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Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI)
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In short
The Kansas City Art Institute is a private four-year college of art and design in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1885, which offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in 13 studio majors. These include ceramics, where students make their own clay and glazes, throw, cast and hand build and fire in a variety of kilns; fiber, which covers dyeing, printing, sewing, quilting, spinning, weaving, knitting, felting and garment construction; and product design. The school describes itself as a makers' school, with a woodworking shop, kilns, a digital loom, 3-D printers and CNC routers.
- Where
- Kansas City, United States
- Founded
- 1885
- Crafts
- Ceramics and porcelain · Weaving and textiles · Product design
- Website
- kcai.edu
- admiss@kcai.edu
- Source
- School website · checked on 25/10/2026
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