Access to 4 uninstructed live figure model sessions held in Princeton Academy of Art’s facilities for a designated time slot under the supervision of an Academy representative. 

In addition to working from the live model, participants may utilize selected Academy resources including anatomy books, a full resin skeleton, a resin skull and more.

The session monitor will outline which resources are available to participants each session.

Access to 6 uninstructed live figure model sessions held in Princeton Academy of Art’s facilities for a designated time slot under the supervision of an Academy representative. 

In addition to working from the live model, participants may utilize selected Academy resources including anatomy books, a full resin skeleton, a resin skull and more.

The session monitor will outline which resources are available to participants each session.

Access to 8 uninstructed live figure model sessions held in Princeton Academy of Art’s facilities for a designated time slot under the supervision of an Academy representative. 

In addition to working from the live model, participants may utilize selected Academy resources including anatomy books, a full resin skeleton, a resin skull and more.

The session monitor will outline which resources are available to participants each session.

Mondays 8/1 - 9/26 EXCEPT 9/5 LABOR DAY

Join PAA Portfolio Preparation alumna and current Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) illustrator, Krisite Zhu, for a character design workshop based on her original storyboard, Dumuren.

Dumuren are peacekeeping creatures that protect the people of their world. As these creatures grow, they face challenges that lead them closer and closer to the coveted champion status.

Kristie will teach students the basic stuctures of the Dumuren so that they can create and name their own champions. Students will draw and paint their characters with traditional media.

Ages: 7-14

Join us this summer to paint a portrait from life on gouache!

Kids will learn to accurately portray the sitter with a balanced composition. They will learn to see value, color, and composition through concrete methods and techniques.

Supply list provided upon registration

Join us for our August 2022 3-day human anatomy workshop! Anns will introduce students to analyzing significant structures of the human body and how they contribute to our understanding of the full figure.

Students will learn to view the body in a simplified yet strategic way to help them avoid including unnecessary details.

Working directly from life, students will be guided in proportion, weight, and expresstion from the early armature stages through to the application of clay 

This workshop will focus on the anatomy of the human head, and will emphasize the importance of structural landmarks and architechtonic thinking in portraiture.

This is a great opportunity for artists of all disciplines to view the head

Required supplies will be available for purchase from the academy on the first day of the workshop. Please be sure to bring cash or your checkbook.

Armature: available for use & purchase on request

Water-based Clay: available for use & purchase on request

Join Dr. Abbey Ellis of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and PAA for an exciting dive into the cast-making process using multiple techniques!

Students (and their parents!) will try their hand at creating their own plaster ornaments reminiscent of oscilla, circular relief-decorated discs that adorned many ancient Roman peristyle gardens.

As well as casting their oscilla discs using Plaster of Paris, participants will have the option to burnish their creations using gold powder or mock fresco using gouache paint.

Students and parents will also be able to experiment with alginate molding their hands!