---
title: Arts in Action Visual Art Program
description: >-
  A non-profit fine art school and summer camp on New York's Upper West Side,
  teaching for 39 years.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/arts-in-action-visual-art-program'
type: organization
createdAt: '2026-09-25'
updatedAt: '2026-09-29'
organizationType: Arts center
location: 'New York, NY, United States'
website: 'https://www.artsinactionvap.org'
yearFounded: 1987
---

# Arts in Action Visual Art Program

*Arts center • New York, NY, United States*

## About

A non-profit fine art school and summer camp on New York's Upper West Side, teaching for 39 years.

Arts in Action Visual Art Program is a non-profit organization on New York City's Upper West Side that has offered fine art education for 39 years. It runs fine art classes and summer camp sessions for children and students of many ages, taught in its own teaching studio. Instruction covers painting, drawing, watercolor and observational study from plaster casts.

Remote Zoom classes and private lessons are also available, and at the end of every semester the program holds an art show of student work that is open to all.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1987
- **Address:** 711 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10025
USA
- **Website:** https://www.artsinactionvap.org
- **Social Media:** instagram: http://instagram.com/aiavap

## Programs

View current programs from Arts in Action Visual Art Program on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/arts-in-action-visual-art-program