duCret School of Art
duCret School of Art
1030 Central Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
1030 Central Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
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Professional Art Career School and Community Art Center
NJ's oldest non-profit art school, duCret offers a F/T and P/T three year art career program in Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design and a two year career program in Interior Design. duCret is also a community art center with year-round open studios, child-teen art workshops, an adult summer art workshop series program and gallery shows and events throughout the year. Visitors are always welcome Mon - Fri between 9 am - 4pm. Applications can be found online and interested individuals can call in to schedule a walk-through tour and free career consultation.
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NJ's oldest non-profit art school, duCret offers a F/T and P/T three year art career program in Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design and a two year career program in Interior Design. duCret is also a community art center with year-round open studios, child-teen art workshops, an adult summer art workshop series program and gallery shows and events throughout the year. Visitors are always welcome Mon - Fri between 9 am - 4pm. Applications can be found online and interested individuals can call in to schedule a walk-through tour and free career consultation.
Keywords: art school, fine art, graphic design, interior design, oil painting, jewelry making, ceramics, pottery making, acrylic painting, watercolor, drawing, stained glass making, cartooning, art center, art gallery, artists for hire, career schools, art classes, open studios, art workshops, art for children, teen art workshops, art classes for kids,
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How long have you been in business?
The duCret School of Art is NJ's oldest non-profit art education center. The school was founded in 1926 by Marjorie Van Emburg. In the early thirties, the School�s teaching staff included such prominent artists as Jonas Lie, N.A., John Carlson, N.A., Yasno Kuniyoshi and William Zorach. In 1964, the Van Emburgh School of Art was acquired by Dudley V. duCret and became the Van Emburgh/duCret School of Fine and Industrial Art, a privately owned institution. In 1970, the school officially became a private, non-profit corporation. In the 1990�s, duCret�s faculty gained even more prominent artists such as J. Brian Townsend, Paul W. McCormack and Vince Natale, among others. Today, the school is a comprehensive visual arts center, comparable to city art institutions.
What is your primary product or service?
duCret continues its long tradition of providing quality art education in Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design and Interior Design. The school prepares individuals who want to immerse themselves in the study and pursuit of excellence in all visual art mediums. Its training program specializes in developing artists to a professional career level, with special emphasis on training individuals to become the next generation's, visionary entrepreneurs.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
A prerequisite for all of the faculty members at the duCret School of Art is that they must be actively working artists in their respective fields. Students are not only taught the fundamentals of their chosen mediums, they are also mentored by faculty members who have actually walked in their shoes and who are constantly endeavoring in the art field. This teacher / mentor style of instruction enables students to absorb in all aspects of the reality of a 'lifestyle of the working artist'. Mentor teachers are enabled to bring professional clients to the classrooms, to orchestrate field trips to the studios and businesses of other working artists, and they often invite students to participate in shows that they themselves are actively participating in. Many teachers belong to artists clubs and personal introductions can often open doors and offer networking connections to emerging student artists - right through their training years at the school.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
The duCret School of Art has one central location. It is located at 1030 Central Avenue adjacent to a historic section of Plainfield, New Jersey, within easy commuting distance of New York City and its important cultural centers. The school is also a community art center that exercises constant interaction with many other arts organizations in the metropolitan area, and this is constantly expanding.
Provide detailed directions to your location
duCret is located at 1030 Central Avenue in Plainfield, NJ. It sits directly across from the Cedarbrook School. The cross streets on either side of the school are Randolph Road and Pemberton Avenue. Additional directions can be found at: http://ducret.edu
What type of payments do you accept?
To receive student financial aid for the full and part time career programs, individuals can contact the duCret administrative offices and schedule an appointment to sit with an advisor, who will guide them through duCret's private loan program. Individuals may also have the option of filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every school year. FAFSA on the Web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov allows individuals to complete and submit your financial aid application electronically. For workshops and other year round classes, payment arrangements may also be made with the school, directly.
Which areas do you service?
Since the school�s inception, our mission has been to create an institution in central New Jersey where students can obtain an art education comparable with that of the nations top art schools and academies found in most major American cities. No longer do students have to travel to NYC, Philadelphia or out-of-state to obtain professional training in the arts. By remaining in New Jersey, tuition and travel costs are cut tremendously, offering artists more opportunity to spend time developing their art skills. The schools objective from the very beginning, has remained constant in its commitment to provide students with an intensive professional art education, from within a dynamic, yet personalized environment. The small studio classes at duCret allow for close interaction between students and practicing artists and designers who serve as faculty members and mentors. Though duCret can function as a stepping stone to a college degree, the professional art training program within the school is geared specifically toward enabling students to become self-sustaining entrepreneurs as well.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
The duCret School of Art is governed by a Board of Trustees that oversees the general well being of the school and assures that the school has the support and resources needed to carry out its mission and purpose. The school also has an Advisory Committee which plays an integral role in reviewing course content, facilities, equipment, and learning resources, and makes recommendations based on changing trends in the art field. The director of duCret works as liaison between the governing bodies and oversees all aspects of academic and student life.
What are your hours of operation?
Individuals can contact the administrative offices Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm at 908-757-7171. Scheduled classes run from 9 am to 9:30 pm Monday through Friday. On the year-round calendar, sometimes Saturdays classes or workshops are scheduled.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
duCret School of Art is NJ's best kept secret.
The duCret School of Art is NJ's oldest non-profit art education center. The school was founded in 1926 by Marjorie Van Emburg. In the early thirties, the School�s teaching staff included such prominent artists as Jonas Lie, N.A., John Carlson, N.A., Yasno Kuniyoshi and William Zorach. In 1964, the Van Emburgh School of Art was acquired by Dudley V. duCret and became the Van Emburgh/duCret School of Fine and Industrial Art, a privately owned institution. In 1970, the school officially became a private, non-profit corporation. In the 1990�s, duCret�s faculty gained even more prominent artists such as J. Brian Townsend, Paul W. McCormack and Vince Natale, among others. Today, the school is a comprehensive visual arts center, comparable to city art institutions.
What is your primary product or service?
duCret continues its long tradition of providing quality art education in Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design and Interior Design. The school prepares individuals who want to immerse themselves in the study and pursuit of excellence in all visual art mediums. Its training program specializes in developing artists to a professional career level, with special emphasis on training individuals to become the next generation's, visionary entrepreneurs.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
A prerequisite for all of the faculty members at the duCret School of Art is that they must be actively working artists in their respective fields. Students are not only taught the fundamentals of their chosen mediums, they are also mentored by faculty members who have actually walked in their shoes and who are constantly endeavoring in the art field. This teacher / mentor style of instruction enables students to absorb in all aspects of the reality of a 'lifestyle of the working artist'. Mentor teachers are enabled to bring professional clients to the classrooms, to orchestrate field trips to the studios and businesses of other working artists, and they often invite students to participate in shows that they themselves are actively participating in. Many teachers belong to artists clubs and personal introductions can often open doors and offer networking connections to emerging student artists - right through their training years at the school.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
The duCret School of Art has one central location. It is located at 1030 Central Avenue adjacent to a historic section of Plainfield, New Jersey, within easy commuting distance of New York City and its important cultural centers. The school is also a community art center that exercises constant interaction with many other arts organizations in the metropolitan area, and this is constantly expanding.
Provide detailed directions to your location
duCret is located at 1030 Central Avenue in Plainfield, NJ. It sits directly across from the Cedarbrook School. The cross streets on either side of the school are Randolph Road and Pemberton Avenue. Additional directions can be found at: http://ducret.edu
What type of payments do you accept?
To receive student financial aid for the full and part time career programs, individuals can contact the duCret administrative offices and schedule an appointment to sit with an advisor, who will guide them through duCret's private loan program. Individuals may also have the option of filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every school year. FAFSA on the Web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov allows individuals to complete and submit your financial aid application electronically. For workshops and other year round classes, payment arrangements may also be made with the school, directly.
Which areas do you service?
Since the school�s inception, our mission has been to create an institution in central New Jersey where students can obtain an art education comparable with that of the nations top art schools and academies found in most major American cities. No longer do students have to travel to NYC, Philadelphia or out-of-state to obtain professional training in the arts. By remaining in New Jersey, tuition and travel costs are cut tremendously, offering artists more opportunity to spend time developing their art skills. The schools objective from the very beginning, has remained constant in its commitment to provide students with an intensive professional art education, from within a dynamic, yet personalized environment. The small studio classes at duCret allow for close interaction between students and practicing artists and designers who serve as faculty members and mentors. Though duCret can function as a stepping stone to a college degree, the professional art training program within the school is geared specifically toward enabling students to become self-sustaining entrepreneurs as well.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
The duCret School of Art is governed by a Board of Trustees that oversees the general well being of the school and assures that the school has the support and resources needed to carry out its mission and purpose. The school also has an Advisory Committee which plays an integral role in reviewing course content, facilities, equipment, and learning resources, and makes recommendations based on changing trends in the art field. The director of duCret works as liaison between the governing bodies and oversees all aspects of academic and student life.
What are your hours of operation?
Individuals can contact the administrative offices Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm at 908-757-7171. Scheduled classes run from 9 am to 9:30 pm Monday through Friday. On the year-round calendar, sometimes Saturdays classes or workshops are scheduled.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
duCret School of Art is NJ's best kept secret.
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