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David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (One day this kid . . .), 1990. Photostat, 30 × 40 1/8 in. (76.2 × 101.9 cm). Edition of 10. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Print Committee 2002.183. Courtesy of The Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P.P.O.W Gallery, New York, NY
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Jay DeFeo, The Eyes, 1958. Graphite on paper, 42 × 84 3/4 in. (106.7 × 215.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Lannan Foundation  96.242.3. © 2009 The Jay DeFeo Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Provocative, rigorous, experimental programs that engage audiences in critical conversations on art and culture and involve artists at every level.

Academic Programs

Joan Tisch Teaching Fellows

Joan Tisch Teaching Fellow Anna Katz in 2010, the Whitney Biennial, 2010. Photograph by Ellen Tepfer

This program offers advanced graduate students the opportunity to work directly with the Whitney’s collection and audiences within a supportive community of their peers and museum educators.

Courses

Trade School class at the Whitney. Photograph by Tiffany Oelfke

Whitney courses are multi-week programs that examine key issues in twentieth- and twenty-first-century American art and culture.

Symposia

Buckminster Fuller Symposium Keynote Roundtable.  From left, Anthony Vidler, Sanford Kwinter, Michael Sorkin. Taken in the Great Hall of The Cooper Union. Photograph by Carlton Bright

The Whitney’s annual academic symposia offer a focused look at a particular topic or artist.

University Group Tours

Joan Tisch Teaching Fellow Paula Burleigh leads a tour. Photograph by Ellen Tepfer

College and university students are invited to come as a class to explore the Whitney, guided by either their professor or one of our Teaching Fellows.