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Four years of your life. Up to $60,000. And no reviews anywhere.
Atelier schools publish beautiful student work and little else. This is the missing record: anonymous student reviews, true costs, instructor lineage, and a directory of students on Instagram.
PLATE I
ARC approved
Grand Central Atelier
Long Island City, NYC · Full-time · $13,800 / yr
Cast drawing
Figure
Sculpture track
PLATE II
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
Old Lyme, CT · Full-time · ≈ $13,200 / yr
Anatomy focus
Sculpture
Small town
PLATE III
ARC approved
Barcelona Academy of Art
Barcelona · Full-time + part-time · ≈ €7,000 / yr
Florence lineage
Sculpture
Digital art
PLATE IV
ARC approved
Watts Atelier of the Arts
Encinitas, CA · Part-time + online · $129–499 / mo online · $375 / 5-wk class
Online option
Reilly method
Illustration
PLATE IX
Ravenswood Atelier
Chicago, IL · Part-time + full-time · ≈ $6,500 / yr part-time
Chicago
Part-time option
Cast drawing
PLATE V
ARC approved
Florence Academy of Art
Florence · Full-time · ≈ €15,000 / yr
Sight-size
Historic
Founder-training school
PLATE VI
Gage Academy of Art
Seattle, WA · Full-time · $6,000–10,450 / yr by atelier
Aristides lineage
8 ateliers
Tuition assistance
PLATE VII
ARC approved
Studio Escalier
Paris & Argenton, France · Intensives · Per course; no scholarships
Ryder method
Louvre drawing
Small cohort
PLATE VIII
ARC approved
Angel Academy of Art
Florence · Full-time · ≈ €10,000 / yr
Cast drawing
Florence
Small cohort