Whitney Museum Independent Study Program

"Given the place that the program occupied in the lives of a number of now well-known
artists, critics, and curators, Rickey's description of it as a "fine arts finishing school"
in those years seems accurate, however ironically she intended it."

Julian Schnabel; their most famous graduate.


The miracle of this program:
tuition = 1800 dollars for an entire year which includes housing in Manhattan
application fee= 15 dollars

only 14 studio applicants accepted per year.
application