Returning Spring 2027
Spring Semester: February 1 – May 7 | Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 PM | 12 weekly sessions
Registration opens in November. Join the interest list below and you'll get first notice — spots are capped at ten per class.
The tools real illustrators use today — taught the right way.
Digital art the way working illustrators actually create it. Students learn to draw and paint in Procreate or Clip Studio Paint, building real artistic skill — not just app tricks — in a structured, project-based class. It's where so many kids want to be, with serious instruction behind it.
Students bring their own device + stylus pen and must have a subscription to their preferred program (Procreate is a $12.99 one-time fee, Clip Studio Paint is $4.49/month). Practicing between classes at home is essential to improvement.
What they'll learn
- Drawing and painting digitally in Procreate or Clip Studio Art (the child's preference)
- Layers, brushes, and digital color
- Translating core art fundamentals to a digital canvas
- Finishing and exporting a professional-looking piece
What they'll make: A portfolio of digital illustrations, ending with a printed, framed piece for the gallery exhibition.
Where it leads: The Year 2 step in the Grades 5–8 track, with advanced Digital Art studios for returning students.
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
- 12 weekly sessions, 1.5 hours each (Spring semester, February 1-May 7) (no class during Spring Break, April 5-9)
- 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
*Product photo is work from Joshua Esmeralda
