Creative & Ready
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ART & DESIGN
Master your craft by learning to make your art work in the real world.
This three-course path—taught by working professionals—blends studio practice with business preparation, built right into your degree. No extra classes. No detours. Just career-ready creativity from day one.
COURSES FOR CAREER CONFIDENCE
Business skills for artists and designers are built in, taught by industry professionals who know your field.
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Intro to Business for Creatives
Taken at the start of your sophomore year, this class lays the foundations for entrepreneurship in art and design. You’ll learn the basics of practical skills and financial literacy you can use to grow your creative practice from the start.
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Professional Practice
This major-specific course is taught by active industry professionals who understand your field and know what’s possible. Learn how to sell your artwork, build your portfolio, navigate contracts, launch a freelance practice, start an art business, or enter the field with relevant hands-on guidance that prepares you for real-world work.
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Experiential Learning
Step outside the classroom and into the professional world. Whether it’s an internship, studio launch, client project, or collaborative studio solving real challenges, this immersive experience connects you with employers and clients and gives you a professional portfolio to launch your career.
Business is difficult; growing and maintaining a team is very difficult. Being able to confront learning new skills as a positive and exciting challenge is similar to what I learned to do at CCAD.
Brian Kellet
Co-Owner of STUMP
