Handbuilding Class

A lovely and carefully crafted vessel


















Fun with the face!

Josephine sculpted a human face

Some images from the adult clay class this quarter!

More Self-Portraits

The first day of drawing classes this quarter started with a pre-instruction self portrait. On the very last day of the quarter, drawing students completed another self-portrait. We finished the class with a comparison of the drawings. The students were pleased with their progress and were able to talk about their improvements in art terms.
A wonderful finished to a great quarter!!
First portraits on on the left and last day portraits on the right.

Self-Portraits

The drawing class this quarter began and ended with self-portraits. At the last class of the quarter, students looked at their first and last portraits and saw clear evidence of improved drawing and observation skills. I will be posting these "before and after" self portraits as they are finished. The one on the left is the first portrait, the one on the right completed the last day of class. These drawings were created by students ages 6-14

Fall Classes

This fall quarter has been fantastic! The focus this quarter is on drawing, specifically learning to observe the world carefully and render it realistically on paper. The preschool class has been very busy discovering and creating!

The New Art School

This fall, the art room at the Center for the Arts has a whole new look! Clean and uncluttered, the transformation reflects a change in the art school's curriculum: a unique focus on drawing as the pivotal foundation to all other creative and artistic endeavors. To learn to look closely at the world around you, to learn to see it in new way and to translate that into a two- dimensional drawing is a powerful tool that can be utilized throughout life.

Open to anyone, of any age interested in study of art, from around the tristate, our classes start with beginning drawing, painting & printmaking. Classes at VIVA are small and sequential so that each student’s knowledge will be built upon as they move through classes.

Offering a strong foundation in visual arts, VIVA students can further broaden their abilities in Photography, Ceramics, Computer Graphic Design, Bookbinding, Portfolio Development and more. VIVA instructors meet students at their skill level, build on past experiences, and challenge them creatively while developing critical thinking skills… all within a safe, energizing and supporting environment.