Celebrating 150 years of artmaking

In 2025, the Art Student’s League of New York will have been making high-quality, studio-based art education accessible to all for 150 years

The League’s Legacy

Explore the history of the last 150 years and discover all the artists that walked through these walls with our interactive timeline.

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June 2

Save the Dates for our Anniversary Weekend

June 2, 2025 is the League's official 150th Anniversary. To celebrate, we have a series of events scheduled in the days leading up to this historic event.

29
May
150th Anniversary Exhibition Opening
30
MAY
The Dream Ball
31
MAY
Homecoming

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Celebrating the League all over the world

We are celebrating League artists and their incomparable impact on American art by partnering with museums, galleries, foundations, and other institutions.

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Discover League artworks across New York City

Visit 150 New York City public artworks by League artists in our curated map. We’ll be hosting open sketch events at some of the most exciting entries—from Louise Nevelson Plaza, to Rockefeller Center, to the top of Central Park. This map will launch later this year, online and on Bloomberg Connects.

150 Stories

150 Stories is a landmark publication that honors the League's history with 150 essays by leading scholars and critics on the role the League has played in lives of its great alumni.​ Trace the last century and a half of art history and learn how artists like Jackson Pollock and Yayoi Kusama found their voices in our studios. You'll receive a free copy as a thank you for a donation to the League's annual fund. 150 Stories will be released in the spring of 2025 and copies are limited. To join the waitlist and be notified when our book is launched, click below.

Support the League

Help us bring our vision of accessible art education for all to life for the next 150 years by making a donation today.