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Grand Central Academy of Art

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The Grand Central Atelier is an art school in the Long Island City neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City. Founded in 2006 by New York artist Jacob Collins, the school focuses on training artists in the classical art tradition.

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Grand Central Academy of Art
11th Street, New York Queens

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11th Street 46-06
11101 New York, Queens
New York, United States
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