Art school in New York
The
School of Visual Arts New York City
(
SVA NYC
) is a
private
for-profit
art school
in
New York City
.
[2]
It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the
Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
.
[3]
History
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This school was started by
Silas H. Rhodes
and
Burne Hogarth
in 1947 as the
Cartoonists and Illustrators School
;
[4]
[5]
it had three teachers and 35 students,
[6]
most of whom were World War II veterans who had a large part of their tuition underwritten by the U.S. government's
G.I. Bill
.
[7]
It was renamed the School of Visual Arts in 1956
[5]
and offered its first degrees in 1972.
[8]
In 1983, it introduced a
Master of Fine Arts
in
painting
,
drawing
and
sculpture
.
[9]
The school has a faculty of more than 1,100
[10]
and a student body of over 3,000.
[1]
[6]
It offers 11 undergraduate and 22 graduate degree programs, and is accredited by the
Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
[6]
[11]
and the
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
.
[12]
Its second president, David Rhodes (appointed in 1978), is the son of founder Silas Rhodes.
The
interior design
BFA is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation,
[13]
the
art therapy
MPS is approved by the
American Art Therapy Association
,
[14]
and the art education MA is accredited by the
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
.
[15]
The current school logo was created in 1997 by
George Tscherny
for its 50th anniversary,
[16]
and redesigned in 2013.
[6]
In 2019 the school began the process of converting to nonprofit, with the SVA alumni organization (which is already an IRS tax-exempt entity) planning to purchase the school from its owners, who are retiring.
[17]
Commencement speakers have included
Susan Sontag
,
Carrie Mae Weems
,
Gloria Steinem
,
Roxane Gay
, and
John Waters
.
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In 2024, the school received an honorary “SVA Way” co-naming at the intersection of 23rd St. and 3rd Ave. in recognition of its institutional presence in the neighborhood since 1960.
[24]
Continuing education
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The
continuing education
division offers noncredit courses from most departments; a selection of
advertising
,
branding
,
cartooning
,
copywriting
,
illustration
and
marketing
courses taught in
Spanish
;
professional development
and
corporate training
courses; and summer
residency
programs.
[25]
The school offers short-term
study abroad
programs in various creative fields.
[26]
Location and campus
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The school has several buildings in the
Gramercy Park
neighborhood, on Manhattan's east side, and in the
Chelsea
neighborhood, on the west side.
[27]
There is a residence hall on Ludlow Street, in the Lower East Side.
[28]
From 1994 to 1997, it had a branch campus in
Savannah, Georgia
; this was closed following a lawsuit from the
Savannah College of Art and Design
.
[29]
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Library
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The library holds books, periodicals, audio recordings, films and other media;
[31]
the
Milton Glaser
Design Study Center and Archives, which comprises the collections of
Chermayeff & Geismar
,
Seymour Chwast
,
Heinz Edelmann
,
Milton Glaser
,
Steven Heller
,
Ed McCabe
,
James McMullan
,
Tony Palladino
,
George Tscherny
and
Henry Wolf
; and the SVA Archives, a repository for materials pertaining to the college's history.
[32]
[33]
West 21st Street buildings
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The building at 133 to 141 West 21st Street, between
Sixth Avenue
and
Seventh Avenue
in
Chelsea
,
[34]
[35]
has studios for drawing and painting classes, and a small library called Library West which houses books specifically on animation, comics, illustration and art therapy.
The buildings at 132 and 136 West 21st Street have offices, classrooms and studios for
art criticism
,
art education
,
art therapy
,
cartooning
,
computer art
,
design
,
illustration
and
writing
. The building at 132 West 21st Street houses the Visible Futures Lab,
[36]
a workshop featuring traditional and emerging fabrication technology, which regularly hosts artists in residence.
[37]
Residence halls
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There are several residence halls available for students at SVA, including:
- 23rd Street Residence (formerly New Residence), at 215 East
23rd Street
, is an apartment-style dormitory reserved for new students.
[38]
- 24th Street
Residence, is a 146,000-square-foot, 14-story residence hall that opened in August 2016. The site was purchased by Magnum Real Estate Group and 40 North in April 2015 for $32.25 million from the nonprofit International Center for the Disabled. It houses 505 residents in 242 suites, including office space, and serves as the flagship residence hall for the school.
[38]
- Ludlow Residence, at 101
Ludlow Street
(abutting
Delancey Street
), on the
Lower East Side
, opened in 2009. This tower has 259 single and 47 double rooms.
[38]
Former residence halls
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SVA Galleries
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SVA maintains three permanent gallery locations across its campus?SVA Gramercy Gallery, SVA Flatiron Gallery, and SVA Chelsea Gallery?which exhibit work from both students and established creative professionals. Every year, the SVA Chelsea Gallery stages an exhibition for its Masters Series recipient, who are honored with both an award and retrospective exhibition. The 2022 Masters Series Recipient was photographer,
MacArthur Genius Grant
-, and
Pulitzer Prize
-winner
Lynsey Addario
for her documentation of civilian life in conflict zones; the retrospective was covered by publications such as the
New York Times
,
The Guardian
, and
Vanity Fair
.
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Theatre
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The Theatre, also known as the SVA Theatre, is at 333 West 23rd Street, between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, in Chelsea.
The site was formerly called the 23rd Street Theatre, and served as the home of the
Roundabout Theatre Company
, from 1972 until 1984; when their lease expired, the venue was converted into a movie theatre, the Clearview Chelsea West Cinema.
[45]
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It was purchased in 2008, renovated, and reopened in January 2009.
Milton Glaser
designed the theatre's renovated interior and exterior, including the sculpture situated atop its marquee. The 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m
2
) facility houses two separate auditoriums, one with 265 seats and one with 480, and hosts class meetings, lectures, screenings and other public events. It has also hosted the red-carpet New York premiere of Ethan Hawke's
The Daybreakers
and a diverse list of world premieres, ranging from
Lucy Liu
's 2010 feature documentary
Redlight
, to the 2011
Fox
animated comedy
Allen Gregory
;
and the 2012 film
The Hunger Games
. In 2013,
Beyonce
held a release party and screening for her record-setting,
self-titled visual album
at the theatre.
[47]
Community partners that have used the theatre include the
Tribeca
and
GenArt
film festivals, Mayor
Michael Bloomberg
's
PlaNYC
environmental initiative, and the
Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
.
[48]
The theater is also home to the Dusty Film & Animation Festival, held annually since 1990, which showcases the work of emerging filmmakers and animators from the college's BFA Film and Video and BFA Animation programs.
[49]
Notable alumni and instructors
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See also
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References
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a
b
c
"SVA Student Data"
School of Visual Arts. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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[1]
sva.edu: About SVA
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"About"
. Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^
Rothenberg, Randall (1988-10-24).
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.
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.
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0362-4331
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a
b
Kennedy, Randy (June 30, 2007).
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.
The New York Times
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a
b
c
d
"New Logo for SVA done In-house"
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Dalal, Alia (Spring 2010). "Military Maneuvers".
Visual Arts Journal
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Appel, Jacob M. (May 2003).
"Presidents Series: President David Rhodes: School of Visual Arts"
. Education Update Online.
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"About SVA: History"
. School of Visual Arts. Retrieved November 13, 2021
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"SVA Faculty"
. School of Visual Arts. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
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"Institution Directory"
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.
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
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. Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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"Art Therapy Educational Standards & American ArtTherapy Association Approved Art Therapy Master's Programs"
. American Art Therapy Association. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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"About SVA: Accreditation"
. School of Visual Arts. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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"George Tscherny Collection: SVA Archives"
School of Visual Arts. December 12, 2021.
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Shireman, Robert (2019-10-03).
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.
The Century Foundation
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.
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.
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"Missing Graduation? Here Are 8 Inspiring Commencement Speeches From Carrie Mae Weems, Dana Schutz, and Artists Throughout History"
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Fisher, Lauren Alexis (2017-05-10).
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Fleming, Mike Jr. (2020-05-27).
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.
Deadline
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.
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Greenberg, Ilana (2022-03-20).
"Roxane Gay Keynotes SVA Commencement"
.
Graphic Design USA
. Retrieved
2022-11-03
.
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Gunts, Ed (2022-05-16).
"Novelist John Waters greets Baltimore fans at signing for 'Liarmouth' book"
.
Baltimore Fishbowl
. Retrieved
2022-11-03
.
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Pontone, Maya (2024-04-02).
"NYC's School of Visual Arts Gets Its Very Own Street"
.
Hyperallergic
. Retrieved
2024-04-09
.
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"Continuing Education"
. School of Visual Arts.
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"Destinations"
. School of Visual Arts.
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Weiss, Lois (2018-05-23).
"School of Visual Arts staying put in current location"
.
New York Post
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2022-02-18
.
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"School of Visual Arts - SVA - New York City"
.
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"The SCAD vs. School of Visual Arts lawsuit"
.
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"SVA Library"
.
School of Visual Arts
. Retrieved
2021-11-13
.
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"Milton Glaser Design Study Center And Archives"
.
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"School of Visual Arts Archives"
.
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"Working Space"
. School of Visual Arts. 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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"SVA - 136 West 21st Street: 4th Floor"
.
U.S. Green Building Council
. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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"Visible Futures Lab"
.
Visible Futures Lab
.
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"Artist in Residence"
.
Visible Futures Lab
.
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b
c
d
Maurer, Mark (2013-12-31).
"Ben Shaoul developing School of Visual Arts dorm"
.
The Real Deal
.
Archived
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Lubow, Arthur (2022-10-13).
"Has War Changed, or Only War Photography?"
.
The New York Times
.
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. Retrieved
2022-11-03
.
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"
"Constantly in Motion": Photographer Lynsey Addario Reflects on Two Decades of Covering Wars and Global Crises"
.
Vanity Fair
. 2022-09-06
. Retrieved
2022-11-03
.
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Lang, Joel (2022-10-07).
"New exhibit in NYC chronicles Westport photographer's life-risking career, from Libya to Ukraine"
.
CT Insider
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.
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Schofield, Daisy (2022-10-12).
"On the frontlines of conflict and humanitarian crises with Lynsey Addario"
.
Huck Magazine
. Retrieved
2022-11-03
.
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"School of Visual Arts to honour photojournalist Lynsey Addario with award and retrospective"
.
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
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.
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Gilbert, Sarah (2022-08-12).
"Photojournalist Lynsey Addario honoured for her work ? in pictures"
.
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.
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0261-3077
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.
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23rd Street Theater
at the
Internet Off-Broadway Database
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Simonson, Robert (2014-03-19).
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.
Playbill
. Retrieved
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.
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Feeney, Michael J.
"Beyonce reveals tricks for secret-keeping at music video showing in School of Visual Arts Theatre"
.
nydailynews.com
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.
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"A Conversation Piece"
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"Dusty Film & Animation Festival"
. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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