Fall Semester: August 24, 2026 to November 20, 2026

Thursdays, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM · 12-weekly 2-hour sessions

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Fall theme: Movies & Storytelling

Serious art instruction for homeschoolers — four disciplines every semester.

A daytime studio class for homeschool middle schoolers that covers four artistic disciplines in a single semester — drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media — all connected by this fall's theme of movies and visual storytelling. Students design an original character and carry it through professional-style projects: a movie poster, a cinematic scene, relief prints, and a storyboard. Assignments scale by grade and experience, so a fifth grader and an eighth grader each work at the right level of challenge.

What they'll learn

• Character design fundamentals — silhouette, shape language, expression, and body language
• Color theory through cinematic mood — palettes, contrast, and value for drama
• Real printmaking — relief carving and monotype editions
• Storyboarding and sequential imagery, then combining media in a finished final project

What they'll make: A fully developed original character, a painted movie poster and cinematic scene, a small edition of prints, a storyboard, and a mixed-media final piece — with a selected work framed for the gallery show.

Where it leads: One semester in a four-theme, two-year rotation (Movies & Storytelling, Around the World, Wild World, Heroes & Mythology). Every semester covers different disciplines and content at real depth, so students build a broad, non-repeating foundation across years.

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, two hours each (Fall semester, August 24–November 20) (no class during Fall Break, Oct 12-16)
• 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

A note for homeschool families with more than one child: Our Grades 2–4 and Grades 5–8 homeschool classes both meet on Thursdays — younger in the morning, older in the early afternoon — so you only make one trip to the studio. Drop the younger one for the morning class, spend time nearby, break for lunch together, then swap for the afternoon session.

*Photo example credit Tanha Tamanna Syed