Scottsdale Artists’ School offers weekly classes and workshops for everyone from the absolute beginner to the professional artist. The School’s programs are taught by working, professional artists who are also experienced instructors.
We just wanted to remind you that we are constantly working to update our programs on a daily basis. We invite you to check back frequently so that you don't miss out on any of our exciting new workshops and catalog announcements.
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Costume Open Studios
Apr 11 - Jul 1, 2025 Students have the opportunity to work on their own with a model in Open Studio sessions which are offered several times a week. Costume Open Studio consists of a model... Read more -
Nude Long Pose Open Studios
Apr 12 - Jul 1, 2025 Students have the opportunity to work on their own with a model in Open Studio sessions which are offered several times a week. April 12 | Register April 19 |... Read more -
Portrait Open Studios
Apr 12 - Jul 1, 2025 Students have the opportunity to work on their own with a model in Open Studio sessions which are offered several times a week. April 12 | Register April 19 |... Read more -
Art Adventure
Ages 7-11 Apr 15 - May 13, 2025 Program Description Think outside the paper box and discover methods, mediums & styles in this hands-on, creative adventure class! Learn how to fuse natural, found, and recycled objects with traditional... Read more
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Drawing Studio
Ages 9-14 Apr 16 - May 14, 2025 Program Description Explore the fun and fabulous Spring Season with colorful drawing mediums: pastel, oil pastel, color pencil and pencil. We will practice drawing and design skills and deep dive... Read more -
Paint Studio
Ages Ages 12-17 Apr 16 - May 14, 2025 Program Description Explore the fun and fabulous Spring Season with wonderful watercolors, bold gouaches, and amazing acrylics! We will practice drawing and design skills and deep dive into color palettes,... Read more
Upcoming
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Introduction to Figure Drawing
Edward Sprafkin I Local I Drawing Apr 19, 2025 Discover the fundamentals of figure drawing in a one-day workshop designed for beginners and for those with some experience with gesture drawing. Students will learn essential techniques for capturing the... Read more -
Luminous Portraits: Impastos and Glazes
Gustavo Ramos I Local I Oil Apr 21 - 23, 2025 What is it that gives a masterful oil painting its jewel-like quality, mysterious luster, and lasting freshness? The extensive properties of oil paint have enabled the creation of iconic portraits... Read more -
The Figure in its Environment
Margaret Dyer | Workshop | Pastel or Oil Apr 21 - 24, 2025 Margaret's step-by-step method will help the student simplify the complicated. Students will explore drawing, composition, anatomy, proportion, value, color and medium application. Emphasis will be on the model's relationship to... Read more -
Portrait and Figure: Drawing and Alla Prima
Robert Liberace I Workshop I Drawing & Oil Apr 21 - 25, 2025 This class will explore both the organized and elegant manner of classical drawing, and the dynamic, fresh approach of contemporary Alla Prima painting. Though each style has a distinctive character,... Read more
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Painting with Gouache and Acrylic Gouache
Mike Hernandez | Workshop | Gouache Apr 24 - 26, 2025 A strong understanding of natural color and lighting is an important asset to any environment artist or fine art painter. Among the challenges of outdoor painting, desert scenes with rock... Read more -
Dramatic Wildlife Painting
Dustin Van Wechel I Online I Oil Apr 24 - May 8, 2025 ONLINE on Zoom | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (*always on Mountain Standard Time) | April 24th, May 1st and 8th -- 3 Thursdays | recording will be available for up to... Read more -
Loose Realism: Painting the Still Life
Sarah Sedwick I Workshop I Oil or Acrylic Apr 24 - 26, 2025 Paint more loosely and confidently during this workshop with Oregon artist Sarah Sedwick! Take a step-by-step approach to alla prima oil painting, from black-and-white studies to brilliant color. Build a... Read more -
The Nude in Oils: Strategies for Figure Painting
Mike Garcia | Local | Oil Apr 25 - 26, 2025 In this two-day workshop, students will complete a figure painting in oils. Instructor Mike Garcia will cover concepts, strategies, and practical procedures necessary for naturalistic figurative work, including modeling form,... Read more
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Art Camp Saturdays
Youth I Ages 7-11 Apr 26 - May 10, 2025 Program Description Paint your way to art adventures in this fun and creative art camp on Saturdays. Each camp day will have a painting lesson and a clay project. Special... Read more -
Birds in Sculpture
Sandy Scott | Workshop | Oil Based Clay Apr 28 - May 2, 2025 The class begins with a discussion of bird anatomy, comparative anatomy, the principles of aerodynamics, the importance of drawing and assembling shapes, and how to achieve the illusion of movement... Read more -
Harmony and the Landscape
Cindy Baron I Workshop | Oil Apr 28 - May 1, 2025 his four-day workshop is loaded with enthusiasm and energy. The workshop is designed to show how to take a tonal painting and build layers of color and harmonize in an... Read more -
Creating Form with Color in Portrait
Victoria Kalaichi I Denis Sarazhin I Workshop I Oil Apr 28 - May 2, 2025 Have you ever wondered why certain paintings sell, while others languish in obscurity? What makes a great portrait? What does it take to capture the essence of someone and translate... Read more
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In-Studio Landscape
Michael Little | Local | Oil May 2 - 23, 2025 This is a four-week intensive class where students will focus on the creation of a longer-term studio landscape or still life. Frequent demonstrations and 1 on 1 mentoring and assistance... Read more -
Abstraction/Representation Maturity of Painting
Brighton Demerest-Smith I Local I Oil May 3 - 24, 2025 Demerest-Smith (MFA) has a wealth of experience including 10 solo shows of his large-scale nature-based paintings. This class will bridge the gap between representation, design, and abstraction in a hands-on... Read more -
Ink, Brush, Paper
Simon Kogan | Online | Drawing May 4 - 18, 2025 Online on Zoom | 3 Sundays May 4th, 11th and 18th 2025 | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (*always on Mountain Standard Time) | recording available for 2 months after the class... Read more -
Painting Confident Watercolors!
Mike Kowalski | Workshop | Watercolor May 5 - 8, 2025 Watercolor is an alluring, elusive and difficult medium. Knowing how to effectively mix color, how to use your brush to maximum effect and make it all look so effortless requires... Read more
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Big Cat Intensive
Guy Combes | Workshop | Oil May 5 - 9, 2025 Endangered big cats of the world have always held a particular fascination for Guy Combes, and in this workshop, he returns to share his interest in painting them. Having grown... Read more -
Impressionistic Insights: Mastering Loose Oil Techniques
Jake Songer I Workshop I Oil May 5 - 8, 2025 This course invites you to explore the vibrant world of impressionistic figures, where light, shadow, and fluid brushwork come to life on canvas. Guided by a humorous and experienced instructor,... Read more -
Designing a Portrait
Vadim Suvorov I Online I Oil May 6 - 20, 2025 Online on Zoom | 3 Tuesdays – May 6, 13, 20 | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (always on Mountain Standard Time) | recording available for 2 months Camille Pissarro said: “Blessed... Read more -
Gesture Open Studios
May 7 - Jun 8, 2025 Students have the opportunity to work on their own with a model in Open Studio sessions which are offered several times a week. Gesture Open Studio consists of a nude... Read more
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Painting Methods for Photorealism
John Schieffer | Online | Oil May 7 - 21, 2025 Program Description Online on Zoom | 3 Wednesdays - May 7,14,21 2025 | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (always on Mountain Standard Time | recording will be available for 2 months In... Read more -
Painting Flowers Alla Prima
Ashwini Bharathula I Local I Oil May 8 - 10, 2025 The goal of this workshop is to bring clarity and ease to painting flowers. A big part of floral painting is to slow down and pay close attention to the... Read more -
Fundamentals of a Portrait
Remelle Tanhueco I Local I Oil May 9 - 10, 2025 This class will go over the fundamentals of painting with emphasis on portrait. Students will learn how to paint form and capture the essence of the sitter. The focus will... Read more -
The Business of Art
Andrew Denman I Workshop I Art Business May 12 - 14, 2025 This three-day workshop is designed to introduce you to what it takes to make a living from your art. Because of the nature of the material, this class will operate... Read more
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Painting the Figure from Photographs
Ted Nuttall | Workshop | Watercolor May 12 - 16, 2025 Although painting a person in watercolor may seem daunting, it is every bit as approachable as creating a still life or landscape. Ted Nuttall will demonstrate the techniques and instill... Read more -
Simplifying the Figurative Subject
Robert Lemler I Online I Oil May 12 - 26, 2025 Online on Zoom | 3 Mondays May 12, 19, 26 2025 10am - 1pm Arizona Time (MST) | recording will be available after the class for two months Painting and... Read more -
Design: Field to Studio
David Dibble | Workshop | Oil May 15 - 17, 2025 Participants in this dynamic workshop will have the opportunity of working with and learning from celebrated landscape painter and teacher David Dibble. Through studies and visual exercises artists will get... Read more -
In-Between Realism and Abstraction in the Landscape
Chris Groves I Workshop I Oil May 19 - 23, 2025 This class will merge the knowledge of the fundamentals of classical landscape painting as a foundation, combined with the understanding of the basic principles and elements of abstraction in order... Read more
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Exploring Metals, Glass and Pattern in Painting
Nancy Chaboun I Workshop I Oil May 19 - 21, 2025 Discover ways to understand how to capture the reflective qualities of metal the translucency of glass and using pattern effectively in your painting. Perfect for all skill levels, this class... Read more -
Watercolor Portraits from Life
Annette Smith I Local I Watercolor May 21 - 23, 2025 In this three-day class Annette will share with students her method of painting expressive watercolor portraits from a live model. Each morning will begin with a demo starting with the... Read more -
Summer Art Camp
Youth I Ages 6-8 May 27 - 30, 2025 Program Description Kick off the summer with a splash in this rollicking, roving, artistic adventure! Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed media, as well... Read more -
Summer Wild Camp
Youth I Ages 9-14 May 27 - 30, 2025 Program Description Kick off the summer exploring the wild! Imagine trips, travels, adventures, and possibilities for filling up summertime days of leisure. Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as... Read more
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Contemporary Landscape
Anton Nowels | Local | Oil May 27 - 30, 2025 Move between representation and abstraction with award-winning artist Anton Nowels. Artists will discover that using memory in the painting process allows for more inventive painting. The workshop will include discussions... Read more -
An Approach to Figure Painting
Joseph Todorovitch | Workshop | Oil May 27 - 30, 2025 In this workshop, students will paint a figure from life over the course of four days, and discuss choices for choosing the pose, composition, color harmony, lighting, pacing, and bringing... Read more -
Painting Flowers with Confidence
Matt Ryder I Online I Oil May 28 - 30, 2025 Online on Zoom | 9am - 12noon Arizona Time (Mountain Standard Time) | 3 Days Flower painting has always been one of the most widely loved and practiced art forms,... Read more -
To the Village Camp
Youth I Ages 6-8 Jun 2 - 6, 2025 Program Description Come to the Village of art and adventure filled with themes of people, places, and favorite things. Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor,... Read more
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Art of Anime & Manga
Youth Camp I Ages 9-14 Jun 2 - 6, 2025 Program Description Practice the elements of visual art using the contemporary theme of Anime & Manga. Discover design, proportion, composition, color theory to improve technical art making skills. Each session... Read more -
Art Deco
High School Workshop Jun 2 - 6, 2025 Program Description Explore this modernistic style that celebrates design, repetition and symmetry in art, architecture and fashion. Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed media,... Read more -
Aiming for Poetry in the Digital Photography
Joseph Podlesnik| Online | Photography Jun 4 - 25, 2025 Online on Zoom | June 4, 11, 18, 25 2025 - 4 Wednesdays | 5pm - 7pm Arizona Time (*always on MST) Joseph Podlesnik is trained in drawing and painting... Read more -
Luminous Portraits: Impastos and Glazes
Gustavo Ramos | Online | Oil Jun 5 - 19, 2025 Online on Zoom and Padlet | June 5,12,19 2025 | 3 Thursdays | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (*always on MST!) What is it that gives a masterful oil painting its jewel-like... Read more
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Realistic Color
Youth Camp I Ages 9-14 Jun 9 - 13, 2025 Program Description Enhance your studio practices such as proportion, technique, and color theory in this skill-building class. Instructor will guide students through the stages of creating realistic art: concept sketching,... Read more -
Realism
High School Workshop Jun 9 - 13, 2025 Program Description Enhance your studio practices such as proportion, technique, and color theory in this skill-building class. Themes explore landscapes, seascapes and all these ecompass. This class will include demos,... Read more -
Color My World
Youth Camp I Ages 6-8 Jun 9 - 13, 2025 Use your wildest imaginations while creating colorful works of wonder! Explore faraway lands, animals, forests, and foods from colorful spots of this world! Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such... Read more -
Big, Little, Medium
Youth Camp I Ages 6-8 Jun 16 - 20, 2025 Program Description Imagine an adventure of super proportions ...super-small, super-duper, and just plain medium! Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed media, as well as... Read more
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Big Sky
Youth Camp I Ages 9-14 Jun 16 - 20, 2025 Program Description The great big blue has always inspired mystery and wonder among earthly beings. Embark on a voyage of time and space, travel and wonder. Each session incorporates 2D... Read more -
Anatomy for Figurative Artists - View Only I Part I: Skeletal Landmarks
Alicia Ponzio I Online I Clay Jun 16 - Aug 4, 2025 Online on Zoom | 8 Mondays: Jun 16,23,30, Jul 7, 14,21,28, Aug 4 2025 | 10AM-1PM Arizona Time (*always on Mountain Standard Time!) | recording available for 2 months Anatomy... Read more -
Land and Sea
High School Workshop Jun 16 - 20, 2025 Enhance your studio practices such as proportion, technique, and color theory in this skill-building class. Themes explore landscapes, seascapes and all these ecompass. This class will include demos, individual attention... Read more -
Earth, Air, Fire and Watercolor!
Mike Kowalski | Online | Watercolor Jun 16 - 30, 2025 Online on Zoom | 3 Mondays - Jun 16, 23, 30 | 3pm-6pm Arizona Time (*always on Mountain Standard) | recording available for 2 months This dynamic and stimulating three-session... Read more
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Anatomy for Figurative Artists - w/CRITIQUES I Part I: Skeletal Landmarks
Alicia Ponzio I Online I Clay Jun 16 - Aug 4, 2025 Online on Zoom | 8 Mondays: Jun 16,23,30, Jul 7, 14,21,28, Aug 4 2025 | 10AM-1PM Arizona Time (*always on Mountain Standard Time!) | recording available for 2 months Anatomy... Read more -
Character & Cosplay
High School Workshop Jun 23 - 27, 2025 Program Description This class will explore design, creativity, and character development with a variety of art mediums. Students will learn how to impact their art with personal style and a... Read more -
Game & Character Design
Youth Camp | Ages 9-14 Jun 23 - 27, 2025 Welcome to the adventure zone of making art! Join in as we observe the wonders of spring ...people, animals, places, and things! We will work with a variety of mediums... Read more -
Game Escapade
Youth Camp I Ages 6-8 Jun 23 - 27, 2025 Program Description Experiment with a variety of artistical mediums while we learn about playfulness and games around the world. Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor,... Read more
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Plein Air Painting in Boulder, Colorado
Mark Boedges I Off-Site I Workshop I Oil Jun 23 - 27, 2025 Join Mark for a five-day intensive plein air workshop in the beautiful Rocky Mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado. Mark will take his students high into the mountains, just west of... Read more -
Still Life with Clinton Hobart
Clinton Hobart | Online | Oil Jun 26 - 28, 2025 ONLINE on Zoom | 10AM-1PM Mountain Standard (Arizona) Time | 3 days | June 26-28 | Thu - Sat This class will focus on small still-life paintings of only a... Read more -
Celebrate
Youth Camp I Ages 9 -14 Jun 30 - Jul 2, 2025 Program Description Celebrate the summer with a parade of color! Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed media, as well as 3D Art mediums such... Read more -
Parade of Color
Youth Camp I Ages 6-8 Jun 30 - Jul 2, 2025 Program Description Celebrate the summer with a parade of color! Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed media, as well as 3D Art mediums such... Read more
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Mastering the Portrait in Oil
Adrian Gottlieb I Online I Oil Jul 1 - 15, 2025 Online on Zoom and Padlet | July 1, 8, 15 2025 | 3 Tuesdays | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (*always on MST) | recording of the class will be available for... Read more -
Draw & Paint
Youth Camp I Ages 6-8 Jul 9 - 11, 2025 Program Description The deep blue sea is filled with wonder and adventure in a boat, on a float, from the sky and in the deep. Each session incorporates 2D Art... Read more -
Marine Life
Youth Camp | Ages 9-14 Jul 9 - 11, 2025 Program Description Explore the folklore, wildlife, pastimes and people as we create art about marine life and wildlife. Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed... Read more -
Realistic Art
Youth Camp I Ages 9-14 Jul 14 - 18, 2025 Program Description Enhance your studio practices such as proportion, technique, and color theory in this skill-building class. Instructor will guide students through the stages of creating realistic art: concept sketching,... Read more
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Realistic Style
High School Workshop I Ages 14-18 Jul 14 - 18, 2025 Programm Description Enhance your studio practices such as proportion, technique, and color theory in this skill-building class. Instructor will guide students through the stages of creating realistic art: concept sketching,... Read more -
Mystery Garden
Youth Camp I Ages 6-8 Jul 14 - 18, 2025 Program Description Myth, mystery, and tall tales fill the garden with imagination. Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed media, as well as 3D Art... Read more -
Plein Air Painting in Beartooth Pass, Montana
Mitch Baird | Off-Site I Workshop | Oil Jul 21 - 25, 2025 Beartooth Pass is known as the Alps of Montana because of its luscious flowering meadows, rugged rock, weathered pine and 950+ alpine lakes!! The high alpine views make for great... Read more -
Anime & Manga Style
Youth Camp I Ages 9-14 Jul 21 - 25, 2025 Program Description Practice the elements of visual art using the contemporary theme of Anime & Manga. Discover design, proportion, composition, color theory to improve technical art making skills. Each session... Read more
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Giddy-Up Kids
Youth Camp I Ages 6-8 Jul 21 - 25, 2025 Program Description Time travelers board the stagecoach to fun as we giddyup to the world of the ranch. Ponies, pies, riding, roping, growing crops and caring for animals will star... Read more -
Manga & Cosplay Art
High School Workshop Jul 21 - 25, 2025 Program Description This class will explore design, creativity, and character development with a variety of art mediums. Students will learn how to impact their art with personal style and a... Read more -
Friends
Youth Camp I Ages 9-14 Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2025 Program Description Find fun and creativity as we explore how friendships inspire art that transcends barriers. Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums such as drawing, painting, watercolor, mixed media, as... Read more -
Besties
Youth Camp | Ages 6-8 Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2025 Program Description Cool and breezy, summers are easy! Find fun and playful art as we explore favorites of friends, animals, hobbies, foodies and more! Each session incorporates 2D Art mediums... Read more
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Dramatic Light in Pastel
Corey Pitkin I Online I Pastel Aug 9 - 23, 2025 Online on Zoom | 3 Saturdays Aug 9,16 and 23 2025 | 10am-1pm Arizona Time (*always on Mountain Standard Time) | recording will be available for 2 months Artists have... Read more -
Fall in the Foothills: Plein Air in Golden, Colorado
Judd Mercer | Off-site Workshop | All Mediums Sep 22 - 26, 2025 Kick off autumn in beautiful Colorado for a week of plein air across the Rocky Mountain foothills! From our starting location in charming Golden, CO, we’ll explore a different location... Read more -
Oil Portraits with Gold Leaf
Nicole Troup | Online | Oil Oct 4 - 18, 2025 Online on Zoom | October 4th, 11th and 18th 2025 from 10am-1pm Arizona Time (*always on MST) | recording will be available for 2 months During the workshop students will... Read more -
Autumn Workshop in the Grand Tetons
John Hughes I Off-Site I Workshop I Oil Oct 6 - 10, 2025 THIS IS A DESTINATION WORKSHOP: Come and experience the Grand Tetons in full fall color with like-minded artists! This workshop is sure to be one of a kind with lots... Read more
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Making the Leap: The Fine Art of the Art Business!
Vanessa Rothe I Workshop I Art Marketing Oct 20 - 24, 2025 Do you want to 'MAKE THE LEAP' towards becoming a professional artist and to start selling your work? Are you already a professional artist who simply needs to improve your... Read more -
The Beauty of Still Life
Jeff Legg | Workshop I Oil Nov 10 - 13, 2025 Level: All Levels Date: 11/10/2025-11/13/2025 Time: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM on Mon Tue Wed Th iCalendar: Download iCalendar Tuition $695.00 Model Fee: $40.00 Read more
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Painting the Landscape, Everything you Need to Know
Amery Bohling I Local I Oil Apr 10 - 12, 2025 Join Amery for an informative landscape painting workshop. Learn what subjects will make good paintings. Drawing techniques for accuracy. Mix values to prevent flat paintings and finishing details that make... Read more -
Desert Caballeros: Fundamentals of Landscape Painting
Paul Steele I Local Destination I Oil or Acrylic Apr 9 - 10, 2025 Join Paul at the Desert Caballeros Museum as he teaches a two day workshop in the Museum's learning center. In the world of making paintings there are a lot of... Read more -
The Traveler's Creative Sketchbook
Jane Barton I Local I Drawing, Water-media Apr 5, 2025 Ready to travel again? Make it the best ever by using art to enhance the experience! Creating a travel sketchbook will open up exploration and connection. Travelers will return home... Read more -
Landscape Painting in Gouache
Edward Sprafkin I Local I Gouache Apr 5, 2025 Enjoy an immersive one-day workshop exploring the fundamentals and practices of gouache through landscape painting. This hands-on session will cover color-mixing, layering, and blending techniques. The class will start with... Read more
