Young girl painting a colorful drawing at a table with a paintbrush and water cup. Fine Art Starts Portland and Beaverton Oregon
Young girl painting a colorful drawing at a table with a paintbrush and water cup. Fine Art Starts Portland and Beaverton Oregon
Cream-colored hand-lettered “Fine ART Classes” text on a dark background. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Cream-colored hand-lettered “Fine ART Classes” text on a dark background. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
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Abstract white ampersand logo with colorful brushstroke accents on a black background. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Abstract white ampersand logo with colorful brushstroke accents on a black background. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Children’s hands surround a colorful nature mandala made of leaves, flowers, moss, pinecones, rocks, and feathers on dark pavement. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Children’s hands surround a colorful nature mandala made of leaves, flowers, moss, pinecones, rocks, and feathers on dark pavement. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Hand-lettered graphic reading “Summer-Time Art Camps” in green and cream text on a black background. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Hand-lettered graphic reading “Summer-Time Art Camps” in green and cream text on a black background. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
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Thin horizontal cream-colored strip on a white background
Thin horizontal cream-colored strip on a white background
Child drawing with a pencil at a table covered in paper and art supplies. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Child drawing with a pencil at a table covered in paper and art supplies. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Person shaping clay on a wooden table, with a textured floral clay slab and a small clay pot nearby. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.

Fine Art Starts offers affordable, top-notch after-school art classes and summer art camps for K-8 students.

Our programs support young artists in acquiring the skills necessary to express their own unique ideas more fluently through visual art.   

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Multiple hands shaping white clay on a pottery wheel, with a bowl of clay and tools nearby. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Multiple hands shaping white clay on a pottery wheel, with a bowl of clay and tools nearby. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Young girl coloring a detailed drawing at a table with a paintbrush and cup of water. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Young girl coloring a detailed drawing at a table with a paintbrush and cup of water. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.

Art Mediums We Teach:

CERAMICS

SCULPTURE

PAINTING

DRAWING

MIXED MEDIA

We Teach in

Several School Districts in Oregon

We've held classes for K-8 students at public, private and charter schools, spanning 8 different school districts in Oregon.

Portland Public School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Portland Public School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Stylized dark gray geometric wolf head logo inside a diamond-shaped outline on a black background
Stylized dark gray geometric wolf head logo inside a diamond-shaped outline on a black background
West Linn-Wilsonville School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
West Linn-Wilsonville School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Tigard Public School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Tigard Public School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Beaverton School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Beaverton School District. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
North Clackamas Schools. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
North Clackamas Schools. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
All Schools & Partners
All Schools & Partners
Two smiling elementary school students pose for a selfie in a colorful classroom. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Two smiling elementary school students pose for a selfie in a colorful classroom. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Colorful painted vegetable sculptures displayed on wood mulch, including a large blue-purple cabbage and green cabbage, with student name labels. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Young child in a red hoodie coloring a drawing with a marker at a classroom table. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Young child in a red hoodie coloring a drawing with a marker at a classroom table. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Smiling child wearing glasses holds a colorful handmade butterfly poster in a classroom. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
Smiling child wearing glasses holds a colorful handmade butterfly poster in a classroom. Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.

After-School

Classes

Students attend a 1-hour long art class once a week, conveniently at their own school. See our schedule, or invite us to your school!

Classes at Your School
Classes at Your School
Green text reading “2027 ART CAMP!” on a black background
Green text reading “2027 ART CAMP!” on a black background

Our summer camp is rated 5-stars from families who appreciate a unique, positive nature + art connection experience.

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“Student Spotlight.” Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.
“Student Spotlight.” Fine Art Starts, Portland, Oregon.

Students and parents of Fine Arts Starts may submit their artwork to be featured on our website.

Submit Student Art
  • Before-and-after pencil drawings of a decorative heart-patterned mug transformed into a shaded realistic mug with a handle. Fine Art Starts Portland, Oregon

    Graphite mug

    By 2nd grade VCES student

  • Colored Pencil Leaves

    By 4th grade VCES student

  • Colorful watercolor illustration of two cartoon cats with pointed ears and expressive eyes embracing outdoors. Fine Art Starts Portland, Oregon

    Watercolor Cat

    By 2nd grade HCCS student

  • Colorful childlike painting of a smiling person with large eyes, red cheeks, purple hair, and a yellow crown against a pink background Fine Art Starts Portland, Oregon

    Oil pastel face

    By 3rd grade MITCH student

  • Abstract hand-drawn industrial cityscape with black architectural outlines, white sketch accents, and bright pink and orange cloud shapes on brown paper Fine Art Starts Portland, Oregon

    Mixed Media City

    By 2nd grade VCES student

  • Colorful textured painting of a pink layered cake topped with white frosting and a red cherry, surrounded by flowers and blue water.

    Oil pastel

    By 6th grade St. Ignatius student

Fine Art Starts is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization.

We are grateful for all donations of art supplies, time, skills, and charitable contributions that help grow and develop our programming. All donations are tax-deductible.

Support Our

Young Artists!

3% Cover the Fee

Charitable contributions are tax deductible. Tax ID # 93-1238803

Abstract black line drawing of a person wearing a hat beside a tilted rectangular sign, with colorful accent strokes on a black background
Abstract black line drawing of a person wearing a hat beside a tilted rectangular sign, with colorful accent strokes on a black background

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