Word from the Bridgeview founder
Online exhibit of Russian academic drawings
Programs
- Youth
Program
Portfolio Preparation
LaGuardia School, FIT, Pratt, Cooper Union, SVA, etc
Faculty
Student Gallery
Location and Contact Information
Tel. (718) 937-1300
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| Details from famous Russian 19th century paintings (Kramskoi, Serov, Korovin) | |||
BRIDGEVIEW SCHOOL OF
FINE ART, NEW YORK
in the
classical tradition...
located one subway stop from Manhattan, near PS1/MOMA
Now registering for the Summer Sessions for all programs (July 6 - August 29)
Founded by
classically-trained European and American artists,
Bridgeview School of Fine Arts, New York, offers a unique
program in traditional Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.
This program is based
on the centuries-old techniques developed by generations
of European masters. These techniques were painstakingly
preserved at the Russian Academy of Fine Arts, which is
the alma mater for most of the Bridgeview teachers.
Almost everyone of them can trace his or her lineage
directly to one of the greatest 19th century artists
including French sculptors Rodin and Bourdelle, Swedish
painter Zorn and Russian painters Repin, Surikov and
Serov.The school founders are contemporary artists, who
live and work in America. Their academic training has
helped them to find their own voice. Bridgeview founders
do not consider realism as the only way of artistic
expression. Rather, they think of it as the best
environment for learning the conceptual and technical
aspects of fine arts. Located in Long Island City 
(Queens), which is an
emerging art center of New York, Bridgeview is in the
midst of cultural renewal. Its neighbors include PS 1
Contemporary Art Center, the Noguchi Museum, and the
Sculpture Center, just to name a few. We are only one
subway stop from Manhattan, the most vibrant art
community in the world.
Bridgeview School's College Portfolio Preparation Program was featured in New York Times article by Daniel Grant "Portfolio Prep"
"I know what rigorous training there was at the Russian academies and I applaud your efforts to bring it to America". Greg Hedberg. Director of European Art at Hirshl and Adler Gallery, New York and former Director of the New York Academy of Art.
"Thanks again for this school. All the instructors that Jessie has had have been enormously helpful to her. She would not be at the stage she is now without them. It has not been the art instruction alone that has contributed so much, but the people themselves and the genuine interest each of them has shown in her. It has been a privilege to work with them". Carole Shasha, Greenwich, CT (mother of student Jessica Shasha, age 16). Jessica is a fine art student at the Art Institute of Boston.
Classes for
Adults.
Continuing
Education/Certificate/College
Portfolio Preparation
click here to
see the schedule and fees
Classes for Children and Youth.
High School Portfolio Preparation,
College Portfolio Preparation
We are on Youtube now! Watch these two videos by clicking on the images .
Spring 2009 Open House. Instructor's Drawing, Painting and Sculpture Demonstrations. John Murray (portrait painting), Samuel Kudish (portrait drawing), Tatyana Zhurkov (clay sculpture), Polina Osnachuk (still life painting). Posing for John Murray and Samuel Kudish were Bridgeview students Evgenia Alekseyev, Ksenia Khrushuk, Miranda Tildes.
click on the picture below to see the Open House Video
click on
the pictures below to see the Open House Video
of Samuel Kudish drawing a portrait of Miranda Tildes
Editor in Chief of American Art
Collector Magazine Peter
Trippi (center) visited Bridgeview in January 2009. He is
photographed here with Bridgeview co-founder John Murray
(left) and Bridgeview alumni Ilya Mirochnik (right).
Paintings in the background are by Bridgeview children
ages 9 - 15.
