{"id":1523,"date":"2021-09-27T10:16:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cumulusasso.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1523"},"modified":"2025-02-08T12:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T12:42:21","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/about-us\/overview","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/div><!-- \/ Wrapper -->\n<section class=\"page-hero entry   with-decoration blue-3 \">\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\n\t\t<hgroup>\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cumulus represents a dynamic ecosystem for internationalization and global mobility, knowledge exchange, and collaboration in art and design pedagogy, research, and practice.<\/h5>\n\n\n\t\t<\/hgroup>\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wrapper entry\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill light\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who We Are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cumulus is the leading global association of art and design education and research<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Diversity is a foundational value of Cumulus, an association started with the aspiration to build bridges for art and design education across borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/about-us\/who-we-are\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/content-img-1-1024x910.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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class=\"wp-image-1552 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-1.jpg 944w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Team Leading Our Work<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Cumulus is led by a dedicated team of art and design educators from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/about-us\/people\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile light\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Governance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a global membership-based association, Cumulus is driven by a shared-governance model that puts our member institutions at the center of the association\u2019s decision-making process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/about-us\/governance\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1553 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-2.jpg 944w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1554 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-3.jpg 944w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission, Vision, and Values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the purpose at the core of our global community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/about-us\/mission-vision-values\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile light\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Strategic Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designing for the Future of Cumulus<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Cumulus Strategic Plan provides the North Star that guides our priority initiatives and objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1557 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-5.jpg 944w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-img-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore a timeline of our 30 year plus history as an academic forum that celebrates a pluralism of approaches to art and design education and research globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" 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