Following up on this post, and once again taking account of faculty changes since the fall 2014 PGR, here's an attempted update of the top (3.5 or higher) programs for Philosophy of Art for 2016-17, again by rough "clusters" of peer programs:

Group 1 (1-5)

City University of New York Graduate Center

New York University

University of British Columbia

University of St Andrews/University of Stirling Joint Program

University of York

Group 2 (6-10) 

Brown University

Columbia University (incl. Barnard)

University of Auckland

University of Leeds

University of Maryland, College Park

Group 3 (11-17)

Birkbeck College, University of London

McGill University

Princeton University

Stanford University

University of Manchester

University of Texas, Austin

University of Warwick

(Note:   Michigan was close to Group 3 [I think it was underrated in 2014, and should be at least in Group 2]; also take note of the programs not evaluated in 2014 but that were viewed as worth recommending by the Advisory Board"  Buffalo, Temple, Hull, Oklahoma & Southampton.  Stanford's presence on the list is due primarily to a part-time visiting appointment of the distinguished philosopher of art, Kendall Walton–students should make sure that appointment is continuing.)