Art Students League of Denver

Such a great place to get a real genuine artistic experience. The people here really care about art and take good care of the models. The teachers are top notch and really care about making a positive impact on the students in their classes. I have had nothing but great experiences here and plan to get more involved as time goes on.

Took a painting class from one Doug Dawson. Shocked at his outdated, muddy approach to painting. If you are hoping to learn a clean, atmospheric contemporary realism painting, Dawson is the opposite of what you need. You will find a few Dawson’s paintings listed online somewhere for sale with no buyers. Another point: if you are a non-white student in the class, expect dirty looks and class room humiliation from Dawson. ASLD shares similar name as the Art Students League of New York, except ASLNY will not hire racist instructors.

I am a member and have taken classes here. I love the institution itself and have enjoyed the classes and instructors but the refund policy and customer service leaves much to be desired. I recently had to withdraw attendance for a class and notified the league 5 days away from the start date due to unforeseen work travel that would unfortunately cause me to miss 50% of the class. Full refund is given if withdrawal is given within 7 days. Long story short I was told no refund would be given. I asked if I could have one of my friends attend in my place- no one responded to my email. A few days after the start of class I get a letter kindly thanking me for my generous donation to the school and here is my receipt for tax purposes. Why not give me a credit to take another class? Or let me reschedule for the fall semester? I didn’t “donate” this money to the school. You forcibly kept it and called it a donation. You also rudely didn’t bother to respond to my message about transferring the class seat to my friend and then kept the money. Take classes but keep your fingers crossed you don’t have any last minute issues that may hamper your attendance. They’ll keep your money and then sell your seat to someone else to get double the tuition.

Wonderful space, teachers & class variety. The pottery exhibit is fabulous! Hurry before all the best ones are gone. Check it out…

I've really enjoyed the two pottery classes I've taken here, looking forward to starting my 3rd pottery class in a few weeks! I started with zero knowledge on how to throw clay and have made a lot of progress with these classes. I've seen some other reviews saying there is a lack of instruction. The classes start with an intro of "this is how to do it" and then there is a lot of self lead time. The self lead time is important because truly you just have to practice repeatedly to get the hang of it. It is important to note though that if you want help on your specific project, all you have to do is ask and the instructor will happily provide more guidance.