The Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art, also known as Tyler School of Art, is an art school at Temple University. The school was founded by sculptors Stella Elkins Tyler (of the Elkins/Widener family) and Boris Blai on a separate 14-acre estate in Elkins Park. In 2009, Tyler opened the doors to a new facility located on Temple's Main Campus. An allocation of $61.5 million from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided the cornerstone financial support for the new 255,000 square foot building, designed by award-winning architect Carlos Jimenez.ProgramsTyler School of Art is one of the leading art institutions that hosts comprehensive arts and design programs including painting and drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, glass, photography, fibers, architecture and graphic design programs. Tyler's graduate programs are highly selective, earning a reputation as a large producer of notable artists and designers.Student lifeTyler School of Art hosts a wide array of art-related events such as visiting artist lectures, open studio nights, the all art school mixer, free bus trips to museums, and the annual Art Market at Tyler. The Art Market is held on September 23 and is a non-profit art and craft fair designed to support the regional arts community by providing artists a venue for sale of work, self-promotion and networking.RankingsAs of 2012, Tyler’s overall ranking is 13th in the nation, rising one spot since U.S. News and World Report last ranked fine arts graduate programs in 2008. Tyler’s individual graduate programs, as of 2012, ranked highly in their respective fields: painting and drawing (10th), sculpture (9th), printmaking (10th), ceramics (13th), and photography (20th). The glass program is ranked 2nd in the US, in the latest report.
