Our Approach
Our instructors care as much about independent inquiry and self-determined creativity as much as developing art techniques and skills, because that is the intersection where true art making is. That is why we are the ONLY art studio in Tampa Bay to use the Teaching for Artistic Behavior approach to achieve this goal.
Although learning technique is important, it should not be the focus of art instruction for for children in elementary school and younger. With this age group, process art, by which children are free to discover, experiment, make mistakes and self-correct, is much more valuable!
Middle and high school children are more ready for refining their techniques, although they still need a healthy amount of "messing around" so they can feel confident as artists and get new ideas.
Our art instructor's role is to introduce new media, techniques, projects, artists, and encourage the students to see the value of self-expression as part of a healthy, well balanced life. As they are ready, the instructors provide more detailed and individualized instruction to individual students so they can develop at their own pace.
We offer both targeted classes that specifically teach one media, as well as classes that allow for creative expression through multiple media. Take a look at the descriptions below and see which one you think your child would love to try out and contact us for a free trial class!
