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Summer term:   June 22 to August 15, 2009. Spring classes began April 20th.

Our new phone number is 646-395-4235.
Click at left for the summer 2009 course catalog!

Creative Workshops

Try out an introductory art workshop for $20
Wednesday June 17, 6:30 to 8:30pm

 

Letter from the Director

Don’t’ let another summer pass without getting your hands dirty.  Summer is a wonderful time to take an art class.   With longer days we all have more energy and if you take an evening class you still get home at dusk.  Summer is for fun and exploring new things.  At The Alliance you don’t have to leave the city to have a fulfilling summer. 

The art studio may be the one place, for a few hours per week, to enrich and renew your spirit, energy and mind.  Life in New York can be very stressful; in the Art School we create a place for you to leave behind your work and daily life to discover and explore your creative side.  (Our studios are air-conditioned)

Many of our students took an art class in high school or college and want to put some creativity back in their lives. Absolute beginners find encouragement and direction in a welcoming community. Experienced artists often come to refresh their skills or learn a new medium. 
                

The Art School is an active community art center attracting people from all over the city to its great studios, excellent teachers and friendly environment.  Our aim is to teach the techniques in drawing, painting, photography and sculpture. 

I look forward to seeing you in the studios,
                                        Walter O’Neill, Director

               
Members of the Art School Receive:

* Open Studio Time: Use of the studio an additional 3 hours per week to work in addition to class time for the duration of the course.

* Gallery Group Exhibition: Participate in our annual student exhibit in the Ernest Rubenstein Gallery.

* Student Discount Identification Card.

For more information about The Art School, call 646-395-4235 or click here to request information.

 

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TRAVEL DIRECTIONS:

We are located in the heart of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, just above Chinatown. Convenient to subways and buses.  197 East Broadway, at the corner of Jefferson St. 

By subway: Half a block from the F-train at the East Broadway stop; near the J, M, Z trains at Essex/Delancey St.; B, D trains to Grand St. 

By bus:  MTA buses #9 or #15 to Canal Street,  #14A to Grand St, #22 to Jefferson St. By car: Located at 197 East Broadway, between Jefferson and Clinton Streets.

On street parking meters cost twenty-five cents per 15-minutes. Parking meters are in effect six days per week until 7pm.

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FIGMENT is a FREE annual celebration of participatory art and culture where everything is possible. For one weekend each summer (June 12-14, 2009), FIGMENT transforms Governors Island into a large-scale collaborative artwork.