with Vashti DuBois & DaSaint
In this eight-week course co-facilitators Vashti and DaSaint invite participants to create poetry inspired by spaces that speak. Participants will engage in being and seeing themselves in those spaces and speak back through poetic prose. We invite participants to explore the various spaces we call home, rather known or unknown and speak of its story in a poetic format.
Dmitry Vilensky of Chto Delat
It is no exaggeration to say that in recent years the world has entered a situation of profound uncertainty, when factors of climate catastrophe, new wars, the sharp impoverishment of people, mass migration, the extinction of more and more animal species, the unprecedented acceleration of virtual communication, the impoverishment of cultural language have become a constant background for the production of culture and art.
with Epiphany Couch
Why make art? Why share it with others? What is the importance of an art community? What are your goals and intentions as an artist? How can you turn these into reality? Through work sessions, guest lectures, guided writing, and more, this reflective and collaborative workshop will explore the importance of defining our intentions, motives, and views as artists. In addition to drafting our own Creative Manifestos to guide our future practice, we’ll discuss practical tips, tricks, and resources for how to stay dedicated to our individual manifesto tenets as well as how to start finding our “happy place” in the art world and art community.
When it comes to art, the question is not how do we make better art, but how do we make a better society? We at The Alternative Art School believe in a form of art that grapples with the lived experience of being an artist from rent to work. Rather than throwing a student out into the world hoping that the global landscape of business and art galleries takes them on, we want to equip them with the tools to consider and produce alternatives.
Spring Session is March 10th - May 26th 2023 Summer Courses will be announced in April 2023 Summer Session is June 16th - August 4th 2023 Fall Courses will be announced in June 2023 Fall Session is September 1st - November 10th 2023 Join our newsletter for enrollment email notifications and access to early enrollment.
TAAS is for artists, makers, and doers at every stage of their artistic life. We believe strongly that this mixed-level experience is an incredible opportunity for any artist who wants to participate in a global community and learn from the best artists in the world. We believe in a community structure that is scaled so every artist is known by name. You are not a number, you are an artist that these world-class artists and curators know. Attending students must be eighteen years of age or older.
Our fee structure is based on careful consideration of two basic economic factors: affordable art education and paying faculty well.
Each course specifies its price on its individual course page. Prices range from 1250 - 1750 depending on the instructor. All prices are in USD.
We have discounts for multiple classes. Sign up for 2 classes and get $250 off, sign up for 3 classes and get $750 off
We are a new school and it is our goal to make TAAS as affordable as possible. In our inaugural semester, we secured eight scholarships with forty-five total artists attending. In our second semester, we secured thirteen fellowships with fifty-six artists attending. We are actively fundraising to make scholarships available. Visit the contact page if you would like to know more about scholarship and fellowship opportunities.
There are no refunds once you have been accepted, signed your contract, and paid. Courses need to be paid in advance before your first class begins. Our instructors are giving their time no matter how many students are signed up, so our costs are fixed and as a new school, our flexibility on this front is limited.
TAAS is unique in that our instructors are often working artists with complex schedules, therefore you’ll see amazing artists come, go, and return from semester to semester. Sign up for our newsletter below so you never miss when we open enrollment and announce our course line-up.
TAAS is not accredited. We do not believe an education at TAAS should replace a basic holistic liberal arts education. We instead offer this as an opportunity for artists of any age to gain a solid foundation in an art practice that engages the world. We stand by the education we offer and are doing it to make the world a better place.
While TAAS is not a non-profit, we certainly encourage those with means and a big heart to support this initiative, its students, and instructors. We offer sponsorship opportunities at all levels.
Returning students are given early enrollment.