🎨 Teen Artist Studio: Art from the Ancient World

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

Week 1: October 9th
Week 2: October 16th
Week 3: October 23rd

October Art Show Friday, October 23rd 2:30-5:30 pm

This October, Teen Artist Studio is traveling back thousands of years to discover how ancient people used art to tell stories, record beliefs, and create images and structures that still fascinate us today.

Throughout this session, artists will study examples from ancient cultures while building their understanding of the elements of art, composition, art history, and artistic technique. Each project is designed to go beyond the finished piece. We’ll draw, paint, explore texture, experiment with printmaking, and develop artwork inspired by some of the most recognizable imagery of the ancient world.

PROJECT 1: STONEHENGE: LINE, FORM & TEXTURE

How can an artist make a flat drawing feel solid and dimensional?

Students will begin with one of the ancient world’s most mysterious landmarks: Stonehenge. After learning about the monument and considering how its massive stones were arranged, artists will create their own interpretation using line, shape, form, perspective, and texture.

Students will practice transforming simple geometric shapes into convincing three-dimensional forms through careful line work and spatial relationships. Watercolor will add atmosphere to the landscape, while experimental salt techniques will introduce organic texture and unexpected visual effects.

Art Focus: Line • Shape • Form • Texture • Space
Techniques: Observational drawing • Creating 3D form • Watercolor • Salt texture
Art History Connection: Prehistoric art and architecture • Stonehenge

PROJECT 2: ANCIENT EGYPT: SYMBOLIC ANIMAL PRINTMAKING

Ancient Egyptian artists filled their world with images rich in meaning. Animals were especially important, appearing in paintings, carvings, hieroglyphs, and objects throughout Egyptian art.

Students will investigate the distinctive visual style of ancient Egyptian artwork, paying special attention to its bold outlines, simplified shapes, patterns, and symbolism. Artists may work from an Egyptian-inspired cat, the Bennu bird, or research another animal connected to ancient Egyptian culture.

They will then translate their drawing into a printing plate, discovering how an image must be planned differently when it is created for printmaking. Students will carve their designs into scratch foam, apply printing ink, and pull their own prints while experimenting with pressure, contrast, and repeated imagery.

Art Focus: Line • Shape • Pattern • Contrast • Positive & Negative Space
Techniques: Drawing for print • Relief-style printmaking • Inking • Hand printing
Art History Connection: Ancient Egyptian art • Animal symbolism • Visual storytelling

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.

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

General Information:
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. Please call or text the studio number if you are going to be absent for a class.

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. Cost is by session, not by day.