Teen Artist Studio - Ages 12-17 Friday 9:00-10:30 am

🎨 Teen Artist Studio: Pet Portraiture

Teen Artist Session Dates - All Classes are held on Friday 9:00-10:30 am

Week 1: September 11th 
Week 2: September 18th
Week 3: September 25th

No Art Show for September Session!

This September, Teen Artist Studio is exploring the world of pet portraiture through a contemporary art lens!

Artists ages 12–17 will create a collection of original pet-inspired artwork while exploring different artistic styles and techniques.

Project 1: Artists will create a bold Pop Art Pet Portrait inspired by the work of Andy Warhol, using color, repetition, and a fun squeegee technique to create a striking finished piece.

Project 2: Artists will create a framed, pop art style, pet portrait of their favorite pet. * Artist/Family will need to email a picture of their pets prior to class for this project. 

Project 3: To take their exploration even further, artists will learn felting techniques to create a layered, textured felted cat portrait. Using wool felt and a variety of materials, they’ll build their portrait piece by piece, focusing on texture, composition, and detail.

This month is all about exploring artistic style, learning new techniques, and creating artwork that feels uniquely their own.

About this class: 

Ready to take your art to the next level?

Each month, we explore a new creative theme—but the theme is only the starting point. Artists will use it as inspiration to explore advanced techniques, artistic concepts, creative problem-solving, and personal expression.

This class is designed for teens who want more than simply following a project. Artists will learn to think like artists, make intentional creative choices, and develop artwork that reflects their own ideas and style.

Throughout the year, artists will dive deeper into the Elements of Art and Principles of Design, explore a variety of mediums and techniques, study artistic styles and inspiration, and learn how to develop an idea from the first sketch to a finished piece.

In Teen Artist Studio, artists will:

🎨 Develop stronger drawing, painting, and mixed-media skills
🖌️ Explore advanced Elements of Art & Principles of Design
💡 Learn how to develop and communicate their own ideas
✨ Experiment with different materials, techniques, and artistic styles
🔍 Study artists and creative inspiration connected to each month's theme
📐 Explore composition, proportion, value, color theory, texture, and more
🧠 Practice creative problem-solving and making intentional artistic choices
🌈 Build confidence in developing their own artistic voice

Projects will be open-ended enough to allow for individuality, while still providing strong instruction and artistic direction.

This is a class for teens who are ready to slow down, challenge themselves, take creative risks, and grow as artists.

Every month brings a new theme. Every project is an opportunity to go deeper.

This is where creativity becomes craftsmanship, ideas become artwork, and young artists begin to discover their own artistic voice.

General Information:

Can siblings sign up together, even outside of the age group? Yes! Siblings may sign up together in the younger sibling’s age group. Please contact us before registering.

Attendance: We want your child to experience the full curriculum- each class builds from the previous and mostly has projects that take multiple classes to complete. Please do not book if you do not plan on attending. We can not make up missed classes. We understand that emergencies and illnesses are out of your control and will make allowances for those circumstances. Refunds or credit will not be issued for missed classes.
When to arrive: Please arrive no earlier than 5 minutes before your scheduled time We will start class promptly at the start time.

What to bring and wear: Wear clothes that can get messy!! We may be using things like acrylic paints that can ruin clothing! We do have smocks available. You may bring a water.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Full payment is due at the time of enrollment. Payment includes a 50% cost of class non-refundable deposit. All cancellations made more than 14 days prior to original class start date may receive a refund minus the 50% non-refundable deposit. Cancellations made within 14 days of the original class start date are NON-REFUNDABLE. No shows are NON-REFUNDABLE. If we are able to switch into another date, we can do so with no fees. If you book this using the scholarship pay option and do not show for the class, you will not be able to use the scholarship pay option in the future.