the college's Manchester campus. New England College closed the campus in 2023. [7]

History

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Emma Blood French

NHIA was founded in 1898 as the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences with the goal of promoting a "cultivation of the arts and sciences, to give a more general impulse and systematic direction to scientific research and encourage and stimulate the study of history, literature, and industrial institutions." [8] In 1916 the institute moved into a new permanent home with the construction of French Hall, named in honor of the institute's patron, Mrs. Emma Blood French. [9] In 1924, the New Hampshire State Board of Education certified the institute's four-year program to prepare high school graduates to teach art. Shortly thereafter, a four-year program in fine arts was approved. [10]

In 1997, the state of New Hampshire authorized the institute to award the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. It was at this time that the school adopted a new name: the New Hampshire Institute of Art. [11] The college received accreditation [12] from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) [13] in 2001 and from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 2011. [12]

In the late 1990s, the college was the beneficiary of a $24 million bequest from the estate of Mary Fuller Russell. [14] This allowed NHIA to establish an endowment and embark upon a major expansion of its campus. From 2002 to 2012, under the leadership of then president Roger Williams, the college's enrollment and physical plant expanded rapidly to encompass over 500 students. [15]

In 2007 the college received a significant gift of over 2,000 rare photographic books from the collector and philanthropist John Teti. [16] Among the highlights of the collection is a complete set of Alfred Stieglitz’s Camera Work dating from 1903 to 1917 as well as publications and photographs extending as far back as 1864. NHIA subsequently renamed its library the Teti Library in honor of the donor.

In 2012, the closure of Chester College of New England, a small liberal arts college based in Chester, New Hampshire, [17] resulted in over 80 percent of the student body and several full-time faculty members transferring to NHIA. [18]

That same year NHIA reached agreement with the Sharon Arts Center, a small community-based arts education center with operations in Sharon and Peterborough, New Hampshire, to merge operations. The Sharon Arts Center was incorporated on October 22, 1946, its stated purpose being "To stimulate, encourage and provide education in the theory and practice of the arts and crafts through instruction, exhibitions and marketing assistance." [19]

The merger with the Sharon Arts Center coincided with NHIA introducing a new, low-residency M.F.A. program based in Sharon and Peterborough in 2013. [20]

In 2016, NHIA announced a new academic partnership with the University of New Hampshire at Manchester that allows students at either college to enroll in classes at the partner institution at no additional cost. [21] In the summer of 2017 NHIA announced new programs in Comic Arts, Printmaking, and User Experience (UX) Design. [22]

In 2017, NHIA announced a new Certificate in Creative Placemaking program in partnership with the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking (NCCP). [23]

In 2019, NHIA announced that they had completed a merger with New England College. [24]

In 2023, New England College closed the Manchester campus and moved all remaining students to the main campus in Henniker. [25]

Campus

The New Hampshire Institute of Art campus was within the Manchester Cultural District, a six-block area encompassing the Victory Park Historic District that includes several local arts and cultural institutions as well as five historic buildings designed by noted architects William Rantoul and Edward Tilton. [26]

NHIA owned or leased a total of eleven buildings in Manchester, Sharon, and Peterborough, New Hampshire. Notable among these:

Academics

NHIA offered accredited degree programs through its undergraduate and graduate divisions, as well as a combined B.F.A./M.A.T. Dual degree. It also offered Community Education (CE) professional development and programs for high school teens.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "About". New Hampshire Institute of Art. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "IPEDS Data Center". National Center for Education Statistics (2013 data). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "New Hampshire Institute of Art". NEASC Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE). Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Undergraduate Studies – Bachelor of Fine Art". New Hampshire Institute of Art. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Graduate Studies - MFA, MAAE, MAT". New Hampshire Institute of Art. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "New England College to shut down Manchester campus, previously an art institute".
  8. ↑ Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences. Proceedings of the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences. 1 (1899): [9].
  9. ↑ Clough, Albert L. President's report. (Manchester: Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1916) [1].
  10. ↑ Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences Annual Report 1995-1996. (Manchester: Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1996) 2-3.
  11. ↑ Thomas P. Manson, Chairman of the Board (n.d.). "Chairman's Report." New Hampshire Institute of Art 1996-1997 Annual Report. [1].
  12. 1 2 "Accreditation and Memberships". New Hampshire Institute of Art. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Directory Lists". National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Mr Fuller's Extraordinary Gift". Hartford Courant . November 7, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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