Art Students League Of New York

Programs: Studio-based art instruction the central program of the art students league of new york is atelier (studio) classes in which the language of art is taught and developed through immersion in the practices of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and assemblage. Many of america's great artists have attended or taught at the league. More than 2,000 adults, young adults, and children attend classes each month to study with 80 prominent instructor artists. In a typical week, the league offers more than 350 sessions - many of them 3 hours and 45 minutes long. More than 150 intensive workshops are also offered each year. Scholarships, work-study aid, and grants help support the league's fundamental commitment to affordability.

model to monument, creating art for public spaces (m2m) m2m, an ongoing partnership with the new york city department of parks and recreation, immerses 6 selected sculptor apprentices in the process of learning to produce public art and installs monumental sculptures in new york city parks for hundreds of thousands of new yorkers and city visitors.

gallery exhibition and lectures open six or seven days a week, 11 months a year, the phyllis harriman mason gallery at the art students league presents free exhibits that are open to the public and seen by 30,000 people annually. It also hosts about 20 free and open art lectures and other programs. Exhibits include works from artists outside the league. A key focus of the gallery is to show students' work in weekly class "concours" exhibits from january to may. The gallery program also includes oversight of the league's permanent collection of approximately 2,000 works.