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An alternative educational system and approach to the creative process. Hands on construction with physical materials utilizing: Drawing Painting Collage Assemblage Sculpture Photography Film Music ...through the individuation process of becoming a whole person. Investigate and discover the deeper meanings of creative and expressive art practices in a multi-media fashion – constituting an integration of all the parts to the whole.

SSC: Self-Study Curriculum For your works of art, choose areas of interest for your personal iconography (subject matter).

ESC: Emster Study Course Choose your ideal teachers, those you want to emulate, role models; creating inspirational influence with research.

MEDIA SHARE: Share your collected information with others via Newspapers, Magazine articles, Books, Music and Film.


James Antonie taught Painting and Drawing at Arizona State University, Drawing at the University of Illinois and was an art instructor at the Milwaukee Art Center. He participated in the Whitney Study Program of the Whitney Museum. Founder of the Micro Gallery, he has exhibited extensively. To learn more about Utopian Directions, Antonie's conceptual art series, U of UD, his varied art work (2D and 3D), exhibitions and press kit, please visit James Antonie’s website, www.jamesantonie.com



UD offers affordable art work by unique artists.
On Friday and Saturday evenings, UD hosts special events featuring music, poetry, creativity workshops and lectures. Lecture topics include book reviews, Modern and Postmodern Art History. Soon after its opening, we became a media spot for cultural exchange. Visit website again for a current schedule of events.




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By Appointment: Phone: 845-248-8678



18 Main Street, Chester, New York: Utopian Direction Art School and Gallery For more information contact: utopiandirections@gmail.com

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Click Here to see recent work by UD Students: Micro Gallery

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