Welcome to ArtBusinessDirectory.com - Top 10 Links in Art Schools and Training Art Schools and Training http://artbusinessdirectory.com/%cat_tags%/ en-us Parsons The New School for Design <BR> Parsons is an art and design school in New York. It is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious art education institutions in the world. It also has a prominent fashion school. In an increasingly designed world, art and design reflect and shape all kinds of experiences. A pioneer in art and design education since its founding in 1896, Parsons has cultivated outstanding artists, designers, scholars, businesspeople, and community leaders for more than a century. Today, when design thinking is increasingly being employed to solve complex global problems, Parsons is leading new approaches to art and design education. <BR><BR> Through rigorous practice and critical scholarship, Parsons The New School for Design prepares students to be leaders in their professions and society. Parsons-The-New-School-for-Design. Students may choose from 25 different art and design programs. Many prominent artists have attended, including Edward Hopper and Jasper Johns. Parsons? five schools, which encompass 27 rigorous undergraduate, associates, and graduate degree programs, offer options for both focused training and interdisciplinary study. In addition, Parsons offers a wide range of open enrollment and continuing education programs for students of all ages. In fall 2013 we will begin offering degree programs at our new Paris campus?visit Parsons Paris to learn more. <BR><BR> <BR> <iframe width="448" height="252" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jF3EIgJeY6I?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://www.newschool.edu/parsons 370.00 The Art Students League Founded in 1875 by artists and for artists, the Art Students League of New York has been instrumental in shaping America's legacy in the fine arts. Many renowned artists have honed their skills at the League, which is dedicated to sustaining the great tradition of training artists. Today, more than 2,500 students of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels <BR><BR> The League offers more than 130 courses taught by a faculty of approximately 80 artists at its flagship Manhattan location and the Vytlacil campus in Rockland County, where the facilities include a bronze foundry, metal forge, walk-in kiln and welding shop. Throughout the year, students also participate in lectures, seminars and workshops presented by noted figures in the art world. <BR><BR> Founded by Artists, For Artists <BR><BR> Established by artists for artists, and continuing to hold to its founding principles, the League is an atelier school in which the language of art is taught and developed through immersion in the practices of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and assemblage. With an emphasis on mastering skills and visual thinking, students engage in the process of making art. <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <iframe width="448" height="252" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KvvBJ6TRJq4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> http://theartstudentsleague.org 350.00 The National Academy The National Academy is a community of artists, students, museum-goers, and supporters of the arts. Since 1825, the National Academy Museum, School, and association of esteemed artists and architects?National Academicians?have been united in the common goal of bringing art to all through arts education and exhibition. Building and sharing the heritage of the arts in America is central to our mission. <BR><BR> The Academy School offers studio-based study in an intimate, creative environment that supports the journey of each student. A faculty of over 30 members lead courses and specialized workshops in painting, drawing, sculpture, new media, video and photography, printmaking, mixed media, and art theory. Offerings range from our Studio Intensive Art Program to youth workshops. <BR><BR> The Academy Museum celebrates the visual journey of the arts in America. Marked by discovery, experimentation and innovation, the Museum?s permanent collection offers profound insights into the story of American art. Through special exhibits, ARTalks and events, the Museum shares the living, growing legacy of the prominent artists and architects in the National Academy. <BR><BR> Past and present Academicians range from Andrew Wyeth and Frank Lloyd Wright to Cindy Sherman and Frank Gehry. Upon induction, each Academician presents the Academy Museum with a selection from their body of work. The Museum?s unique permanent collection now includes over 7,000 works. http://www.nationalacademy.org 300.00 School of Visual Arts (SVA) SVA is widely recognized as one of the finest art schools in the country for its innovative and experimental program philosophies, its participation in the cultural life of New York City, and the accessibility it offers to its unparalleled faculty of professional artists. <BR><BR> School of Visual Arts (SVA) is a college of art and design whose mission is to educate students who aspire to become professional artists or to work in arts' many related fields. The school offers both bachelor?s and master?s degrees in the fine arts. They also have a Continuing Education program. The school has several notable instructors and alumni. http://www.sva.edu/ 300.00 The Corcoran College of Art + Design <BR> Focused on the idea of direct and intensely creative education, the Corcoran College of Art + Design is the only college of art and design in the museum- and college-rich environment of Washington, D.C. It is one of the only art schools in the country fully integrated with a world-class museum. The Corcoran?s vibrant and active community includes more than 600 degree students pursuing a wide range of associate?s, bachelor?s, and master?s degrees in the visual arts. Undergraduate studies culminate with an exhibition in the main galleries of the Corcoran?s own renowned museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, while MA candidates may produce a symposium, publicly defend their theses in our Atrium, or exhibit in the galleries. <BR><BR> William Wilson Corcoran founded the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1869. He donated additional funding to establish the school in 1878. The Corcoran?s evolving collection includes more than 17,000 works and objects and is considered one of the best American art collections in the world. http://corcoran.edu 300.00