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The Art Institutes

Collection of for-profit art schools

The Art Institutes (AI) were a private for-profit system of art schools in the United States. The Art Institutes offered programs at the certificate, associate's, bachelors, and master's levels.2 It is part of Education Management Corporation.1 It ceased to exist in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1969Founded1

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The Art Institutes (AI) were a private for-profit system of art schools in the United States. The Art Institutes offered programs at the certificate, associate's, bachelors, and master's levels.2

Corporate structure

The Art Institutes is part of a group headed by Education Management Corporation. 21 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Education Management Corporation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    • The Art Institutes Pittsburgh
      • Art Institute of Atlanta Subsidiary · Atlanta, United States
      • Art Institute of Pittsburgh Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
      • Art Institute of Portland Subsidiary · Portland, United States
      • Art Institute of San Antonio Subsidiary · San Antonio, United States
      • Art Institute of Wisconsin Subsidiary · Milwaukee, United States
      • Art Institutes International Minnesota Subsidiary · Minneapolis, United States
      • The Art Institute of Austin Subsidiary · Austin, United States
      • The Art Institute of California – Hollywood Subsidiary · California, United States
      • The Art Institute of California – San Francisco Subsidiary · California, United States
      • The Art Institute of Charleston Subsidiary · Charleston, United States
      • The Art Institute of Colorado Subsidiary · Denver, United States
      • The Art Institute of Houston Subsidiary · Texas, United States
      • The Art Institute of Las Vegas Subsidiary · Henderson, United States
      • The Art Institute of New York City Subsidiary · Manhattan, United States
      • The Art Institute of Seattle Subsidiary · Seattle, United States
      • The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville Subsidiary · Nashville, United States
      • The Art Institute of Virginia Beach Subsidiary · Virginia Beach, United States
      • The Art Institute of York – Pennsylvania Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • Brown Mackie College Subsidiary · United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Art Institute of Atlanta
  • Art Institute of Pittsburgh
  • Art Institute of Portland
  • Art Institute of San Antonio
  • Art Institute of Wisconsin
  • Art Institutes International Minnesota
  • The Art Institute of Austin
  • The Art Institute of California – Hollywood
  • The Art Institute of California – San Francisco
  • The Art Institute of Charleston
  • The Art Institute of Colorado
  • The Art Institute of Houston
  • The Art Institute of Las Vegas
  • The Art Institute of New York City
  • The Art Institute of Seattle
  • The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville
  • The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
  • The Art Institute of York – Pennsylvania

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Sep 30, 2023Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1969Founded Founded1

Sources

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