Tuesdays, 4:00–6:00 PM · 14 weekly 2-hour sessions

Where young artists learn to really see.

A real drawing class for young artists — the classical foundation every artist builds on. Over the semester, students learn to observe carefully and translate what they see onto the page through line, shape, and proportion. It's structured instruction taught with the warmth and patience this age deserves, not free-for-all craft time.

What they'll learn

• How to look like an artist — observing line, edge, shape, and proportion
• Confident mark-making and control of their tools
• Composing a drawing on the page
• Focus, patience, and pride in finished work

What they'll make: A semester of observational drawings, building toward a finished, exhibition-ready piece for the gallery show.

Where it leads: The first step in our two-year Foundations sequence — drawing this year, painting next — and the start of a path that can run all the way to a high-school portfolio.

The semester ends in a real gallery show

At the end of the semester, each student's strongest piece is matted, framed in our shop, and hung in our gallery for a Friday-evening exhibition with refreshments. Families are invited, and the work is shown the way real art is shown. Your child's effort is treated as what it is — art, not a craft to stick on the fridge. It's the part families remember most, and it's something no other art program in the area offers.

What's included & good to know

• 14 weekly sessions, two hours each (Fall semester, August 10–November 20)
• Small classes by design, so every student gets real individual attention
• A defined curriculum with clear skills and a mid-semester progress check — not open studio time
• Each student's exhibition piece is matted and framed in our shop, included in the tuition price 
• One step in a multi-year path that grows with your child