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ÀNI Art Academy Waichulis currently accepting applications for 2020! If you have any questions about the educational program at AAAW please visit https://aniartacademies.org/enrollment, or contact our general administrator, Ana Dribas at anya@aniartacademies.org. 

ÀNI Art Academies America Apprentices participating in The Menagerie art show at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center. The show is opening August 3rd, and till be on display until Saturday, August 31st. The Monmouth Cultural Center building has an interesting history. It was put into service in 1895 as a United States Lifesaving Station, and then housed the U.S. Coast Guard and the New Jersey Marine Police. After the Marine Police vacated the building, it barely escaped being demolished by…

We are excited to present Ani Art Academy Sri Lanka first creative project. Congratulations to I.G.Madhuka Dilshan, Hettiarachchilage Buddhika Lakmal, and N.P.G.Shan Sandakelum for doing such a great job! We cant wait to see your future projects. For more please visit: www.aniartacademies.org/artist

Ani Art Academies would like to congratulate artist Chelsea Herron on her graduation from Ani Art Academy Waichulis!  Upon her graduation, Chelsea will be participating in upcoming exhibitions with various galleries including Lovetts Gallery and Rehs Galleries.  We wish Chelsea continued success in her future artistic endeavors and look forward to seeing all that she accomplishes! To view Chelsea’s work, please visit www.chelseaherron.com

Congratulations to Ani Art Academy Waichulis Apprentice Paige Martin for completing her first creative project. The Ritual, 11×14″, Charcoal and White Pastel on Paper. We know it was hard to overcome the challenges you met during the project, but you did it brilliantly. All of those hours of deliberate practice paid off! We can’t wait to see your future works. Congratulations! 

This year the ARC received over 4,300 entries from 73 countries, and we are so excited to see the wonderful works of Ani Art Academies Apprentices, Alumni, and Affiliates taking awards and honorable mentions across various categories in the 14th Annual ARC Salon Competition. ARC Purchase Award: Barbara Fox for her drawing Parting with Illusions. Finalists in Figurative category: Jason Brady for his drawing Half Believing. Kevin Moore for his painting Yellow Dress. Finalists in Imaginative Realism category: Edward Dillon for this painting Mirage, Brian…

Ani Art Academies would like to wish you a Happy Independence Day! Let’s celebrate our heroes today for all the incredible sacrifices they made. Ani Art Academy America (Red Bank, NJ) is proud to provide free art education to veterans and their families, as well as individuals with disabilities. Ani Art Academy America is committed to empowering those that have sacrificed so much while defending freedom and justice. 

On Monday, May 27th, 2019 Ani Art Academy America honored those who have fought and served for the United States by participating in Red Bank’s Memorial Day Parade. The precession followed along Broad Street to the Veteran’s Monument on Monmouth Street. A ceremony was then held in remembrance of military victims of foreign wars. Ani Art Academy America provides art education to all Veterans, as well as individuals with disabilities. We would like to thank the students of Ani Art…

The Ani Art Academies is happy to announce that over 20 Apprentices and Alumni were chosen as finalists of the ARC 14th International Salon Competition! This year’s competition had an approximate 4,300 entries from 73 countries! The ARC will announce the winners in each category on July 1st. Everyone at the Ani Art Academies would like to congratulate all our artists who received much-deserved recognition in this prestigious competition.  We are all so incredibly proud.  For a full listing of…

Ani Anguilla Artist, Vidya Birkhoff can be found in Interviewing the Caribbean Magazine’s Spring 2019 issue. Interviewing the Caribbean was founded in 2015 as an online journal that celebrates Caribbean artists everywhere. This issue focuses on Caribbean femininity and masculinity.  Vidya Birkhoff grew up in Trinidad surrounded by traditional paintings and sculptures created by her grandfather. She longed to one day follow in his footsteps, but life led her into a professional career in corporate America. She started experimenting with…