Word from the Bridgeview founder
New! Online exhibit of Russian academic drawings
Programs
- Intenational
Students
- Youth
Program
Portfolio Preparation
LaGuardia School, FIT, Pratt, Cooper Union, SVA, etc
Faculty
Student Gallery
Location and Contact Information
Artwork by John Murray, Bridgeview co-founder
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
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Now registering for the Fall Session (September 15 - December 14) for the Youth Programs! Call (718) 937-1300.
If you wish to have a trial class for $40 before registering for the fall, please do so until August 30 (last day of summer session).
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.
In 2002, the Bridgeview School became accredited by the American Society of
Classical Realism.
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 and a new home to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA Queens), Bridgeview is in the midst of cultural renewal. Its other neighbors include PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, the Noguchi Museum, and the Sculpture Center, just to name a few. On the other hand, we are only one subway stop from Manhattan, the most vibrant art community in the world.
"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)
We congratulate Jessica Shasha! Jessica has been accepted to the Art Institute of Boston where she will begin her studies this fall. Jessica studied at Bridgeview with Samuel Kudish, Leonid Brener, Victor Kirillov and Polina Osnachuk.
Classes for
Adults.
Continuing Education/Certificate
click here to
see the schedule and fees
Classes for Children and Youth. Portfolio Preparation
June 2008 party and
children's exhibit
| Highlights from the Children's Exhibit. June 2008 | |
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| Watercolor
by Sarah Mateo, age 13 under instruction of Polina Osnachuk |
After Modigliani by Masha
Churbakova, age 18 acrylic on canvas, under instruction of Polina Osnachuk |
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| After Renoir by Lorena Mordukhayev, age 16, pastel, under insruction of Polina Osnachuk | After Ilya Mashkov by Katya Zayko, age 15, under instruction of Galina Dubinskaya |
We are very excited to have Boris Kulikov as our new teacher for 2007-2008. Boris Kulikov is an award-winning illustrator of children's books as well as major American magazines and newspapers such as New York Times, Wall Street Journal and, Time Magazine.
"Carnival of
the Animals" written by actor John Lithgow
and illustrated by Boris Kulikov, Simon and Schuster,
2004
Congratulations to our new LaGuardia High School students!
Kaitlin Faherty, Carolyn Helfand, Elena Gomez, Karolina Brzyska, Kelsey Lee, Yana Tsyn, Angelika Burkle, Charlotte P.
Tara Platania was accepted to LaGuardia, Sinatra and a private school on full scholarship. She chose private school.
We also
congratulate
Georgy Gelashvili for getting into Stuyvesant
High School
Julianna
Tosto for getting into Fashions
Industries High School
Jessica
Shasha for getting into Art Institute of Boston on a scholarship.
Ilya
Mirochnik, Bridgeview alumni and a first year student
of the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg,
Russia for having his drawing taken into the Educational
Fund of the Repin Academy.
Bridgeview School thanks Polina Osnachuk, Victor Kirillov, Samuel Kudish and Leonid Brener who have helped these and many other Bridgeview students to prepare award-winning portolios to enter a number of prestigious high schools and colleges.
In 2007-2008 Lena Murray spent 9 months studying at the Repin Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. click here to read more.
To see Lena's work done in St. Petersburg click on the photo below
Back from Russia! Bridgeview founders John and Lena Murray visited Russian countryside in July - August 2007. click here to see photos and work from the trip
