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Classes - Youth Schedule

Registration is OPEN!  You can start classes at any time!   

FALL Classes: September 9 - December 12

WINTER Classes: January 6 - March 20 

SPRING Classes: March 31 - June 5

We believe that with supportive instruction anyone can become a successful artist. We help our students balance their own creative ideas with superior technical fine art instruction so they may grow in ability and confidence to express their own personal visions. With solid skill-based instruction, students are capable of creating real fine art, well beyond crafty projects. Our year-round program allows students to register and start attending class at any time, as space permits.

Classes: (Click on Age Tabs)

All Ages!

Home School Art

OUT & ABOUT ART for HomeSchoolers

Fridays 1:30– 2:30pm | 1:30- 3:00 pm

HomeSchool students enjoy a weekly class focused around drawing, painting, and clay. Join us for either a 1-hour or 1.5-hour class once a week!  Please contact Fine Art Starts directly for more information, available openings and cost.  Instructor: Amanda

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4 - 7 and 7-10 year olds

Clay

FUN WITH CLAY & POTTERY
7 years and up

Fridays 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Get your hands into clay! Learn where clay comes from and many ways to use it. Attach coils and slabs together to make animals, masks, and standing sculptures. Continuing students begin Winter Term on the pottery wheel to make things you can really eat and drink from! Glaze and firing fees included in tuition.  Instructor: Amanda

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ART EXPLORATION
(4-6 & 7-10 year olds)

Fridays 4:00 - 5:30pm | Saturdays 10:00 - 11:30am

This repeatable course has become FAS‛ signature class for students who love art and are excited to experience many medias. Students come back year after year to delve into fun and creative drawing, painting, and clay projects. Lessons inspire creativity and develop skills in fine art. (No cotton balls or popsicle sticks here)! A basic, engaging introduction to line, shading, color theory, sculpture, painting and material-handling.  Instructor: Amanda

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ART EXPLORATION
(4-6 & 7-10 year olds)

Thursdays 4:00 – 5:30pm

Continue explorations in Drawing, Painting, and 3-Dimensional Sculpture. New, exciting lessons inspire creativity and deepen fine art development. Students are appropriately challenged with an introduction to select historical artists. Instructor: Sascha

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7-10 year olds

DRAWING & PAINTING (7-10 year olds)

Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00pm

Love to draw and paint? Learn and strengthen your skills in 2-D art while you blend your own ideas into your artwork. Use pencil, oil pastel, charcoal, watercolor, and acrylic. All artists appropriately challenged.
Prerequisite: Art Exploration Recommended

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ART EXPLORATION
(7-10 year olds)

Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:30pm | Fridays 4:00 - 5:30pm | Saturdays 10:00 - 11:30am

This repeatable course has become FAS‛ signature class for students who love art and are excited to experience many medias. Students come back year after year to delve into fun and creative drawing, painting, and clay projects. Lessons inspire creativity and develop skills in fine art. (No cotton balls or popsicle sticks here)! A basic, engaging introduction to line, shading, color theory, sculpture, painting and material-handling.

Register now!

ART EXPLORATION
(4-6 & 7-10 year olds)

Thursdays 4:00 – 5:30pm

Continue explorations in Drawing, Painting, and 3-Dimensional Sculpture. New, exciting lessons inspire creativity and deepen fine art development. Students are appropriately challenged with an introduction to select historical artists.  Instructor: Sascha

Register now!

Clay

FUN WITH CLAY & POTTERY
7 years and up

Fridays 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Get your hands into clay! Learn where clay comes from and many ways to use it. Attach coils and slabs together to make animals, masks, and standing sculptures. Continuing students begin Winter Term on the pottery wheel to make things you can really eat and drink from! Glaze and firing fees included in tuition.  Instructor: Amanda

Register now!

9-12 and 13 & older

MANGA & CARTOONING

Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:30pm

Bump up your observational and imaginative skills in this course made just for you manga-lovin‛, cartoon-adorin‛ fans. Skill-building exercises each week, including: proportions, perspective, shading, character development, and storyline. Prerequisite: Drawing & Painting or by Instructor‛s Permission. Instructor: Kristina

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11 years and older

PRE-STUDIO : Beginning & Intermediate

Fridays 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Want to be a better artist?!  Learn strong drawing and painting basics while you balance your own ideas with assignments created just for your level.  Great for anyone who loves art and wants to improve their creative abilities with structured direction.  Prerequisite: Drawing & Painting, Art Exploration 3, or by Instructor’s Permission. Instructor: Sascha and Amanda

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13 years and older

SEMI-INDEPENDENT:Advanced Studio
13-18 year olds

Fridays 5:30 - 7:00pm

Semi-independent studies challenge you...whether you‛re a new or returning student. Exciting assignments with an emphasis on unique interpretation and personal expression. Explore many medias while you balance your unique ideas and with solid fine art techniques. Prerequisite: Pre-Studio or Instructor‛s permission. Instructor: Sascha

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MANGA & CARTOONING

Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:30pm

Bump up your observational and imaginative skills in this course made just for you manga-lovin‛, cartoon-adorin‛ fans. Skill-building exercises each week, including: proportions, perspective, shading, character
development, and storyline. Prerequisite: Drawing & Painting or by Instructor‛s Permission.  Instructor: Kristina

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