Kate's Art School

Offering high quality instruction, Kate's Art School is a formal, and yet welcoming art program that teaches tools, techniques and methods for students of all ages. Classes are for beginners, and offer extensions for intermediate and advanced students within the course, unless the class description says differently.

About Kate

Programs

Youth & Teen Classes

Adult Classes

Classes for this age range, start at five years old and run the duration of a school year, starting in September and concluding in May. We also offer one-day youth and teen opportunities all summer long. Students learn drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media and printmaking techniques, while using all professional grade materials. Parents typically report that after just one year at Kate's Art School, they see big and exciting advances in their child's artwork. All of the mediums (drawing, painting, sculpture, etc), help build skills in each other, so it is important that in this type of program, we practice it all. This is a techniques-based program, not a project-based program, so students learn tools and techniques to add to their already existing art practice and exploration, at home. There is no prior art training required, just an already existing love for art!

Adult classes are for beginners, and offer extensions for intermediate and advanced students within the course, unless the class description says differently. Occasionally, one-day holiday craft opportunities pop up, but the majority of our classes are for learning the fine arts and are two to eight weeks long. Students typically report a deep sense of confidence in the materials, and techniques, by the conclusion of the term. All the mediums (drawing, painting, sculpture, etc), help build skills in each other, so we recommend that students sign up for any class that fits their budget, schedule and interest. This is a technique-based program, so students learn to use professional grade tools and techniques for starting a new artistic journey, or adding to their already existing art practice and explortion. There is no prior art training required, just an interest in learning!

Youth Classes

Teen Classes

Adult Classes

Our Perspective

The Importance of Taking More than One Class

Confidence in Your Abilities

When the students sat down and I told them we were drawing water, there was a consensus that they felt that they weren’t capable, but my oh my, were they wrong! They did awesome! All of them! The truth is, humans are the only mammal with artistic potential, and if given the right instruction, materials and environment, humans are capable of great artistic accomplishments. And with consistent practice, the potential becomes greater.

The student who created this painting has taken Drawing Class, Painting Class, Ceramics Class, Color Class and a Design Class, and the thing I love the most about this painting is something she said while creating it. She said something along the lines of, “what made this piece more successful is when I leaned on things I learned in all the different classes.” Yaasss!....All the mediums help each other. Drawing helps painting, sculpture helps drawing, design helps ceramics, etc. Don’t wait for the perfect class. Start a class today, ANYWHERE! Of course I want you at Kate’s Art School, but more then that I want you to just start your artistic journey.

Concepts are Just As Important As Technique

Color class is NOT a painting class. It’s theory and vocabulary heavy. After giving the students a black and white inspirational photograph, their job was to assign it a color combination. Color combinations could be complementary, triadic, quadratic, tetradic, analogous, or split analogous. Diving into theory will stregthen your design abilities.