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Foundational Art

& Cartooning – Schoolyear

Summer Art

Camps

Workshops

Weekend Focus

Art Buffet

Day Classses

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Overview

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Foundational

(And Cartoon Art)

Schoolyear Program

Art Buffet

Day Classes

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Overview

statement of purpose

To give artists of all ages a full understanding of art principles & techniques, so they’re free to enjoy their creativity.

Become The Artist You Dream About

Four Art Programs

❶ Foundational Art
(& Cartoon Art) Classes

SCHOOL YEAR TERM

Our Main Program

❷ Summer Art

Morning camps each week

❸ Art Buffet

Our Personalized Day-Classes

❹ Workshops

Weekends – Focus on Special subjects

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Foundational Art & Cartoon Art

Our Main Program

Schoolyear Term

A comprehensive art course, providing not just one portion of art, such as drawing or painting, color theory or composition, landscapes or portraits… but all of these things together.

“Artists need complete training”

Classes meet once per week, usually for 1 hour & 45 minutes

⇒ Long-term Training

⇒ Small Class Sizes

⇒ Student Mentoring

COURSES FOR:

  • Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced
  • 5 different age groups from 6 to adult

Two Art Paths

Foundational

Drawing & Painting

Cartooning

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Summer Art

Camps & Classes

June & July

2025 Camps will be posted in December

Morning camps have fun themes for different ages each week!

“Our kids have NEVER raved about a summer camp before like they did this week. I have been blown away by their excitement and happiness. Whatever your instructors are doing they are doing it amazingly well. Super impressed and will be back.”

“Marina”

Each camp meets for one week, Monday through Friday in the mornings, from 9 am to Noon.

Afternoon Buffet, a Daily Camp, is a bit over 2 hours: 1:30 – 3:45

Two Kinds of Summer Camps

Themed Morning Camps
(One week: Mon – Fri)

Summer Art Buffet
(Weekday afternoons)

See purple section below

These camps are easy and fun. They’re great for students who do art occasionally, and also work wonderfully for those who identify as artists and love to draw or paint.

 
  • Art Jungle Camp
  • ArtoSaurs Camp
  • ArtChanted Camp
  • ArtSea Camp
  • Arty Safari Camp
  • Galactic Artspedition Camp
  • Toonarama Camp
  • Comic Book Camp
  • Animation Camp
  • TOONS Camp

⇒ Engaging projects

⇒ Very small groups

⇒ Supplies Included

⇒ 1 adult for 4-6 students

Summer Art

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Art Buffet

Day-Class Program

A personalized semi-private art lesson in a room with others also having lessons.

Each class meets 1 hour & 45 minutes

Two Kinds of Buffet

Summer Art Buffet
(Weekday afternoons
June & July 2025)

Schoolyear Art Buffet
(Saturday Afternoons)

Each student gets to choose their own project(s). If you don’t finish, come back for another session. You can attend one, or many sessions.

The Art Buffet is a project-based lesson, where you choose what you want to do, and the goal is to take home some artwork.

Instructors help you choose and guide you through your project.

⇒ Choose A Project

⇒ Choose Any Day(s)

⇒ Very small class size

⇒ Supplies Provided

⇒ Instruction Provided

summer
Art Buffet

Saturday
Art Buffet

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Workshops

Weekend focus

One-Day or Two-Day

Workshops for adults and teens are all about focusing on your creativity, and working with special media, like encaustic (heated wax & pigments).

One-day Workshops usually meet on a Saturday from 10 am or 1 pm until 5 pm.

Two-day Workshops also meet Sunday afternoons.

⇒ Step-by-step instruction

⇒ Very small groups

⇒ Supplies Provided

⇒ Focus on self expression

Workshops