Cranbrook Educational Community
M. Joe Smith is an experienced educator and artist with a strong background in ceramics. Currently serving as a teacher at Cranbrook Schools since September 1992, M. Joe Smith has contributed to the Mosaic Project, fostering collaboration among students and artists. Prior to this role, M. Joe Smith was self-employed at Smith and Mosley from 1985 to 1992, specializing as a studio artist and potter, and also operated as an artist at Smith and Mosley from 1981 to 1992, focusing on creating and painting white earthenware with various colors and patterns. M. Joe Smith holds a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art (1992-1994) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Kansas City Art Institute (1987-1990).
Cranbrook Educational Community
Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Cranbrook Academy of Art offers astellar artistic education to students looking to secure a master’sdegree in various concentrations.Cranbrook offers its degrees through 10 departments of study: * 2D Design * 3D Design * Architecture * Ceramics * Fiber * Metalsmithing * Painting *Photography * Print Media * SculptureStudents explore different styles, technologies, equipment and materials.Electives are offered to accommodate different techniques, andArtists-in-Residence mentor and encourage students to develop theirindependent style.Cranbrook Academy of Art is an independent graduate degree-grantinginstitution offering an intense studio-based experience whereartists-in-residence mentor students in art, architecture and design tocreatively influence contemporary culture.Cranbrook Art Museum is an educational institution that provides directexperience with modern and contemporary art, architecture and design, andpromotes an understanding of their relevance and contribution to society.As a partner of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum is awindow to the Academy and the Academy’s window to the world.Cranbrook Academy of Art is accredited by the North Central Associationof Colleges and Schools and the National Association of Schools of Artand Design (NASAD). The Architecture program is not professionallyaccredited.