Princeton Academy of Art
Website: https://www.princetonacademyofart.com
Email: info@princetonacademyofart.com
138 Nassau St, 2nd Floor, Princeton, United States

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Anna Neis founded Gemma Art Foundation in 2006 as a charitable institution that provided and improved possibilities for emerging artists of all ages through art exhibitions, hosting year round art classes, lectures, professional development workshops, discussions and other art-related events for our community and surrounding area. It's merit-based programs included Artist’s Fellowships and Scholarships for Art Students.
In 2017 Gemma Art Foundation developed into Princeton Academy of Art. Anna's vision for Gemma Art Foundation shifted from a solely charitable organization to an educational institution aiming to not only support but academically instruct artists. Princeton Academy of Art has year round courses, hosts lectures (art history, professional development for artists etc.)/fundraisers and hosts visiting artist workshops.
Princeton Academy of Art presents a unique educational experience in the European Classical Tradition. Our curriculum merges the methods of classical atelier education and the Russian academic tradition. Following in these traditions, instruction is a focused immersion into human anatomy, perspective, and tactile approaches to analyzing form. By rigorously studying these methods alongside concrete principles of value, color and composition, students are able to traverse various media and techniques to interpret the world around them in a way that suits their temperament and vision.
At Princeton Academy of Art, we believe that an artistic education must allow for flexibility and conversation. We work to provide a context for information that at first is abstract and unconnected, but with time and study allows for students to make parallels within their own personal interests and experiences.
Our guiding principle is a belief that the study of visual art is a practice of communication and support. In the face of the infinite number of pitfalls and discoveries that the artist will encounter in their career, this foundation ensures that they will learn to create connections with not only their peers but the broader artistic community. Our instructors are exhibiting artists who aim to structure the curriculum in a way that enhances and encourages the artistic continuum of our students. They are not only instructors, but dually mentors and professional connections for our students.
Our goal is to show students that an artist develops their own creative absolutes only through internalizing the broadest possible collection of examples from the history of art. We work by adapting to the individual student’s needs, while structuring the assignments based on examples from the dense history of figurative art. There is constant review and discussion of historical and contemporary works of art in order to expand the student’s knowledge and visual vocabulary.
Full time tuition is $10,000 with part time tuition beginning as low as $1,750 per semester. We offer shorter visiting artist workshops between 2 and 5 days with internationally known professionals, in-depth art history lectures by some of the worlds most regarded speakers and other events to enhance our students educational experience.
Website | https://www.princetonacademyofart.com |
info@princetonacademyofart.com | |
Founded | 2006 |
Course languages (Check multiple if applicable) | English |
Full-Time Instructors | 2 |
Students | 20 |
Accommodation | No |
costs |
Part time: USD 1750 / semester Full time: USD 10000 / year |
Princeton Academy of Art
138 Nassau St, 2nd Floor
Princeton, NJ, 08542, United States