These institutions offer access to leading anthropological, historical and contemporary visual arts exhibitions and collections, as well as presentations by performing artists.

Current notable Professors of Design Media Arts include Rebecca Allen, Erkki Huhtamo, Peter Lunenfeld, Christian Moeller, Casey Reas, Jennifer Steinkamp, Eddo Stern, and Victoria Vesna.

Current Professors of Architecture include Neil Denari, Thom Mayne, Sylvia Lavin, and Greg Lynn.

Notable former faculty members include Mary Kelly, John Baldessari, Charles Ray, Chris Burden, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, and Nancy Rubins.

Judy Chicago, Trisha Donnelly, Sharon Hayes, Martin Kersels, Jason Rhoades, Betye Saar, and Wu Tsang.