NEW YORK—Students of realist art of The Grand Central Academy of Art (GCA) will be holding their first open studio event this week. The event, open to the public, will showcase an array of full-time and part-time student work, including drawings, paintings, and sculpture, offering a unique chance to see inside the daily life of an atelier.
“This exhibit began as an urge to share our studies in a spirit of community, encouraging relationships among artists working in a realist mode in New York,” wrote GCA student Anthony Baus in an email. “It is also seen as an opportunity to educate the general public, to give them insight into the working methods and practices of contemporary artists striving to acquire the foundation of a classical education.”
Founded by New York-based realist painter Jacob Collins, the Grand Central Academy of Art instructs students seeking a traditional art education. The academy models itself on the progressive methodology of historic ateliers. Each stage of drawing, painting, and sculpture fits into a larger curriculum built to give students the skills necessary to create classically inspired works.
