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Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute is an internationally prominent fine arts center serving diverse audiences through three program divisions – Museum of Art, Performing Arts and School of Art. The Institute was founded in 1919 and provides some 600 events with annual attendance of more than 150,000.

The Museum of Art features a renowned permanent collections, fascinating exhibitions and education for all ages in an international-style gallery building designed by world famous architect Philip Johnson and also in Fountain Elms, a superb Victorian-era Italianate mansion. The Performing Arts Division presents world famous soloists and ensembles, rising stars, recitals with commentary, cinema, family programs, outdoor festival concerts, special events, and educational activities. The School of Art offers a nationally accredited college program in association with Pratt Institute (PrattMWP) and community arts education for approximately 1500 students of all ages enjoying non-credit classes in painting, drawing, pottery, jewelry, dance and more.

PrattMWP college enrollment is approximately 200 students majoring in fine arts, communications design, photography and art and design education. Students spend the first two years of their bachelor of fine arts degree at our campus in Central New York before they complete their studies at Pratt’s main campus in Brooklyn.

The Institute has a staff of 180 employees, 33 buildings on 10 acres of landscaped grounds, more than 3,500 members, an annual operating budget of $12 million, a superb reputation and a significant endowment. The campus is located in the heart of New York’s Cultural Corridor in the historic Mohawk Valley, between Syracuse and Albany, and a few hours from Boston, NYC, Montreal and Lake Placid. Utica is less than one hour from the Adirondack Park, the nation’s largest state park, and home to the state’s famous “High Peaks” region. Please visit us at www.mwpai.org