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A painting of Edith Wharton hanging on a wall beside plants and two windows.A painting of Edith Wharton hanging on a wall beside plants and two windows.
A large red textile artwork hangs in in the center of a gallery.A large red textile artwork hangs in in the center of a gallery.
A skylit gallery with eight grey wedges placed across the floor.A skylit gallery with eight grey wedges placed across the floor.
An open doorway leading to a gallery with drawings.An open doorway leading to a gallery with drawings.

Since its founding in 1898, Arts and Letters has been a place where artists support artists

The Arts and Letters auditorium opened in 1930 and was designed by member Cass Gilbert

Pictured here is the bronze entrance to our North Gallery.

The bronze doors of our South Building, designed by member Herbert Adams

Raven Chacon's Aviary transformed our skylit North Gallery into a sonic environment

Wadada Leo Smith's Kosmic Music included over fifty years of the composer-performer's

Since its founding in 1898, Arts and Letters has been a place where artists support artists—across generations and disciplines. This painting by Edward H. May is a portrait of Literature member Edith Wharton from 1881, when Wharton was eighteen.

The Arts and Letters auditorium opened in 1930 and was designed by member Cass Gilbert, well-known for the Woolworth Building in lower Manhattan and the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Since 1942, Arts and Letters has held its annual Ceremonial event in the auditorium.

Pictured here is the bronze entrance to our North Gallery. Inscribed above the doors is the phrase, “By the gates of art we enter the temple of happiness.” Join our mailing list to receive announcements about our exhibitions and public events.

The bronze doors of our South Building, designed by member Herbert Adams, lead onto Audubon Terrace, one of the first cultural complexes in the United States. Read more about our site history.

Teresa Baker, Twenty Minutes to Sunset

Raven Chacon's Aviary transformed our skylit North Gallery into a sonic environment of bird calls.

Wadada Leo Smith's Kosmic Music included over fifty years of the composer-performer's Ankhrasmation language scores.

Our galleries are closed for the summer and will reopen September 27, 2025.

Our institutional archives include member correspondence, photographs, press clippings, board minutes, and administrative records from 1898 to the present.

A picture of the neoclassical façade of Arts and Letters.

Arts and Letters is an honor society of artists, architects, composers, and writers who foster and sustain interest in the arts. Learn more about our history.

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American Academy of Arts and Letters

Audubon Terrace New York, NY 10032

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American Academy of Arts and Letters

Audubon Terrace New York, NY 10032
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Galleries Audubon Terrace Broadway between West 155 and 156 Streets New York, NY 10032

Closed for the summer Opening September 27, 2025

Office 633 West 155 Street New York, NY 10032

Office open by appointment


Galleries Audubon Terrace Broadway between West 155 and 156 Streets New York, NY 10032

Closed for the summer Opening September 27, 2025

Office 633 West 155 Street New York, NY 10032

Office open by appointment

(212) 368-5900
info@artsandletters.org