How big are your classes? Approximately ten or fewer students, united by age group.

How long is any given course? Most courses run for one hour, once a week, in eight-week Sessions. Painting courses are typically one and a half to two hours. Intensive skill workshops or critique are also offered at the end of most eight-week Sessions.

 

What are the fees? See Registration Information

Do I need prior experience? No. You need the will to learn, and the desire to practice and hone your craft. We excel at teaching both beginners and more experienced practitioners. Courses stress the use of traditional techniques, tools, and methods in new and creative ways. We emphasize eyesight as insight; studio skills become life-skills in seeing and knowing, problem-solving, self-confidence, respect, and generosity.

 

Do you supply materials? See Registration Information

Do you teach over the summer? Our Art Summer Camp for kids' is the hottest thing ever! Ask around. We also continue to offer all classical lessons during the summer.

Who teaches? See our Staff page to meet our professional, exhibiting, art instructors. Our instructors speak English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Italian.

Who do you teach? Our staff is not certified in special education or rehabilitation training. However, there are many health care professionals that regularly recommend their clients to us. Our staff is compassionate and caring, and much of our practice contributes to healing. We encourage students who have trouble in other learning environments to visit us.

 

Academy students come from all walks of life, and bring an enormous amount of knowledge to bear on our studio practice! Our adult students include a brain surgeon, an economist, a funeral home director, a retired Marine, and a physicist, as well as others serving as computer software designers, lawyers, business executives, caterers, interior decorators, psychologists, homemakers, grad students, registered nurses, physicians, school teachers, and office administrators, to list a few.

 

Do you demand that your students compete? No. We hold no in-house competitions. Nonetheless, our students have independently won many local, state, regional, national, and international awards.

Who are your students? We have students from all socio-economic, and ethnic backgrounds of all ages from five to 80. To date we have over 6,500 alumni.

Do you offer scholarships? Yes. We teach up to five students a year (under 18) who are already receiving government aid. Their families must show a valid record of current government assistance (Section 8; food coupons, Medicaid, etc.).

When is your studio open? We teach Monday through Thursday, and Sunday. See this Session's schedule for more details. Please make an appointment to visit.

Where are you located? We are at 727 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, NJ, 08904 Between 7th and 8th Avenues North. Click for directions