Amenities

Studios

At its 57th Street location The League maintains facilities for painting, drawing, printmaking (etching, lithography), sculpture (welding, stone and wood carving, clay, ceramics, wax, mold-making and finishing processes), and mixed media.

Kiln

The kiln is only available to registered clay and ceramic sculpture students, whose work can be fired for a nominal fee.

Casting Room

Registered clay sculpture students may use the Casting Room only for the session in which they are registered. Students who wish to use the Casting Room during a session in which they are not registered must pay a $15 fee per session.

Art Supply Store

The League maintains a store in the school as a convenience to the students and the public, specializing in materials on class supply lists. It sells a wide variety of art materials at reasonable prices. It is open during the day and evening sessions on weekdays and on weekends. Please see Supplies & Lockers for more details about class supplies. Please see the Art Supply Store page for hours, brands and contact information.

Café Atelier

The Art Students League’s café, Café Atelier, is located on the third floor, and has a history dating back to 1892 as a place where famous artists drank coffee and held court with fellow students and instructors. The cafeteria currently provides seating for students, instructors, models, and staff. See the Café Atelier page for hours and more details.

Gallery

Located on the second floor, the Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery presents a lively series of exhibitions. These include work from the League’s Permanent Collection, by League instructors, other prominent artists, and grant winners. See the Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery page for hours and more details.

Permanent Collection

The League’s permanent collection documents its history with 2,000 paintings, prints, sculptures, and drawings by instructors and students recognized for the excellence of their work. Winslow Homer, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alexander Calder, John Sloan, and James Rosenquist are among the artists represented. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of academic life drawings and prints. Please see the Permanent Collection page for more details.

Library

The League’s library is a great resource for students, providing quiet space to browse through a myriad of art books. Students are also permitted to sketch from books (with pencil only!) or from the library’s skeleton and bone collection. Two computers and a copy machine are also available for student use. The library is located between the second and third floors of the League. Visitors can take the elevator to floor 3, and walk down a short flight of stairs. Please call ahead to verify library hours.

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