'Parsons The New School for Design' (abbreviated 'Parsons'), is a design school founded in 1896 (see below). Parsons has been affiliated since 1970 with
The New School, formerly known as New School University. Parsons is a member of the
Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-five leading art schools in the United States. The main Parsons campus is located in
Greenwich Village, New York City; its well-known Fashion department is located prominently in the heart of the city's
Garment District in midtown.
Parsons has approximately 3,100 undergraduates and more than 400 graduate students enrolled. The School also offers continuing education courses and certificate programs, as well as weekend and summer pre-college programs for high school students.
Parsons used to have seven affiliate schools, located in
France,
Los Angeles,
Malaysia,
South Korea, the
Dominican Republic, and
Japan. These affiliate schools operated independently, but embrace Parsons' philosophy and teaching methodology. Recently, Parsons has cut off connections with all other schools except Parsons Paris in France and the Altos de Chavón School of Design in the Dominican Republic.
There are 30 full-time faculty members and more than 675 adjunct faculty members, many of whom are successful working artists and designers in New York City. Faculty members and visiting critics include architect
Brian Lewis and artist
Brian Tolle.
Parsons is the setting for the
Bravo reality television program ''
Project Runway.''
Tim Gunn, Chair of Fashion Design at Parsons, serves as the mentor to the designers on the program.
History
Founded as the Chase School in
1896 by impressionist painter
William Merritt Chase, it changed its name in
1898 to the New York School of Art.
Frank Alvah Parsons joined the faculty in
1904. He became an administrator in
1907, and worked to broaden the curriculum, opening the first programs in
interior design,
graphic design, and
advertising in the
United States. In
1909, the school was renamed the New York School of Fine and Applied Art to reflect these offerings. Parsons became sole director in
1911, a position which he maintained to his death in
1930.
William Odom, who established the school's Paris Ateliers in
1921, succeeded Parsons as president. In
1939, he renamed the institution the Parsons School of Design to recognize his predecessor's formative influence.
In
1970, the school was incorporated into
The New School for Social Research. In
2005, when the parent institution was renamed
The New School, Parsons School of Design was renamed Parsons The New School for Design.
Notable Alumni and Attendees
Fine Art
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