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Applications Open for Fall 2026 Full-time Programs
The School at ICP was established in 1977 and services more than 3,500 adult and teen students annually.
Upcoming Events
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Tips for Application—One-Year Certificate Programs
Gain insight into what we look for in a successful application to ICP’s onsite One-Year Certificate Programs. The programs include:Creative PracticesDocumentary Practice and Visual JournalismIn this session, you’ll get an overview of the key admission dates, academic timeline, program structure, tuition and scholarship opportunities, and what makes a strong application. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the Admissions Team.Applications for Fall 2026 are open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an online event held via Zoom. Please register in advance for this free event. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by Matthew Septimus
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School
January 14, 2026
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International Student Q&A—Onsite One-Year Certificate Programs
Do you have questions about studying at ICP as an international student? Join ICP's International Student Q&A, with International Student Advisors! This info session will cover:What it's like being an international student at ICPAdmission requirements for international studentsForm I-20 & F-1 student visa applications (visa interviews) and your obligations while studying in the United StatesEmployment opportunities while on an F-1 student visa (work-study & post-completion OPT)Applications for Fall 2026 are now open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an online event held via Zoom. Please register in advance for this free event. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected]. Image by ICP One-Year Program alum Evelyn Sosa
Via Zoom
School
January 15, 2026
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Tips for Application & Admissions Team Q&A
Gain insight into what we look for in a successful application to ICP’s onsite One-Year Certificate Programs. The programs include:Creative PracticesDocumentary Practice and Visual JournalismIn this session, you’ll get an overview of the key admission dates, academic timeline, program structure, tuition and scholarship opportunities, and what makes a strong application. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the Admissions Team.Applications for Fall 2026 are open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an online event held via Zoom. Please register in advance for this free event. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by Matthew Septimus
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School
January 21, 2026
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Meet the Program Chairs—One-Year Certificate Program Info Session
Join Darin Mickey, Creative Practices Chair, and Karen Marshall, Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Chair, to learn about onsite One-Year Certificate program including program structure, curriculum highlights, faculty, student life, the admissions process, our vibrant community, and more.You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the program chairs and Admissions team.Applications for Fall 2026 are open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an online event held via Zoom. Please register in advance for this free event. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by ICP alum Nina Tanujaya (CP '23)
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School
January 22, 2026
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Book Event—Audrey Sands: “Lisette Model: The Jazz Pictures”
Join us at ICP for a conversation with Audrey Sands, the Richard L. Menschel Associate Curator of Photography at the Harvard Art Museums, around the release of her latest publication, Lisette Model: The Jazz Pictures. (Eakins Press Foundation, $65.00) Sands will be joined in conversation by Sara Ickow, Associate Director of Exhibitions at ICP, followed by a signing in the ICP Shop.This program is being offered both in person at ICP, located on NYC's Lower East Side, and online. Tickets to attend the conversation in person are $5 and include access to ICP’s galleries. About the BookDizzy Gillespie, New York Jazz Festival, Randall’s Island Stadium, New York City, August 24-25, 1956 © Lisette Model Foundation, courtesy of Eakins Press Foundation/National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Ella Fitzgerald, Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 5-7, 1956 © Lisette Model Foundation, courtesy of Eakins Press Foundation/National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Street photographer Lisette Model spent more than 10 years documenting Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Percy Heath, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and countless other luminaries of America's jazz scene. From the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival to nightclub shows and raucous afterparties in cramped apartments, Model's images are effusive and full of empathy, celebrating jazz at a time when the genre was under increasing political and cultural scrutiny.During the 1950s, the New York Photo League was investigated by the House Un-American Activities Committee for purported connections to the Communist Party. Model was interviewed by the FBI and eventually placed on its National Security Watchlist. This mounting political pressure led publishers and funders to rescind support of Model, and ultimately caused her to shelve the book dedicated to her jazz pictures, which was to feature an essay by Langston Hughes.Now, this clothbound book finally realizes Model's self-censored project, providing a fresh look at familiar faces who today signify the fight for freedom, equality and creative expression. Alongside Hughes' original essay, texts by author Audrey Sands and saxophonist Loren Schoenberg underscore the importance of this series and the revelatory insight it shines on jazz music, both onstage and off.Lisette Model (1901–83) was born in Vienna. She moved to Manhattan in 1938 and two years later Model hosted her first solo exhibition with the New York Photo League. Following the group's dismantlement by the FBI, Model transitioned to teaching. Her most notable pupils included Diane Arbus, Helen Gee and John Gossage.Distributed by Artbook | DAP.About the SpeakersAudrey Sands is the Richard L. Menschel Associate Curator of Photography at the Harvard Art Museums. She has previously held curatorial positions at the National Gallery of Art and the Center for Creative Photography, and she holds a Ph.D. in Art History from Yale University. She specializes in twentieth-century photography in the United States, with a focus on political conditions, pedagogy, avant-garde practices, and image circulation. Sands has published extensively on the artist Lisette Model. Her exhibitions include Farewell Photography: The Hitachi Collection of Postwar Japanese Photographs, 1961–1989 (2022) and Freedom Must Be Lived: Marion Palfi’s America, 1940–1978 (2021).Sara Ickow is the Associate Direcotor of Exhibitions and Collections at the International Center of Photography and manages exhibitions and special projects for Women Photograph. Previously, she worked as a curatorial assistant and collections manager with the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. She holds an MA in art history from NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts. Header Image, Joe Williams, New York Jazz Festival, Randall’s Island Stadium, New York City, August 23-24, 1957 © Lisette Model Foundation, courtesy of Eakins Press Foundation/Lisette Model fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives [scanned from negative]
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Public Programs
January 22, 2026
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Virtual Campus Tour—Onsite One-Year Programs
Join us for an online tour of the International Center of Photography's Lower East Side educational facilities, including studio, state-of-the-art labs and darkrooms, and more. This event will be held via Zoom.During the session, you will receive a full virtual tour led by our school facilities manager. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about our facilities and learn more about what it’s like to be a student at ICP.Applications for Fall 2026 are now open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an online event held via Zoom. Please register in advance for this free event. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by Sara KonradiBotón Estilizado
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January 27, 2026
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Meet ICP Alumni—One-Year Certificate Program Info Session
Meet ICP alumni to learn about the Onsite One-Year Certificate Program in Creative Practices and Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism. Hear firsthand about their experiences as ICP students and alumni, and what it’s like to be part of the ICP community.Explore the program structure, curriculum highlights, faculty, student life, admissions process, our vibrant community, and more. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the alumni and the Admissions team.Applications for Fall 2026 are open!Apply by March 1, 2026 for priority consideration and merit-based scholarship opportunities.ICP’s On-Site One-Year Certificate Programs will begin in mid-August 2026 at our New York City campus.About the Event Format This is an online event held via Zoom. Please register in advance for this free event. ZOOM LINK HereIf you have questions about the event, please contact [email protected] by Gabrielle Ravet
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School
January 28, 2026
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