There students could learn not only the traditional artistic techniques, but also free avant-garde art of the world.
He also gives free private art and music lessons to gifted students who cannot afford the tuition.
The library offers free art and history exhibits of materials from its collections.
That they could also have a piece of his art - free, or at least cheap - gives his life and work a special appeal.
She does not follow the current; hers is a truly free art, light-years from any set tradition.
For Stankowski there was no separation between free and applied art.
They are really keeping free art happening in New York," she said.
Check it out, if only for the free art exhibits.
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Cooper created this school to provide free art and technology education to working people.