Member Programs

The Alternative Art School is a Membership-based, global, artist-led school founded to expand access to critical art education. Artists across 25+ countries participate in professional development, workshops, lectures, critique groups, and resource sharing that strengthen practice through dialogue and exchange. TAAS offers a flexible, networked alternative to traditional art school models for artists with or without previous art degrees.

Join a Global Community of Artists — $25/month, 1st month free

TAAS Member Programs

Professional Development

Build the career infrastructure your art practice deserves.

Workshops on Art & Life

Make better work. Think more clearly. Feel less alone in your practice.

Global Peer Community

Turn inspiration into insight with a global community who understands.

Video Archive & Artist Resources

Everything you need to grow your practice, on your schedule, from your phone.

Crit Clubs & Studio Visits

Your next collaborator, advocate, or exhibition opportunity might be in Nairobi, Seoul, or São Paulo.

Exhibition Opportunities

Your work deserves to be seen. We help make that happen.

Visiting Artist & Curator Lectures

Get inside access to the people actually shaping the art world, and ask them anything.


Independent Study

Pro Members

Off-Times Newspaper Independent Study

See your work published, printed, distributed to a global audience, and celebrated in your own city.

Pro Members

Independent Study with Nato Thompson

A masterclass in artistic practice and inquiry.

Become a Member

TAAS is your toolkit for being an artist in the 21st century.