General Information

• Teen Workshops are application-based. For application instructions scroll below under Teen Summer Workshops.
• All other workshops are available for online registration on a first come, first served basis.

How to Register and Pay for a Studio Workshop

• We recommend using a laptop or desktop to register for our courses for the first time. It will expedite the process because our registration software: Active Networks, has some quirks to their interface in order to enter some information that Active Network requires. We apologize for this inconvenience.
• Visit the corresponding individual course description page.
• If a workshop is currently open for registration, there will be a button on the page labeled Register Now. If the workshop has been filled, the Register Now button will display “Register for Waitlist”.
• Click the Register Now button to proceed with the registration process.
• You will be taken to a page, where you can add the workshop to a cart and start the registration on Active Networks, our registration portal.
• You will be prompted to create an Active Networks student account, if you don’t already have one with us. Then, you can complete the registration at the checkout page.
• Payments can be made by credit/debit card in the Active Networks registration portal.
• If a payment plan is still available, an option at checkout will be given.
• Payment plans close on June 15, 2024. Anyone registering for a summer workshop after this date, must pay full tuition at the time of registration.
• Workshops must be paid in full a month before a workshop begins or a late fee of $50/per week may be assessed.
• Failure to pay deposits or balances on time can result in forfeiture of spot and any refunds/credits will be made according to our cancellation policy.
• Upon receipt of payment and registration, a confirmation email/receipt will be emailed to the student.
• Tuition is listed in USD on our website. To convert the amount to your own currency, we recommend using a currency converter.

Studio Workshop Transfer Policy

• If a student wishes to transfer their registration more than four weeks before the start of the original workshop, no fee will be charged for a one-time transfer within the same program & season (Summer Studio Workshops 2024). Any additional transfer requests will be charged a $25 fee. Transfers requested between 7 days and four weeks prior to the start of the workshop will be charged a $25 transfer fee.
• If a student requests a transfer less than seven days before the original registered workshop starts, it requires approval from the Administration and a minimum $50 transfer fee will be charged. If a student then requests to cancel registration for the transferred course, we must adhere to the cancellation time limit for the original registered course.
• If a student wishes to transfer their registration from an in-person summer studio workshop to an online summer class or vice versa, they will be charged a $25 transfer fee if their request is made more than seven days before the start of the class or workshop. Transfers between programs less than 7 days before the start of a summer studio workshop and/or an online summer class are subject to approval by the Administration and charged a minimum $50 transfer fee.
• There are no transfers across different programming seasons, for example Summer 2024 to Summer 2025.
• There are no transfers after a workshop has begun.

Studio Workshop Cancellation Policy

• Students must fill out the studio workshop cancellation request form by clicking here.
• If GCA cancels a studio workshop, student will receive 100% refund.
• If a student cancels more than four weeks before the start: refund to the credit card paid minus $50 cancellation fee per week per workshop.
• If a student cancels four weeks or fewer, but more than seven days before start: refund to the credit card paid minus $100 cancellation fee per week per workshop.
• If a student cancels seven days or fewer before start date: there is no refund or credit
• Please note GCA is not responsible for any fees associated with a student having to cancel or change travel plans, including hotel and flight if GCA or the student cancels a class, workshop or changes its schedule.
• No refunds are given after a workshop has started.

Overdue accounts

Any accounts more than 90 days late, GCA reserves the right to demand the unpaid balance and fees due and refer the account to a collection agency as well as forfeit the right to take additional classes and/or workshops at GCA until the balance and fees are paid in full with accompany late fees.

GCA instructor/model/weather cancellations

• GCA reserves the right to substitute instructors or models either before or during the session for a studio workshop.
• In case of individual classes canceled during a session, GCA will schedule a make-up and send out email notification.
• Every effort will be made to book the same instructor and model but sometimes a substitute may have to be arranged.
• We will only offer credits or refunds if no makeup is scheduled for a canceled session or class date.
• Unfortunately, we occasionally have to cancel a class or workshop due to low enrollment. Students in these classes will be emailed in advance of any cancellations and given a full refund.

Teen Summer Workshops

How to Apply for a Teen Studio Workshop

• Visit the corresponding individual course description page.
• Students may apply for multiple teen workshops.
• If a workshop is currently open for application, there will be a button on the page labeled Apply.
• Click the button to proceed with the application process.
• We recommend you apply by the early notification deadline if you really want to take a workshop.
• Late applications will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis as long as there is still room in the workshop.
• Students will be notified on a specified date whether or not they were accepted into the workshop.
• Accepted students need to confirm their participation by a specified date or their spot may go to the wait list.
• Should a confirmed student later need to cancel participation, prompt notification to Admin is appreciated so that the opportunity to learn can be extended to another student.
• Students who applied and who were waitlisted, will only receive a spot should someone withdraw from the workshop.
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Teen Studio Workshop Wait List Policy

• All interested teen students must first apply.
• Students who aren’t initially accepted will be placed on an ordered waitlist.
• If any spots become available, the Registrar will contact the next person on the waitlist.
• Once contacted, the student(s) must respond within 48 hours to confirm participation.

Teen Studio Workshop Transfer Policy

• Since workshops are application based, it is not possible to transfer students from one workshop into another.
• Artists who have been accepted into an upcoming summer workshop, can not transfer their acceptance to the following year. They will instead need to reapply.

Grand Central Atelier is a United States non-profit 501c(3) and admits students of any race, age, color and national or ethnic origin.