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Celebrate 150 Years of The Art Students League of New York
Since 1875

The birthplace of American Art.

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May 29
-
August 16, 2025

Shaping American Art: A Celebration of the Art Students League of New York at 150

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, AFAS Lobby, Registration Office, Café Atelier

Presented in celebration of the League’s 150th anniversary, this exhibition examines the League’s rich and complex history and its role in shaping the trajectories of American art from the school’s founding to today.

Curated
Oct 1
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August 31, 2025

Works in Public 2024

Riverside Park

This year-long outdoor public art exhibition at Riverside Park features new site-specific sculptures by League artists Patricia Espinosa, Malin Abrahamsson, Henry Roundtrip Marton Newman, and Sydney Shen.

Students
Sep 4
-
October 12, 2025

2025 Instructor Salon

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery

A tradition that’s more than a century old; the Art Students League’s annual Instructor Salon is an exhibition of work by current instructors.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: Fake Paintings at the League

AFAS Lobby, 1st Floor

This exhibition looks back at a group of anonymous League artists whose work was designed to parody and skewer the mainstream.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: The Abstract Expressionists

Registration Office, 1st Floor

This exhibition brings together loans and works from the collection to celebrate the Abstract Expressionist movement and its roots at the Art Students League of New York.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: Reexamining Realism

Café Atelier, 3rd Floor

This exhibition specifically examines realist works on paper from the League's collection, celebrating one of the cornerstones of the Art Students League–depicting life.

Curated
May 29
-
August 16, 2025

Shaping American Art: A Celebration of the Art Students League of New York at 150

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, AFAS Lobby, Registration Office, Café Atelier

Presented in celebration of the League’s 150th anniversary, this exhibition examines the League’s rich and complex history and its role in shaping the trajectories of American art from the school’s founding to today.

Curated
Oct 1
-
August 31, 2025

Works in Public 2024

Riverside Park

This year-long outdoor public art exhibition at Riverside Park features new site-specific sculptures by League artists Patricia Espinosa, Malin Abrahamsson, Henry Roundtrip Marton Newman, and Sydney Shen.

Students
Sep 4
-
October 12, 2025

2025 Instructor Salon

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery

A tradition that’s more than a century old; the Art Students League’s annual Instructor Salon is an exhibition of work by current instructors.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: Fake Paintings at the League

AFAS Lobby, 1st Floor

This exhibition looks back at a group of anonymous League artists whose work was designed to parody and skewer the mainstream.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: The Abstract Expressionists

Registration Office, 1st Floor

This exhibition brings together loans and works from the collection to celebrate the Abstract Expressionist movement and its roots at the Art Students League of New York.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: Reexamining Realism

Café Atelier, 3rd Floor

This exhibition specifically examines realist works on paper from the League's collection, celebrating one of the cornerstones of the Art Students League–depicting life.

Curated
May 29
-
August 16, 2025

Shaping American Art: A Celebration of the Art Students League of New York at 150

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, AFAS Lobby, Registration Office, Café Atelier

Presented in celebration of the League’s 150th anniversary, this exhibition examines the League’s rich and complex history and its role in shaping the trajectories of American art from the school’s founding to today.

Curated
Oct 1
-
August 31, 2025

Works in Public 2024

Riverside Park

This year-long outdoor public art exhibition at Riverside Park features new site-specific sculptures by League artists Patricia Espinosa, Malin Abrahamsson, Henry Roundtrip Marton Newman, and Sydney Shen.

Students
Sep 4
-
October 12, 2025

2025 Instructor Salon

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery

A tradition that’s more than a century old; the Art Students League’s annual Instructor Salon is an exhibition of work by current instructors.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: Fake Paintings at the League

AFAS Lobby, 1st Floor

This exhibition looks back at a group of anonymous League artists whose work was designed to parody and skewer the mainstream.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: The Abstract Expressionists

Registration Office, 1st Floor

This exhibition brings together loans and works from the collection to celebrate the Abstract Expressionist movement and its roots at the Art Students League of New York.

Curated
Sep 4
-
December 31, 2025

150 Years: Reexamining Realism

Café Atelier, 3rd Floor

This exhibition specifically examines realist works on paper from the League's collection, celebrating one of the cornerstones of the Art Students League–depicting life.

Curated
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Artist Spotlight

Composing Color with Marcie Bronkar

League Member and painter Marcie Bronkar understands color intuitively.
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Artist Spotlight

Carving History with Shijia Chen

League Member and sculptor Shijia Chen has helped to restore the sculptural facades of most of New York’s most iconic buildings.
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Artist Spotlight

A Lifetime in Art with Richard Mayhew

Richard Mayhew is the oldest living Art Students League instructor—and he's still putting on new exhibitions. View our interview with him here.
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Special Event
2 Aug
|
3:00 pm

Works in Public: Letters from Luna - Live Space Show at CCNY Planetarium

CCNY Planetarium at City College, 275 Saint Nicholas Terrace
Information
11 Aug
|
12:00 pm

Open House for New & Prospective Students

Studio 14, 1st Floor
Fundraiser
11 Nov
|
6:00 pm

150th Anniversary Gala

The Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center
I'm humbled to be an instructor at an institution with such a rich history and esteemed lineage of artists... The Art Students League is a truly unique place that fosters an incredible community. It honors the past while also empowering innovation.
Augustine Boyce Cummings
League Instructor
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