Study on our Lincoln Center campus for an in-the-thick-of-it experience just steps from the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Arts and Design, and the many galleries lining the streets of Chelsea. Or head uptown to Rose Hill—just a short train or Ram Van ride away—where the Visual Arts Complex has a beautiful sky-lit studio space with terrazzo floors and a state-of-the-art computer lab. Studios and computer labs at both campuses are available to students when classes are not in session, including weekends, evenings, and summers. In the Painting and Drawing concentration, you’ll learn traditional and modern technical skills and how to apply them in the service of creative expression and growth. Stressing theoretical and historical concerns, our courses focus on a range of approaches both figurative and abstract. Students who undertake a Senior Project complete a body of work for exhibition in the galleries at Lincoln Center in their final year. Many of our graduates go on to master’s programs in fine arts. Others pursue careers in fine arts and art-related fields such as design, communication, advertising, teaching, art therapy, arts administration, and marketing.

Creative work by our graduates has been exhibited, screened, and published in venues including: The Whitney Museum of Art MoMA PS1 MoCA Los Angeles The Sundance Film Festival The Anthology Film Archives The New York Times Many of our Visual Arts graduates find positions in: Museums Galleries Nonprofit art centers Arts-related NYC government departments Publishing Architecture firms Graphic design studios Broadcasting companies Film studios Advertising Interior design Schools Libraries