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Portrait Sketch Competition Kicks Off! 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
And so it begins... the competitors are at their easels, the model on his stand, and the timer ticking. The fast-paced nature of the quick sketch, coupled with the competitive factor of the event, cou...
Our Portrait Sketch Competition Opens August 27! See 20 new portraits a day, or all 60 at the end! 13 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
By John Singer Sargent Our annual three-day Portrait Sketch Competition runs August 27-29! The new event marks the end of another great summer of workshops and the fall return of our full-time and pa...
Hudson River Fellowship 2013 - Week Two 1 Aug 2013 | 06:17 am
This week the fellows painted alongside artist and GCA Instructor and Hudson River Fellowship co-founder Ted Minoff. Also this week we were treated to a fascinating lecture by local art historian and...
Untitled 20 Jul 2013 | 11:21 pm
Hudson River Fellowship 2013 - Week One This week 19 fellows came together to paint at the White Mountain National Forest and surrounding areas for the 2013 Hudson River Fellowship. The journey bega...
Enter our Portrait Sketch Competition by July 1! 28 Jun 2013 | 06:55 am
Oil Sketch by Ted Minoff, 2012. Apply to enter our Portrait Sketch Competition by this Monday, July 1! Over 100 applications have been requested but so far twenty actual applications have been receiv...
Announcing Water Street Atelier Student Scholarships 13 Jun 2013 | 09:12 pm
Congratulations to the eight students awarded tuition scholarships for their outstanding work this past year! Their determination, focus and pure achievement is an inspiration to us all. We thank the ...
Announcing Drawing Competition Winners 11 Jun 2013 | 01:16 am
And the Winners Are . . . Adrienne Stanger, Katie Whipple and Josh LaRock (Pictured Left to Right) First Place Joshua LaRock was awarded $10,000 and the title "Apelles" Second Place Katie Whipple...
A Pure Test of Drawing Skills: GCA's Figure Drawing Competition is Underway This Week! 6 Jun 2013 | 01:29 am
Ten amazing draftsmen are competing this week for 40 hours over five days to draw a figure from life. This live competition, based on the concours of the 19th Century, is taking place now in GCA's Sou...
GCA End of The Year Show 1 Jun 2013 | 02:27 am
And we have finally come to a close on this year of the core program - here is a photo recap of the evening's events for all those who missed out! Setting up for the show Andrew Bonneau checking out...
Last Monday Portrait Session of the Year 21 May 2013 | 07:25 am
Here are a few photos of work from the last afternoon Monday portrait session of the year. For the last session, we had the opportunity to draw Gregory of Gregory's Coffee - the go-to cafe for GCA stu...
