Crit Nite is a good time to connect with other Academy Alums, put your work in front of critics to get feedback, and share ideas. Join in - the more participants and contributing voices, the better!
Our most recent ONLINE Crit Nite was:
June 18, 2025: 12:00 - 1:30PM EST
11:45 – 12:00 PM EST: Meet & Greet
12:00 – 1:30 PM EST: Critiques
GUEST CRITIC: Morten Poulsen
Morten Poulsen is the founder and owner of Gallery Poulsen in Copenhagen, which represents more than 25 emerging, mid-career, and established artists. He has exhibited works by NYAA artists such as Ryan Davis, Anne Herrero, John Jacobsmeyer, German Tellez, Rebecca Orcutt, Jean-Pierre Roy, Taylor Schultek, Jed Webster Smith, among others.
If you would like your work critiqued, use the submission form below to upload your images, formatted to the following specifications.
• Participating alumni must have an active portfolio profile on AANYAA.org. Click here to make your portfolio.
• Your JPG file names must be as follows: LastName_FirstName_TitleOfWork.jpg.
• Please make sure that images are in focus and no smaller than 72 DPI / 1080 pixels wide, with a file size no larger than 5 MB.
• The DEADLINE to submit images is June 10, 11:59pm EST.
Submitted images and info may not be changed once submitted through the form.
• Spaces are first come, first serve, with preference given to artists who have not yet presented in the last year.
Please note: this event may be recorded and shared with participants (Zoom invitation sent to our Alumni community via email). While the critique is limited to 6 participants, the Zoom session will be open to the alumni community to watch and join in the conversation.
