The Ashland Academy of Art is now Atelier Maui. Please visit us at www.ateliermaui.com.
Art lecture.

Painting class.

Work in progress wall.
1. How is The Ashland Academy of Art different from other private art schools?
The Ashland Academy is firmly grounded in traditional, classical methods of education, developed and proven through the centuries by European Academies. The Academy’s program is based on the Russian academic system. After the deadly assault of modernism and the subsequent fall of traditional academies, this was the only classical system to survive.

A vast majority of private art schools today are teaching drawing and painting by the sight-size method. This is a copying method, resulting in complete dependency on “tracing” the subject in the same size as it intersects the picture plane. This method has been used by some artists, previously classically trained, specifically for portraiture. However, it never has been taught in any educational institution, academy or atelier until it was invented in the 1970’s by Richard Lack as an educational method.

Any claims that the sight-size method has been used for education in academies or ateliers are without merit. The Ashland Academy of Art finds the sight-size method harmful and stands in opposition to it.

2. Are you accredited? What diploma do we receive?
The Ashland Academy is an independent, private academy and is neither accredited, nor seeking accreditation from accrediting agencies. We believe that our school is far superior to the governmentally accredited institutions, where besides nonsensical theories and postmodernist brainwashing, you get practically nothing. Transferability of credits may be possible, depending on the institution involved. Diploma of Mastery in Painting/Drawing, Sculpture or Illustration is presented upon successful completion of the Four Year Program.

3. How much will art and book supplies cost?
Approximately $200-$300 a year.

4. Is campus housing available?
On the lower level of the Academy building are accommodations for school residents. For more information go to Accommodations.