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Artwatch International
artwatchinternational.com
Originally founded by James Beck, Frank Mason and Arcadi Nebolsine, this non-profit organization first came into being because independent scholars and artists were concerned about the closed circuit activities of the art establishment and the unmonitored work of their art restorers. It was founded on the belief that a Bill of Rights should exist for works of art to be protected from ruin and that museums and art restorers must give the public full disclosure and transparency when tampering with our collective art patrimony. It’s mission is to act as a watchdog organization in the arena of cultural policy, protecting works of art and the public interest from vested private and institutional interests. All three founders have since passed but Michael Daley has kept this mission alive through the branch ArtWatch UK.
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Art Students League
theartstudentsleague.org
The Art Students League of New York was founded in 1875 by a group of art students who hoped to escape the Academy by founding a member-run art school designed for and run by independent artists. For nearly 150 years, the Art Students League has been a haven for countless artists, who use the freedom it affords them to explore diverse artistic practices, methodologies, and mediums while developing a mastery of traditional techniques. Frank Mason’s contributions to this great institution were immense as one of the longest running instructors to have studied and taught at the League. His mentor, Frank Vincent Dumond, and Mason’s time instructing at the League span for over a century in the same Studio 7. To this day his former students, Tom Torak and John Varriano, have continued to educate aspiring art students by passing down the same techniques that have been continued for five generations.
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