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The Art Students League of New York is modeled after the French (atelier) system of instruction. League instructors are present in the studio twice a week or as otherwise specified in the schedule of classes. When the instructor is not present, the class is under the charge of a monitor. The monitor’s duty is to act as general source of information for the new student.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENTS

The League accepts most forms of payment, including cash, check, travelers’ checks, and major credit cards. Registration is per calendar month. In addition to tuition fees, students must pay a yearly registration fee of $15, which is non-refundable and non-transferable. Some classes also require a small materials fee, due at the time of registration. Registration is non-transferable.

• New students may start class at any time as long as the class is not closed. First-time tuition is prorated, depending on what time of month the student registers.

• Enrolled students: registration at the League is on a month-by-month basis, and students may register and pay for the class starting two weeks prior to the new month. Tuition is due no later than the first day of each month. Students who were registered for a class the previous month are required to pay a full month’s tuition when re-registering for that same class.

• Lockers are available to registered students for a monthly fee of $8 plus a one-time key deposit of $8. A locker that is in arrears for more than two months will be emptied. Because storage space is very limited, the League is unable to store the contents of emptied lockers. Once a locker is emptied, the contents will be discarded–the League is not responsible for any materials removed from a locker in arrears. Students must be enrolled in a class in order to maintain a locker. The key deposit is refundable upon the return and proper processing of the key in the office. Students are liable for their locker rent until the locker key has been returned. The replacement fee for a lost key is $8. League members may rent lockers in the basement without being enrolled in a class.

• Waiting lists: If a student fails to register for their class by the first day of the month, they will be automatically withdrawn from that class. If there is a waiting list for the class, the withdrawn student’s place in the class will be offered to the first person on the waiting list, then the second, and so forth, until the class is filled. Waiting lists are maintained for filled classes for one session only, regular (fall/spring) or summer. New lists are created at the start of registration for each new session.

• Refunds: Tuition refunds are calculated as of the date of notification. Notification of withdrawal can be made in person, by phone 845-359-1263, or via e-mail: info@aslv.org. 75% of the remaining calculated balance will be refunded by issuing credit to the student’s account, or if requested, a check can be issued and mailed to the student (allow three weeks for processing). When withdrawing, indicated to the clerk your preference of credit or check. Absences of any kind from a class for which a student is registered do not qualify for a refund or credit. Student may not make up missed classes.

GENERAL

• Racks and Storage: Art Students League policy requires that all completed work be removed from the building. The racks in the painting classes are for work in progress only. Please do not store more than three (3) works at one time. Storage in all other departments is also for work in progress only. Please refer to special department handouts for details and department specific policies. Any works in progress that have not been worked on for more than one month may be removed if storage space is needed. If a student is not registered for a class they must remove all their work and materials from the building.

• End-of Session Clean Out: The Art Students League closes for a short period at the end of each session (regular and summer) to clean the studios. All materials must be removed from the studios at the close of each session. The League is not responsible for any materials that have been left in any of the studios during the clean out periods.

• Photography in the building is strictly prohibited.

• Cell phones must be switched off while in class.

• Please keep contact information up-to-date by notifying the office of any changes.

• DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES UNATTENDED –– the Art Students League is not responsible for any materials left or stored in the building.

MEMBERSHIP

All students at the Art Students League who have been registered for three full months in a class meeting five days a week, or the equivalent in part-time study, or at least one full year of study in the Saturday classes, are eligible to become Members of the Art Students League of New York. The same conditions for joining the League apply retroactively to those who have been students at the League but are no longer currently registered.

In the early days of the League, the applicant for Membership had first to present letters of recommendation, as well as a portfolio of work to a committee of League Members. Today, however, there is no requirement that an applicant prove artistic proficiency or meet with a committee. After entering his or her name in the book for prospective members in the League office, the candidate must have one Member sign the book for him or her as a proposer of Membership, and two Members sign it as sponsors. If elected at the next semi-annual Membership Meeting, the candidate must then sign the League's Constitution and pay the annual dues of $35 within thirty days from the date of his election. After ten years of paying dues, the League Member becomes a Life Member. Life Members do not pay dues and retain all the privileges of membership.

All Members have the right to vote and voice opinions at the Members' Meetings, and also the right to elect, as well as to be elected to, the Board of Control. The Late-afternoon Life Sketch Classes (5:00 to 6:30 pm, Monday through Friday) are free to League Members. On Fridays, Members, as well as other interested artists, can participate in the League's Special Friday Class program, where they may buy a ticket to attend any class without an instructor just for the day. For more information on this program, please see the schedule. On Saturdays during the regular winter session there are morning and afternoon Life Classes open to Members. The fee for these classes is $6 for each half day. All League Members receive Linea, The Journal of The Art Students League of New York, which will appear several times a year and contains news of League events and activities, Instructors, Members, and former students. All League Members receive written notification of League activities, including lectures and meetings.

PUBLICATION

Linea: The Journal of the Art Students League of New York is published three times a year. In addition to news of its instructors, members, students and a calender of events, the journal includes exhibition reviews and essays written by artists. Linea is the official publication of the Art Students League and is circulated to League members, art schools, colleges, museums, libraries and newspapers throughout North and South America.

ORGANIZATION

The Art Students League of New York has always been operated by its Members through an annually elected Board of Control. The Board consists of twelve officers, of which one-third must be students enrolled in the school.
At the Annual Meeting, the League Members elect a President, a Men's Vice-President (nominated by the men), a Women's Vice-President (nominated by the women), and three other officers. Of the six officers thus chosen, at least three, not including the President, must be selected from the retiring Board of Control. The six officers, elected at this Annual Meeting, then meet within ten days and proceed to elect six other officers, and appoint a Treasurer, a Corresponding Secretary and a Recording Secretary.
Officers of the Board of Control shall receive no remuneration from the Art Students League of New York for their services, and they are not eligible for any salaried office in the League. The Board of Control endeavors to interpret and carry out the wishes of the students and members in the working details of the school. It determines financial and administrative policies. These policies are executed by the Executive Director, who works with the Board in an advisory capacity, and is in charge of the administration of the school.
The Board meets on a regular basis. In order to receive prompt attention, requests, suggestions or student problems must be submitted in writing to the League office in time for delegation to the proper committees of the Board before each meeting.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

Financial assistance is available to all students in full-time and part-time classes.

Tuition scholarships are classified as Work-Study, and are based on documented need and potential talent. Work-Study scholarships require four hours of work per week. Merit scholarships are based on juried talent. Grants are based on juried competition and plans of study and require specific advanced registration at the League.

The Art Students League's annual Grant and Scholarship Competition will be held in May 2006. Applications are now available in the League's office. The submission deadline for all applications is April 21, 2006.

For further details, contact Scholarship Coordinator Gaetano Scognamillo by telephone at (212) 247-4510 extension 107.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

Students are not required to have had any previous art experience. There is no entrance examination.

REGISTRATION

Registration is by the month, throughout the year. Students may enter any class at the Art Students League at any time, provided the class has space available. Waiting lists are maintained for classes that are full. Students must pay a yearly registration fee of $15, which is non-refundable and non-transferable.

TUITION

One month's tuition is due on the first day of the month. The League accepts payment by cash, check or credit card. Students registering for a class in any given month, who were enrolled in the same class the previous month, are liable for a full month's tuition for that month.

REFUNDS

Tuition refunds will be made as of the date the office is notified of withdrawal. Notification of withdrawal may be made in person, by fax: (212) 541-7024 or by e-mail: info@artstudentsleague.org. Only seventy-five percent of the remaining balance of monthly tuition will be refunded as per the day of notification. Refunds are by check or ASL credit, only. Neither refunds nor credits are given for absences that occur in the course of the month.

NON-DISCRIMINATION

The League is committed to maintaining an atmosphere free from all forms of discrimination or harassing behavior in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs. All students have equal access to the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available at the League. Both League policy and law prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, race, color, disability, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or sex. Any student who wishes to report violations of these policies should contact the executive director or the president of the Board of Control. Copies of the non-harassment policy in its entirety are available in the office.

CHILDREN

Children eight years of age and above may register in the children's classes.

GALLERY

The Art Students League presents in its first floor gallery a lively series of exhibitions, including work from the League's Permanent Collection, work by prominent artists, including League instructors; winners of grants, and the Student Concours, which occupies the gallery from January through May.

STORE

The League maintains a store in the school as a convenience to the students, concentrating on those items in greatest demand. It sells all art materials at a reasonable price. It is open during the day and evening sessions, and on Saturdays.

KILN

In January 1998, the Art Students League added a kiln to its sculpture department for the first time. The kiln is available to all registered sculpture students, whose work can be fired for a nominal fee. Firings are done on an average of once every other week. For details call the office.

METAL SCULPTURE

The Art Students League maintains metal sculpture facilities at its 57th Street and Vytlacil campuses. The program includes welding, bronze casting, and the mold-making and finishing processes associated with bronze casting.

LIBRARY

The League offers to its students the use of a Library containing a collection of art books, art magazines, and portfolios of reproductions of the works of the masters.

LOCKERS

Lockers are available to registered students for a monthly fee of $8 plus a one-time deposit of $8. Students must be enrolled in a class in order to maintain a locker. The key deposit is refundable upon return and proper processing of the key in the office within the last month of rental. Students are liable for their locker rent until a locker key has been returned. A locker that is in arrears for more than two months will be emptied and its contents disposed of. The replacement fee for a lost key is $8. Members may rent lockers in the basement without being enrolled in a class.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW AND SALE

Each year, the League hosts a sale of student work for most of the month of December. All currently enrolled students are eligible to participate, and as such, upwards of 500 artists usually choose to submit work.

TRANSCRIPTS

The transcript is an official record of a student's coursework completed at the Art Students League. Students may request a transcript by submitting a Transcript Request Form, available in the League's office. Students who attended the League prior to 1990 will be charged $35 per transcript. Students who attended the League in 1990 or after will be charged $15 per transcript. Transcript requests are processed within 10 business days.

THE CONCOURS

The Concours is a series of exhibitions consisting of works by League students. Each class holds an exhibition lasting a week. The cycle of exhibitions begins in January and continues through May, with usually three to four classes sharing the gallery at the same time.

The Concours takes its name from exhibitions and contests of various kinds held in French ateliers (for example, the Ecole des BeauxArts and the Academic Julian) during the nineteenth century, with the students competing for prizes, medals, or even for working spots in the studio. From its inception, the League has held concours similar to these. Early on, the instructors first picked their best students, and then all the works were exhibited together. There was a purchase prize of $105 called The Instructors' Prize, which was awarded to the student voted the best by a jury of League instructors. Eugene Speicher won this prize in 1908 for his portrait of fellow student Georgia O'Keeff e, and a still-life by O'Keeffe was also acquired for the League's collection.

A judge assigns a seal or "red dot" to the work deemed best. All of the red dot works are exhibited at the end of the year. A committee composed of members of the Board of Control may select works from this exhibit to be purchased for the League's Permanent Collection.

PRESCRIBED COURSES OF STUDY

The Art Students League of New York makes available Prescribed Courses of Study leading to a Certificate of Completion. The courses offered are in Fine Arts Painting, Fine Arts Sculpture and Fine Arts Printmaking. These Prescribed Courses leading to a Certificate of Completion will consist of a four-year program of classes with the student attending on a full-time basis, which is a minimum of 25 hours of studio work per week. Supplementary programs for the Prescribed Courses in each of the above categories are available on application to the office of the Art Students League.

The Prescribed Courses are structured to enable the student to make a normal progression in a planned sequence of classes. Students taking the Prescribed Courses will be required to take the classes in the order specified in the program. An interview is required before registering for a program of Prescribed Courses.

ARCHIVES

The Art Students League's archives include material spanning from its inception, in 1875, to the present. We welcome forma! inquiries in writing. Please submit a request to the archivist by post, fax: (212) 541-7024 or e-mail: stephanie@theartstudentsleague.org.

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

Students, members and staff are expected to maintain a standard of behavior conducive to the fraternal spirit of learning and working at the League. Any violation, including physical confrontation, use of abusive language, destruction of school property, or any behavior deemed by the Executive Director or Board of Control to be in violation of the standards of behavior of the League, may result in expulsion.

VETERANS' TRAINING

The Art Students League of New York and its Vytlacil Campus are approved to accept students who wish to use their Veterans' Administration Benefits. Students entitled to VA Education Benefits may register for one of the three Prescribed Courses of Study: Fine Arts Sculpture, Fine Arts Painting or Fine Arts Printmaking. Veterans who are not high school graduates are required to bring examples of their work for approval before registering. For an appointment, please call: (212) 247-4510, extension 102. To check your eligibility status, call the Veterans' Administration's toll-free number: 1-(888) 442-4551.