Category Archives: Steven Assael

My First Week at the New York Academy of Art

By Ian Factor (MFA 2014) Steven Assael Drawing Demo : Drawing I, First Day of Class, 2012 I’ve been trying to come up with catchy and witty metaphores and analogies to describe my first week here at the NYAA, and for a week I haven’t come up with anything that comes close to describing this immense experience. Perhaps beginning a… Read More

Arriving at the Academy

By Madeleine Hines (MFA 2014) I’m a couple weeks into my first semester at the New York Academy of Art and since I’ve started my excitement for the two years ahead has only grown. Every morning I’m increasingly proud to walk into our building at 111 Franklin Street in Tribeca. Before I even enter the classroom, there is artistic inspiration at every turn… Read More