Time Zone Policy
The Penn Studio School of Art follows Eastern Time, which is listed as UTC -4.
All users are responsible for cordinating their time zones with Penn Studio School of Art.
Holiday Scheduling Policy
No classes will be scheduled on these single-day holidays:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Indigenous People's Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Easter
Christmas Day
Juneteenth
Classes will not be scheduled only on the first day of these holiday stretches -
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Ramadan
Kwanzaa
Refund Policy
Registration fees for classes are non-refundable, except in the rare occurrence of the death or illness of an instructor.
Instructors may, from time to time, cancel a course due to health or other reasons, which Penn Studio School has no control over. In such cases, students have the option of credit and the chance to opt into a class or workshop that will run. *Students must notify at least a month prior to the start of the course(s) or workshop(s) to receive credit. All subsequent course(s) or workshop(s) credit exchanges must total the same dollar amount as the original course(s) or workshop(s) enrolled in.
Our Privacy Policy
We only store information required to administrate classes and run Penn Studio School of Art and do not collect or store any data to sell or share with third parties.
Comments, Forms and Media
When visitors submit forms on the site we collect the data submitted in the form.
We use the platform Padlet as a critiquing platform. All use of Padlet is governed by Padlet’s privacy policy.
All images and comments posted to online class groups on Padlet are deleted when the group is deleted, usually 3 months after the last session of a workshop or course. Users may delete their own posts at any time in their class groups. If you are unable to edit past posts or delete your post on Padlet, please contact - contact.us@pennstudioschool.com and a group administrator or assigned assistant of the class will permanently delete all posts and images upon request.
If you are no longer a member of an ongoing group your name and posts will be automatically removed from the Padlet.
Credit Card Data
No credit card numbers are stored on our site. Checking “Save credit card for future purposes” stores only an encrypted key on our site and credit card data is stored by the card processing bank, either PayPal or Stripe Payments depending on the payment gateway chosen by the user.
Cookies
We use functional cookies to properly display class information to registered and logged in users and analytics cookies to measure the success of our own advertising campaigns and referral sources. We have no “marketing partners” and do not sell any data to third-party advertisers.
Embedded content from other websites
Embedded videos are hosted by Youtube and Vimeo and use is governed by their individual privacy polices.
All use of Zoom is governed by Zoom’s privacy policy. Comments left in the chat in Zoom may be saved by Penn Studio School of Art or any other zoom user present, edited, stored or posted on our site along with the recording.
Who we share your data with
We share email addresses with MailChimp for our email list governed by their privacy policy. Users on our email list may unsubscribe at any time.
Data stored on our site may at times be accessible to tech support engineers from Squarespace or other professional tech support teams in accordance with their privacy policies.
What data is stored on our site
For users that register for classes, we store the information required to process credit card or PayPal transactions and manage our online classes. We do not store any credit card numbers. We store information you add to your profile. All users can see their personal information at any time. Deletion or editing of this information is limited by Squarespace ecommerce. Website administrators can also see edit, and delete user information, please contact - contact.us@pennstudioschool.com for any request of your information being deleted or edited. Stored passwords are encrypted and administrators cannot see nor access passwords, only assist in resetting them.
What rights you have over your data
You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Model Policy
Penn Studio Faculty will submit Model Request Forms 2 weeks before a class will run. This will help to ensure the scheduling of appropriate support, based on the focus of their class(es). No Last minute bookings.
If a model’s booking is canceled by the school—through no fault of the model—five business days or less before the scheduled booking, the school will pay the model unless a replacement booking can be scheduled during that business week. If the booking is canceled by the fault of the model, no payment will be made.
At Penn Studio School our Model pay scale will be $18.00 an hour. Models will be paid for a minimum of three hours per session, even if a class is shorter or the model is dismissed early. Extra pay allotments may be made for costumes, draperies, special make-up, etc. at the discretion of the school.
The number of models allowed per class is based on the number of students in the class, the type of class, the needs of the instructor, and the budget. Requests for extra models should go through the office with the budget.
Due to organizational considerations, bookings must be done through the school, and models who are to be booked must have paperwork on file with Penn Studio School of Art. Individual bookings by faculty will not be honored; the model will not be allowed to pose and will not be paid.
Problems with models should be dealt with privately, not in front of the class. Sometimes a model’s abilities and personality fit well in one class but not in another. Give feedback to the person booking the models.
The following must be cleared ahead of time:
▪ Figure models working together on the same stand.
▪ Male and female models posing nude in the same studio.
Safety considerations—safety has priority before aesthetics. No model should be expected to work in an unsafe or insecure environment. Any posing on higher than usual stands, on ladders, or other non-traditional settings must be cleared with the model at the time of the booking, not at the last minute.
Models are to receive a seven-minute rest break after each 20-25 minute posing session. If a longer posing time is required for some reason, this must be cleared with the model before the pose begins. Holding a pose is more strenuous than it may appear. This recovery period is industry standard.
No unauthorized people are allowed to enter the studio when a model is posing nude. In case of visitors, tours, etc., permission from both teacher and model must be given. The model is to be given the opportunity to put on a robe and take a break while visitors go through.
No cameras are allowed in the studio. Photos, videos, etc. are prohibited unless specific permission has been given and releases have been signed.
Students may not pose nude. In the event a model does not show up, students may take turns posing but must remain clothed. Privacy is very important for the security of the model. If a model is both attending classes and figure modeling at a school, he or she is too vulnerable.
Do not touch the model. To point out lighting or anatomy features, a laser pointer is advised.
Model stands are for the use of models and for set-ups designated by faculty. They are not for student use as an easel substitute, picnic table, etc. Models should be supplied with fans or space heaters as necessary and given a clean environment in which to work.
Location projects – The model, as well as the students, must sign a location waiver. This must be done before the location trip and be on file at the time of the trip.
Models are vulnerable, particularly when they are working for a figure class. A good model is working harder and hurting more than you will ever know unless you have done it yourself. The respect and appreciation at Penn Studio and its faculty, and students show toward the models will influence how much effort the models make.
Penn Studio guidelines for booking two models:
▪ 20 or more students in a figure drawing class.
▪ 18 or more students in a painting class
▪ 16 or more students in any class that needs the student to be involved with detail (such as portraiture).