Educational Alliance is a vibrant, dynamic community organization serving New Yorkers from all walks of life.
The Educational Alliance serves 50,000 people a year, with programs that include preschool and after-school programs for children from low-income families to senior centers for isolated older adults, counseling and addiction recovery programs, and ambitious arts and health and wellness programs.
Educational Alliance, a 125-year-old New York institution, is a vibrant, dynamic organization serving New Yorkers from all walks of life. From our beginnings as a place for Jewish immigrants to learn how to acclimate to the U.S., we serve everyone regardless of the language they speak, where they come from, or socioeconomic status. To date, we have helped 4 million New Yorkers.
Driven by Jewish values and the belief that learning is a lifelong process, we strive to create programs and services that embrace innovation and build community. We have re-defined how to serve a community, offering a wide variety of engaging and educational opportunities for everyone in each stage of life.
We’re a living laboratory, piloting and investigating ways to solve problems, create a better society, and advocate for the vulnerable. We believe that everyone should have a chance to live a better a life and that arts and culture, education, health & wellness, and social services can help to lay that foundation.
Reviews of Educational Alliance Art School
(4.1-star rating across
29 reviews)
Fluid Painting
Reviewed by Valentina O. on 2/11/2020
Nice workshop, but very generic. I would have preferred to spend more hours, instead of just 2 and learn more different techniques/have enough time to experience them. Jodie the teacher, very nice and supportive
Fluid Painting
Reviewed by Chris B. on 2/10/2020
Great class & teacher. Informative and fun. Would like to see more like this. Especially a larger format project.
Adult Silk Screening
Reviewed by Barbara G. on 6/23/2019
Wonderful good lernimg experience
Adult Introduction to Acrylic Painting
Reviewed by Karla N. on 8/24/2018
Jodie is a wonderful teacher who teaches you the steps needed to create an acrylic painting. She was very attentive and honest which helps you better your work. I'm really glad I came to this class because it gave me more confidence in creating art. I recommend Jodie and the class.
Paint Your Vision
Reviewed by Andrea S. on 3/27/2018
Such a great experience and the teacher did an excellent job of supporting our autonomy and vision while providing invaluable feedback and direction
Ceramics
Reviewed by Courtney L. on 6/2/2016
This class is great. The instructor Kyle is very talented and knowledgable. It's very hands on and you make a lot of things!
Lots of fun!
Portrait Painting in Oil
Reviewed by Elena W. on 11/22/2015
Loved the class! Loved Julie!) nice atmosphere. Huge progress in my painting)
Elena
Ceramics
Anonymous review on 9/3/2015
fun and great way to relieve stress (and trust me, i stress on a mammoth level). the instructor was very slow with demonstrating techniques, but overall very knowledgeable and helpful. students were also nice and friendly. would totally recommend!
Figure Drawing
Reviewed by Florian L. on 8/26/2015
Excellent instruction by a master of figure drawing.
Students at Educational Alliance Art School had great experiences and found the classes informative and fun. Students mentioned that the teachers, such as Jodie and Kyle, were supportive, knowledgeable, and talented. They appreciated the guidance they received and felt that their work improved as a result. Many students also mentioned that the classes allowed them to gain more confidence in their artistic abilities and make significant progress in their paintings or drawings. Overall, students found the classes to be a great way to learn and relieve stress, with excellent instruction and a nice atmosphere.
Direct quotes:
1. "Jodie is a wonderful teacher who teaches you the steps needed to create an acrylic painting. She was very attentive and honest which helps you better your work. I'm really glad I came to this class because it gave me more confidence in creating art. I recommend Jodie and the class."
2. "The instructor was very slow with demonstrating techniques, but overall very knowledgeable and helpful. The students were also nice and friendly. Would totally recommend it!"
3. "Excellent instruction by a master of figure drawing."
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