classes
About this Course
The Studio Classes teaches the fundamentals of visual arts through a specific medium then utilizes these skills for powerful storytelling. The Building Blocks Youth Arts Series includes 12 weeks of classes that provide not only skills development focusing on art making (Fall) and a solid studio arts practice (Spring) but an opportunity for creative expression within a fun, welcoming group environment that respects different learning styles and encourages experimentation.
Sessions meet in two cohorts for students ages 12 – 14 and ages 15 – 17.
What we'll cover
ART FUNDAMENTALS
- Design Elements & Principles
- Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media
- Storytelling, History, Research
- Critical Thinking & Responding
- Studio Structure & Practice
What's included
- 12 virtual live sessions (2hr each)
- Supplemental * e-Course
- Weekly challenges & experiments
- Weekly Office HRs (Student Check-ins)
- Group Forums / Parent Check-ins
- Virtual Art Exhibit + Catalog
Schedule
FALL
Oct – Jan (4 – 6pm EST)
This season focuses on art making fundamentals.
SPRING
Mar – May (4 – 6pm EST)
This season focuses on art practice fundamentals.
Dates
Cohort 1: Weds, Oct 9 – Jan 8, 2024
Cohort 2: Fri, Oct 11 – Jan 10, 2024
Cohort 1: no sessions scheduled
Cohort 2: no sessions scheduled
Prepping for class
Registering for the full 12 week series includes an active online community with fun challenges, lively discussions and video tutorials.
LIMIT 20 artists per season (10 per cohort)
Deadline to register is Tues, Oct 8th (11:59pm) Materials list will be emailed to registered students.
Payment info
COURSEWORK FEES
Full scholarship sponsored by Soul Kindred Stories
Art supplies purchased separately.
Building Blocks 2024
An opportunity for young artists serious about their craft to immerse in creative expression within a fun, welcoming group environment that challenges the mind, encourages experimentation and respects different learning styles.
Fully funded
Duration
12 Weeks
CUSTOM ARTS EDUCATION
Art Lives Studio’s Virtual Arts Education Program is made possible in part by the generous funding of the
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation and Marrazzo Family Foundation.
Teaching Artists of the Mid Atlantic
