Delaware College of Art and Design in Wilmington, Delaware is a specialty college that deals in all aspects of art. The college offers a two-year Associate of Fine Arts Degree Program which combines studio teaching with a general liberal arts education and art history. Students pick a specialty, including animations, fine arts of photography. The emphasis is on a rounded education, particularly focused on theory, expression and critical thinking. The associate of arts program at DCAD has been developed in conjunction with the Pratt Institute and the Corcoran College of Art, so students who complete this program are qualified to transfer to a bachelor degree at these institutions.
Delaware State University is a campus university in Dover, Delaware. It was founded in 1891 as the State College for Colored Students and as of early 2011, 76 percent of its students are African-American. Art programs at DSU are offered through the Department of Visual and Performing Arts in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The focus in this department is on both general art education and teacher training. Studies will focus on one of three areas: Art education, general art, and arts management. Courses for this Bachelor of Arts degree are diverse, and include Introduction to Drawing, Ancient Art, Survey of MacIntosh Studio and Jewelry Design.
The Department of Art at the University of Delaware offers three undergraduate art degrees: a bachelor degree in Art, Fine Art, or Visual Communications. Education is largely based on the studio, and the program includes a visiting artists' program, internships and field trips. The Art degree is a general art program for those who are not seeking a professional career in the field: it is sometimes combined with a different major. The Fine Art degree is more oriented to professional work in art, while the Visual Communication option combines art with journalism and marketing. The school also offers a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree.
The Center for the Creative Arts in Yorklyn, Delaware is an art school with adult education classes and children's programs. No qualifications are required to take the classes, since this school's stated goal is to bring art and the arts to people of all skill levels and ages. Among its programs, the art school offers Saturday morning art workshops for children, including painting, acting and pottery. From time to time, the school holds art shows to highlight work done at the CCA.
The Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington also offers a broad range of art classes and programs in its Bank of America Education Wing. It holds classes for adults, children and teens that range from studio art to workshops--sample workshops include Create-a-Kite and Painted Easter Tiles. The school also showcases art in periodic exhibitions.