Lyme, as an art college that focuses on the Fine Arts, is also committed to provide the best education in Drawing, Painting, Illustration, and Sculpture, centering its curriculum on the representational study of Nature and the Human Figure. The distinguished faculty of this unique college, provides inspiration, combined with a contemporary focus on the history, traditions, and principles of the Fine Arts to students of all ages, regardless of race, creed, sex, or national origin.

This Art College:

• was founded in 1976, in Old Lyme, Connecticut by professional artists who valued the fine art of drawing, painting & sculpture.
• is fully accredited as an Art College, nationally, regionally, and by the state of Connecticut, granting a four-year BFA.
• provides the fundamental principles of artistic expression, applicable to every field of visual communication.
• has an integrated Liberal Arts curriculum that complements the studio art program. - Visit Liberal Arts Faculty
• is an art college located in an artistically historic village on a beautiful and exceptionally safe campus, two hours from New York City and Boston. - See Directions
• is an art college with a small student body, so instruction can be individualized in a time-honored academy tradition.
• has a Financial Aid program that offers assistance to those who otherwise cannot meet expenses at a private art college.
• is an art college that empowers all who enroll to pursue excellence in their future lives as artists.