The Art Students League of New York | Facilities and Resources

Now Available:
ASL Classical Drawing Book

History

Enrollment / Membership

Events / Exhibitions

Online Gallery

Facilities / Resources

Supporting the League

Message from the Director

Online Store

Join Our Mailing List

Art Students League Facilities and Resources

The Art Students League of New York's main campus, an 1892 landmark building, is situated in the heart of Manhattan on West 57th Street, minutes from Central Park, Museum Mile and the 57th Street gallery district.

The 15-acre Vytlacil Campus in an idyllic Hudson River Valley setting, just a half-hour drive from New York City, offers a landscape that lends itself to the study and advancement of the visual arts inspired by the connection between nature and humanity. Residency, workshops and courses from painting to large-scale sculpture are offered.

The following is some basic information about the resources available at each facility. If you'd like to find out more, please contact us.

Manhattan

Permanent Collection
The League's permanent collection documents its history with 1600 paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings by teachers and by students recognized for the excellence of their work. Winslow Homer, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alexander Calder, John Sloan, and James Rosenquist are among the artists represented. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of academic life drawings and prints.

For further information on the collection, contact Curator Pam Koob at pam@artstudentsleague.org.

Publications
Linea is the Art Students League's journal of art and ideas. Published three times a year, each issue contains exhibition reviews, interviews and topical essays of special interest to artists. Also featured is news about the school, its satellite campus, Vytlacil, in Rockland County, and its instructors, members and students. The journal is a free publication distributed to all members. It maintains a national circulation to art schools, universities, libraries, museums, art galleries and the press.

The latest version of Linea can be obtained through a downloadable PDF document accessible through the following link:
Linea, spring 2010 (3.5 MB)

Previous editions of Linea:
Linea, fall 2009 (4.2 MB)
Linea, spring 2009 (1.4 MB)
Linea, summer 2008 (25.5 MB)
Linea, spring 2008 (16.3 MB)

For further information, contact the editor via e-mail: linea@artstudentsleague.org.

The League's new newsletter: Lines from the League, May 2009 (400K)

In an article in the May issue of ArtisSpectrum magazine, I Didn’t Win the Prize, Now (So) What?, ASL Director Ira Goldberg shares some thoughts about getting back to work after a disappointment in an art competition and getting ready for the next submission.

Archives
The Art Students League's archives include material spanning from its inception, in 1875, to the present. We welcome formal inquires on the League's history in writing. Please submit a request to the archivist by post, fax: 212- 541-7024 or e-mail: stephanie@artstudentsleague.org.

Store
The League maintains a store in the school which serves the needs of the students, concentrating on art supplies and materials recommended by the instructors. Items are very competitively priced. It is open during the day and evening sessions, and on Saturdays and Sundays.

Gallery
The Art Students League presents in its Phyllis Harriman Gallery on the second-floor, a lively series of exhibitions, including work from the League's Permanent Collection, work by prominent artists, including League instructors, and grant winners. The Student Concours, which is a series of exhibits of the work of all the classes, occupies the gallery from January through May, with each exhibition running for one week.

The gallery also hosts annual exhibitions of work by students who are awarded travel grants and merit scholarships. In addition, special loan exhibitions feature work by notable League alumni and on themes of interest to the students. Recent exhibitions have presented works by Al Hirschfeld, Maya Lin, Gary Hill, Philip Pearlstein, Ursula Von Rydingsvard, Tony Oursler and Will Cotton.

Library
The League offers to its students the use of a library containing a collection of art books, art magazines and portfolios of reproductions of the works of the masters. The ASL Library now subscribes to the Foundation Center's powerful Grants to Individuals Online Database, which can be accessed only in the Library. For a bibliography of career and professional development books related to art, click here

Cafeteria
The Art Students League has a cafeteria on the third floor, open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on Saturdays and Sundays, during the regular session. The cafeteria has a history dating back to 1892. Many famous artists drank coffee and held court with students there. Its walls have featured exhibitions of paintings, drawings, and prints by League students. Students from different classes, as well as monitors and League staff, exhibit regularly in the cafeteria.

Lockers
Lockers are available to registered students for a monthly fee of $10 plus a one-time locker deposit of $20. Students must be enrolled in a class in order to maintain a locker. The locker deposit is refundable upon return and proper processing of the key in the office. Students are liable for their locker rent until the locker key has been returned. A locker that is in arrears for more than two months will be emptied and its contents will be discarded. The replacement fee for a lost key is $2. Members may rent lockers in the basement without being enrolled in a class.

Kiln
In January 1998, the Art Students League added a kiln to its sculpture department for the first time. The kiln is available to all registered sculpture students, whose work can be fired for a nominal fee. Firings are done on an average of once every other week. For details call the office.

Metal Sculpture
The Art Students League maintains metal sculpture facilities at its 57th Street and Vytlacil campuses. The program includes welding, bronze casting, and the mold-making and finishing processes associated with bronze casting.

Service Department
The Art Students League offers metal fabrication and bronze casting services both at its 57th Street campus and Vytlacil campus. For more information, contact the Vytlacil office at (845) 359-1263 or send an e-mail to gary@artstudentsleague.org.

Vytlacil

Store
The League maintains a store in the school as a convenience to the students, concentrating on those items in greatest demand. It sells all art materials at a reasonable price. It is open during the day and evening sessions, and on Saturdays and Sundays.

Library
The League offers to its students the use of a library containing a collection of art books, art magazines and portfolios of reproductions of the works of the masters.

Service Department
The Art Students League offers metal fabrication and bronze casting services at both its 57th Street campus and Vytlacil campus. For more information, contact the Vytlacil office at (845) 359-1263 or send an e-mail to gary@artstudentsleague.org.

Kiln
The kiln is available to all registered sculpture students, whose work can be fired for a nominal fee. Firings are done on an average of once every other week.

Metal Sculpture
The Art Students League maintains metal sculpture facilities at its 57th Street and Vytlacil campuses. The program includes welding, bronze casting, and the mold making and finishing processes associated with bronze casting.