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Scottsdale Artists’ School Youth Academy program offers traditional fine art instruction in all media for ages 6 to 8, 9 to 14 and high school students. Our curriculum is dedicated to developing keen observation skills, technical ability culminating in art work which encourages self confidence, knowledge, and enthusiasm.

Youth Academy programs include:

Imagine the wonderful possibilities of creating unique drawings and sketching beautiful landscapes, or capturing funny sights and precious moments. You will learn basic drawing techniques including contour, gesture and shading. Enjoy developing new creative skills and using them to journal your family vacations.

Paint a landscape in acrylics or watercolor a favorite sport and capture the action. Discover your best side through a self-portrait. Paint your favorite pet and create colorful still lifes. You'll experience confidence and pride after these artistic accomplishments.

Capture a creature in your imagination and transform it into a magnificent clay sculpture! You'll learn hand building, sculpting, glazing techniques and how to cover an object in ceramic tiles for an interesting 3-D effect. You'll never look at anyone's face the same way again, because you'll learn to sculpt the human head. Learn basic anatomy and clay sculpting techniques. Or is pottery more interesting for you? Then you can choose to make a functional piece.

Develop a sense of design, color and creativity through projects, collage, print making and the use of different sculpture and mixed media.