After-School Classes
Fine Art Starts! After-School Classes were created for students who love to draw, paint, sculpt, & create! Over the school year, students are introduced to:
Elements and principles of fine art
Material Handling
Art History
Cultural Projects
Problem-solving Skills
Art Appreciation
The process of making art!
Tuition Includes:
Fine Art Materials
Clay Firing/Glazing
Small Class Sizes
Yearly Art Show
2026-2027 Class Schedule:
All classes listed below are held in public, private and charter schools.
MONDAY CLASSES:
Alberta Rider Elementary
TUESDAY CLASSES:
HOPE Chinese Charter
Oak Creek Elementary
Stephenson Elementary
Valley Catholic Elementary
WEDNESDAY CLASSES:
German International
Metzger Elementary
St. Ignatius Parish
Hiteon Elementary
MITCH Charter
THURSDAY CLASSES:
Banks Elementary
Valley Catholic Elementary
St. Ignatius Parish
FRIDAY CLASSES:
Please check back...or contact us if you'd like to have Fine Art Starts at your school on Fridays!
FAQs about our After-School Program
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We are a fine art program (not a crafty make-and-take one), so your student is learning elements and principles of fine art in a fun way!
We introduce students to fine art skills, which they balance with their own ideas to create unique outcomes.
Students experience in-person, real-time instruction, support and feedback from excellent staff.
We cap our classes at 18-20 students or less per class to allow for more individualized attention.
5-star Google reviews shared by parents whose students have attended after school classes and ART Camps
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Yes! When you register, students come to weekly classes. You’ll be able to see which dates class will not be held (ie: holidays, no-school days).
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Yes, they do! They fill especially quickly at schools where our program is offered on early-release days.
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No! We don’t repeat It’s new every session! We have a rotating curriculum so K-5 students experience new projects every session and year they’re in our program. Some students are with us for a session or few, but the far majority continue through their elementary school years. The Elements and Principles of Fine Art don’t change, but the actual projects (and how those elements and principles are used in the art) are limitless!
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If you already know your student is enjoying class, then signing up for the whole school year has benefits:
holds your spot so you don’t have to re-register every session (and risk losing your spot if someone registers faster)
saves you $10 on the registration fees ($50/school year -or- $20/session x 3 session = $60).
Please keep in mind we aren’t always able to offer full school-year classes at every school. We’ll still be there for the whole school year, but the school or district won’t always allow organizations to book more than a couple months in advance (so we do it session by session).
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This is not a make-and-take program where kids bring something home every week. Students are gradually introduced to the elements and principles of Fine Art through several years of after-school study. You can expect them to create 3-4 pieces of finished art work each session (so 9-12 pieces of work per school year). We’d rather have kids bring home work you’d consider framing rather than tossing in the recycling.
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Students work on projects in drawing, painting and clay. Each session (fall / winter / spring) includes one or more projects in each media.
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This happens! If so, we always do our best to catch them up the following class. There are no refunds or make-ups for missed classes.
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We love our parent volunteers in the classroom, and for Art Show preparations (and at the event)! Once you have already cleared the background check and requirements your school expects of volunteers, fill out the volunteer form on our donate (time) tab! We’d love to have you!