Atlanta College of Art
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The Atlanta College of Art (ACA), established in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1905, was the first non-profit college of Visual Art in the Southeastern United States.
An original partner of Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta College of Art was adjoined with the High Museum of Art, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theatre. The college offered studies in the mediums of painting, drawing, printmaking, photograghy, sculpture, video and design. The school also offered programming to the greater Atlanta community through the Georgia Artists Registry, ACA Gallery shows, and adult education classes. The college was located in Midtown Atlanta on Peachtree Street, a business district and home of the arts and culture in metropolitan Atlanta.
In August 2005, the boards of trustees of the Woodruff Arts Center and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) formally approved the sale of ACA to SCAD. The purchase took effect in June of 2006, effectively selling ACA's students, resources, faculty and curricula to SCAD. ACA closed and no longer exists. The sale was heavily protested by the ACA community and was met with considerable displeasure from the Atlanta arts community.
Notable alumni of ACA include Radcliffe Bailey, Fonem, and Kara Walker.
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