ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK INC
215 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019 www.theartstudentsleague.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE LEAGUE EDUCATES STUDENTS IN THE LANGUAGE AND PROCESS OF MAKING ART IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO PURSUE AN ART EDUCATION CAN REALIZE HIS OR HER FULL POTENTIAL. THE LEAGUE FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY OFFERING ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION IN PAINTING, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE (INCLUDING WELDING AND BRONZE CASTING, AND ASSEMBLAGE.

THE LEAGUE OFFERS ACCESIBLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION IN PAINTING, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE AND ASSEMBLAGE.

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.

Through Seeds of the League and our unique relationship with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, we are reaching out beyond our walls into the broader community. Teaching artists are placed in Parks & Recreation centers around the city to offer structured after-school arts programming where little or no art instruction was previously available. The objectives are to give the children a sense of teamwork and creativity, two aspects which will remain important to them for the rest of their lives. For example, this was illustrated by explaining and showing pictures of Lascaux aboriginal caves and the collaborative efforts used in creating them and how young teens were the first to discover the caves. The next step was to ask students what they would draw on caves to be found for future generations. Using kraft paper, pastels and other materials they created their own imagery. The teaching artist created many stencils out of Mylar, which the children helped spray onto the paper further enhancing the look of a cave. This is just one of many projects used to inspire creativity, teamwork, and self-confidence; they can't do it incorrectly - it's art.

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 LECUTRES 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.

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