visual arts
Middle School Saturday Program
Session I
Drawing into Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture
September 13—October 4, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Visual Arts Saturday Program mirrors The Academy’s Visual Arts Department’s curriculum and will pair teaching traditional foundational skills with contemporary art-making practices.
Weekly exercises will include drawing from observation as well as imagination and students will explore the connection between drawing and other mediums including printmaking and three-dimensional sculptural techniques. Students will be introduced to artists and artworks that push the definition and boundaries of “drawing” and the limitless potential of what a drawing may become. Our program’s instruction is highly individualized and projects will be geared towards and accessible to students who are beginners as well as to students with advanced levels of arts training and experience.
Session II
Painting Explorations: Beyond the Fundamentals
October 18—November 8, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Students will be introduced to and practice traditional and experimental painting methods and processes. In weekly exercises students will work both from observation and imagination, learning techniques to realistically and abstractly render form, space, and dimension. Additional and independent projects may include working with textile design, sculpture, printmaking and digital mediums that will advance young artists’ visual thinking and their perception of “painting.” Our program’s instruction is highly individualized and projects will be accessible to students with beginning to advanced levels of arts training and experience. Though recommended, Drawing into Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture is not a prerequisite for this session.
Session I: $250
Session II: $250
Both Sessions: $475