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The Long Island Academy of Fine
Art was unofficially started in
1999, when I began teaching a drawing class
in the basement of the First Congregational
Church on Main Street, in downtown Riverhead.
Before too long, the class outgrew that
space and we moved to Griffing Avenue, a
few blocks away, where in 2000 LIAFA was
officially founded. After a year or so,
the studio on Griffing was too small to
accommodate a growing number of students,
so we moved to a three-room studio on Main
Street, and worked and grew there for about
six years. In early 2008, in order to gain
better classroom space, grow in quality,
and make the resources of LIAFA more accessible
to a greater number of students throughout
Long Island, we moved to a
larger space, and significantly expanded
class offerings and our faculty.
The Long Island Academy of Fine Art was
the first school for classical art studies
on Long Island, and since its founding it
has established itself as the premier academy on Long Island. Serving the communities of Glen Cove, Oyster Bay and the North Shore area. At
LIAFA we uphold the highest standards of
classical academic drawing, painting, and
now sculpture. The Academy closely adheres
to the strict program of study that I experienced
as a student at some of the best art schools
both here in the U.S. and in Europe. At
the very core of the program is our primary
objective: training a student’s eye
to see accurately and with sensitivity.
The whole program centers on this task,
following a progression of classes to help
the student achieve this step-by-step. Beyond
this, the Academy offers an array of classes
dealing with an assortment of other disciplines,
such as anatomy, color theory, and composition.
These classes are taught by thoroughly trained
professional artists, many of whom commute
to LIAFA from New York City and beyond.
I invite you to call and set up a time
when you can come and visit the school.
Robert Armetta
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