Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Israel), Israel's National College of art and Design, located in Jerusalem; school of architecture, fashion, ceramics, fine arts, multimedia, etc., founded in 1906
Chengdu Art Academy (China), an art institution based in Chengdu, Sichuan, and founded in 1980
China Academy of Art (China), an art school of mainland China, founded in 1928 by the government of the Republic of China
Cranbrook Academy of Art (United States), a school of architecture and design, founded in 1932, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia), a public arts school that offers education in arts at university level
Iceland Academy of the Arts (Iceland), a public arts school that offers education in arts at university level
Imperial Academy of Arts (Russia), a Russian art institution founded in 1757 which has played a variety of roles in the artistic life of Russia
Iranian Academy of the Arts (Iran), an organization whose aim is the preservation and development of Iranian and local arts
New York Academy of Art (United States), in New York City, boasts the only graduate program which focuses on the human figure
Royal Academy of Arts (United Kingdom), an independent fine arts institution based in London
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts (Sweden), an independent organization acting to promote painting, sculpting, building and the other visual arts
Wulin Academy of Arts (China), an independent research institution and honorary society based in Hangzhou, dedicated to promoting studies of Chinese arts
Some art schools have been initiated by artists; these may be designed to operate as traditional schools, or may themselves be considered art projects.