Summer Art Class Series - Exploration and Portfolio Development

Portfolio development, skill building, and artistic exploration for high school students! A fun and educational series of classes.

Welcome to our Summer Art Class Series!

These courses are aimed at motivated high school students who are looking to create a future for themselves in art. Each class is carefully designed to hone important skills in art, improve a student's artistic eye, and refine a portfolio (all while being a lot of fun!)

What to expect:

- Lots of flexible studio time, allowing students to either follow a project given by the instructor, or create their own art.

- Brief, 20-30-minute lessons about art theory, covering basic to advanced materials.

- Individualized, constructive feedback and encouragement.

- Conversations about art that will help students gain a better understanding of post-secondary level art, their own artistic voice, and more!

There are 4 categories of lessons:

- Drawing foundations: Developing life drawing skills, an essential part of any portfolio.

- Colour: Exploring colour relationships, stylization of colour, and watercolour painting techniques.

- Abstraction: This class will have students simplifying and abstracting objects, and learning how this can make their realism better, as well as developing their sense of style.

- Exploration: Lots of different materials will be provided, and students are encouraged to explore! This may include needle felting, markers, paints, clay, and more.

Art supplies will be provided, students are only expected to show up with the motivation to learn, and their creativity!