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Oregon Public Broadcasting posted an excellent article by April Baer on November 1, 2018, " Oregon Art Schools PNCA And OCAC Vote To Merge ."  Baer reports that the "...governing boards for Oregon College of Art and Craft and Pacific Northwest College of Art will spend the next month working on a memorandum of understanding..." to guide a merger of the two institutions. OCAC was founded as the Arts and Crafts Society in 1907 . The name changed to the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts in 1978 and the BFA program was added in 1994.  The name changed to Oregon College of Art and Craft in 1996.  OCAC enrolls 143 students. PNCA opened in 1909 as the School of the Portland Art Association . It soon became known as the Museum Art School. The first BFA awarded in 1969 and the name changed to Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1981.  PNCA's last enrollment reported to IPEDS was 512 students. You can also read about the two institutions in an article by Douglas Perry o...

Ashlie Stevens of WFPL, Louisville's NPR affiliate, reports in " With New Licensure, KyCAD Becomes Only 4-Year Art College In Kentucky " that Kentucky College of Art + Design will enroll its first class of students on January 7, 2019. KyCAD was founded in 2009 and was initially affiliated with Spalding University.  It separated from Spalding in April 2018 and announced last week that its application for licensure has been approved by Kentucky’s Council on Post-Secondary Education.  You can visit the KyCAD website for more information.

A centennial celebration is underway at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.  The institution traces its roots to music classes offered at Union Settlement after 1913 .  It was  chartered as the Neighborhood Music School in 1920 and was renamed Manhattan School of Music in 1938. A post-graduate department added in 1941 and accreditation was granted by the Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools in 1956. One-thousand and seven (1,007) students were reported to IPEDS with just under one-half (488) enrolled as undergraduates. The Centennial Celebration web pages include information on founder, Janet Daniels Schenck , an historical timeline , and a schedule of centennial events planned for the 2018 academic year.

New England College and the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) announced that they intend to complete a merger of the two institutions by October 1, 2018.     New England College is located in Henniker, NH and was founded in 1946.  Located in Manchester, NH, the New Hampshire Institute of Art was initially founded in 1898 as the  Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences.   You can also read more about the planned merger in reporting by the New Hampshire Union Leader, " New England College, New Hampshire Institute of Art to merge ." The New Hampshire Institute of Art offers an interesting short video history, " Emma's Gift to NHIA ," where you can learn more about the institution and its important role in Manchester.  If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions  access  College Closures since 2009  in the index at the right of any  College History Garden  page.  There are separate tab...

The Antonelli Institute, a for-profit located in Erdenheim, PA announced last fall that it would close .  A new  announcement on the closing indicates that the institution's legacy will continue at Harcum College . Program directors, Ed Zawora and Drew Simcox, will join Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA and will oversee two new associate’s degree programs, photography and digital design. The Antonelli Institute was founded in 1938 in Philadelphia by internationally renowned photographer and artist Severo Antonelli. He served as the Institute’s president until his retirement in 1974. The institution relocated several times over the years and joined the Bradford Schools organization in 2010. Antonelli enrolled 150 students. You can also read more in an article published by  The Ambler Gazette  and written by Amanda Gallagher, " Antonelli Institute in Springfield closes after 80 years, Institute’s legacy to continue at Harcum College ."  Gallagher inter...

Minnesota Public Radio offered details surrounding the closure of McNally Smith College of Music in a post on December 15, 2107, " McNally Smith president says financing failure forced music school's closure ."  The reporting by Solvejg Wastvedt includes an audio clip of an interview with President Harry Chalmiers. McNally Smith College of Music was founded in 1985 and the small for-profit institution was located in St. Paul, MN. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune published reporting on the closure by Liz Sawyer on December 16, 2017 in " Emotions run high as McNally Smith College of Music graduates final class ." If you are interested in recent trends for closures and mergers,  access  College Closures since 2009  in the index at the right of any  College History Garden  page.  There are separate tabs for non-profit and for-profit closures.  Each tab includes basic information for each institution, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediti...