Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts

Specialties

Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts offers and associate in fine arts degree program that emphasizes native art & culture. The program consists of 65 credit hours over 5 semesters. OICA has a 1800 sq. ft. gallery space and displays new exhibits of local and regional artists as well as student work on a monthly basis. All exhibitions in the gallery are free and open to the public.

History

Established in 2007.

OICA continues to grow and develop to meet the needs of students interested in pursuing an education in the fine arts. The program moved to it’s current location in 2009 to provide more studio space for increased student enrollment. In 2010, OICA took delivery of a letterpress and Cherokee syllabary type to provide the opportunity for students to print in the Cherokee language.