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Prior to the proliferation of colleges and universities with degree-granting art programs, artists-in-training honed their skills from established Masters as apprentices. For the first time since its founding, The Art Students League of New York is adding to its own time-honored model of atelier-based instruction by reuniting the past and the present in its new Apprenticeship program; a rare opportunity to learn about successful studio practices and professionalism through first-hand experience by working closely with contemporary masters.
Continuing to challenge the model of art instruction now practiced in higher education, the Apprenticeship program is designed for advanced students ready to take on the challenges of living as a professional artist. The program offers students the rare opportunity to work closely with League artists/instructors in their studios outside of the League, learning about successful studio practices and professional career development through the first-hand experience. The Art Students League of New York can claim the most distinguished faculty and alumni in American art.
Many significant careers were prepared in the League's historic building at 215 West 57th Street, half a block from Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan. Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Louise Nevelson, Mark Rothko and Georgia OâKeeffe all studied here. William Merritt Chase, Daniel Chester French, Robert Henri, John Sloan, George Grosz, Paul Manship, Will Barnet and Thomas Hart Benton all taught here. Resisting pressure from shifting trends in higher education, the League today has endured as a viable alternative to how art is taught elsewhere, where in many cases traditional skills and knowledge have been lost and forgotten. If one time-tested model can survive, perhaps others can be revived.
Mentors
Naomi Campbell
Leonid Gervits
Silya Kiese
James McElhinney
Kikuyo Saito
G.L. Sussman
Costa Vavagiakis
More information and an application for the apprenticeships program can be obtained through downloadable PDF documents accessible through the links below:
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 If, after reading all the information above, you still have questions about the Art Students League's apprenticeship program, please e-mail us and we will be happy to help you further.
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