Academics
As part of the School’s structure, students work from life, from compositional drawings and from their imaginations.
The New York Studio School’s curriculum is based on the atelier-system and a group teaching model for both the full-time and part-time programs. For students enrolled in the full-time programs, the School offers the opportunity to combine historical practice with independent, creative thought, and benefit from the studio-based method while having the time and space to explore their own individual creative efforts.
Part-time students, who can enroll in the Drawing Marathons (offered three times a year – in the Summer Session or in the fall and spring) or Evening & Weekend Classes, get to experience the intensity and rigor offered by the School in a more condensed manner. These courses are open to beginning and advanced artists regardless of their affiliation.
MFA
The MFA, offered with concentrations in Painting or in Sculpture, continue the ethos of the teaching methods defined by the School’s history within a recognized degree program.
Certificate
New York Studio School offers students an opportunity to study in a three-year intensive studio Certificate in their chosen areas of study: Painting or Sculpture, with Drawing as an integral component of each discipline.
Virtual Certificate
At the New York Studio School, artists learn by doing: intensely, sincerely, daily. Access this formative education and engaged community from your location around the world.
Marathons
The School’s internationally-recognized Marathon programs were developed in 1988 by Dean Graham Nickson. They are intensive, all-day programs that run for two weeks at the beginning of each semester and during the Summer Session.
Evening & Weekend Classes
Several courses in drawing, painting and sculpture are offered in the evenings and on the weekend during both the regular semesters and during the Summer Session.
Summer Session
Summer Session is held each year during the months of June and July in three intensive two-week long sessions. The innovation and depth inherent in these 10-day programs expand participants’ engagement with their materials of choice and lead to ways of creating which continue far beyond each program’s conclusion.
Admissions Tours
We would love to welcome you to the New York Studio School for a tour & meeting with our Staff to learn more about our programs. To schedule a tour, please email info@nyss.org.
