International School of Art & Design NYC | I-20 certified school NYC | SEVP certified schools in USA

    International School of Art and Design SEVP I-20 Certified Art School 

    New Ways to Create, New Ways to Grow

    Create With Purpose. Learn With Experts. Spring Session Enrollment Open for Registration.

    New Ways to Learn, New Ways to Thrive

    Create With Purpose. Learn With Experts. Spring Session Enrollment Open for Registration.

    New Ways to Imagine, New Ways to Inspire

    Guiding creative students toward top art and design programs through personalized portfolio preparation and expert instruction.

    At New York Art Studio, we help you build your Artistic Journey and
    anywhere in between and beyond!

    At. New York Art Studio, we help you build your Artistic Journey and anywhere in-between and beyond!

    At New York Art Studio, we help
    build your Creative Thinking and
    anywhere in between and beyond!

    Our Program

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    Portfolio Prep

    Build a strong art portfolio for college that reflects your unique strengths and creative direction. Choose the painting classes or drawing classes or any other art and design classes for school admission.

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    Art Classes

    Build a strong foundation in art and design through personalized projects that match your interests and goals, no matter your age or experience. Our hands-on, individual approach in art classes for beginners , art classes for adults, and art classes for teens and kids helps develop both your creative vision and technical abilities.

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    International Students

    As a federally SEVP-certified international art school in the USA, we offer an Art Portfolio Preparation program with three different tracks for non-immigrant international students who want to study art seriously in the US.

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    Why Choose
    New York Art Studio

    Students receiving one-on-one art instruction in a studio class at New York Art Studio in NYC

    Targeted Instruction

    Based on each student's objectives and intended art portfolio program, we provide one-to-one instruction that caters to their unique needs, goal, and creative vision. We keep our class size small to create the best learning experience for all our students. Through our personalized approach, students develop strong portfolios specific for their objectives and schools of choice.

    Art instructor guiding students during a studio class at New York Art Studio in New York City

    Years of Experience & Expertise

    We have over two decades of expertise as an art and design school and an extensive database on art school admission. Our classes encourage creative thinking and artistic risk-taking. Our instructors, who are professional artists and designers from esteemed art institutions, will elevate your art skills and portfolio to new heights.

    Student working on a detailed model project for art portfolio preparation at New York Art Studio

    Unbeatable Results

    Our Art Portfolio Development program holds the top track record of student acceptance to the nation's most renowned art/design schools and programs. Numerous students receive not only admission but also scholarship offers from their intended art schools.

    Student creating a mixed media project in a flexible art class environment at New York Art Studio

    Flexibility

    All our courses are available in-person and online live. We offer flexible scheduling so that students can schedule their portfolio prep classes based on their desired frequency and availability. We are located in Midtown, Manhattan, across fromthe Empire State Building. Access to various major transportation lines is within walking distance.

    What Our Students Achieve

    Record

    TOP

    Track Record of Art Graduate Program (MFA) Admissions

    Summer

    100%

    of our Summer Portfolio Intensive alumni have been accepted to their top-choice schools

    Accepted

    Over 1700+

    of Alumni Accepted to Intended Schools

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    OVER 90%

    of our students receive scholarship offers with admission

    What Our Students Achieve

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    Track Record of Art Graduate Program (MFA) Admissions

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    of Alumni Accepted to Top Art Schools in the USA and Abroad

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    of our students receive scholarship offers with admission

    Record

    TOP

    Track Record of Art Graduate Program (MFA) Admissions

    Summer

    100%

    of our Summer Portfolio Intensive alumni have been accepted to their top-choice schools

    Accepted

    Over 1700+

    of Alumni Accepted to Intended Schools

    New Project

    OVER 90%

    of our students receive scholarship offers with admission

    Without New York Studio, I would have been nowhere near going to one of the most prominent fashion design schools in such a short time.

    Chloe Accepted To Parsons The New School With Merit Scholarship

    “Being part of the art portfolio development program at New York Art Studio has been one of the smartest choices I made toward getting accepted one of the top architecture schools!”

    IsaacAccepted to Cornell, Cooper Union with Full Scholarship; Pratt Institute with $72,000; Syracuse; & RPI

    “All I can sincerely say is that if you choose New York Art Studio, you don’t just gain new skills, you also get new inspirations. They helped me see how deeper my creative thinking could get.”

    NicholasAccepted to RISD, Pratt Institute, & SVA

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