COLLEGE PREP Summer Camp

HS Students mixed in with adult amateurs and professionals during Saturday morning life drawing.

INSTRUCTORS:

Ages 12-18

Maximum: 12 students

Our Summer Art Camp is a college-level summer program that gives ambitious students the opportunity to dramatically improve their figure drawing, painting, and visual story-telling skills. In the spirit of our school mission, students also become intimately aware of art history, the world of ideas, as well as critical and creative thinking strategies. These intensives are wonderful social experiences that allow students to develop a rich sense of camaraderie and constructive competition with students who are similarly driven, from across the Valley and the greater LA area.

One of our 14 year olds working on a full color comic.

Students leave these intensives with a rich sense of communicative potential, clarity on multiple collegiate and professional pathways, and the grit, discipline, and verbal tools required to succeed creatively (in the arts and elsewhere).

Additionally, this program is considerably more affordable than comparable experiences, following a traditional foundational studio model that maximizes practice and mentorship while cutting administrative, material, and additional teaching costs. Students will be able to supplement their core education with master classes by visiting artists.

THIS IS A TRUE INTENSIVE:

Classes are fun, relaxed, and significantly individualized, but work loads are high. Students will be working alongside adult students and professionals in drawing the nude and costumed figure. Students are expected to participate in four 3-hour classes per week. Students are asked to complete an additional 10+ hours of homework per week. Students are required to exhibit in a culminating show Saturday, August 27th at 2022. If this is too much, students can take any of these weekly offerings a la carte. No bundle discount will be applied for a la carte classes.

PLEASE VISIT OUR ALUMNI PAGE TO LEARN ABOUT WHERE OUR STUDENTS HAVE GONE.

FIND THE CURRICULUM & CALENDAR, HERE

Laura Mishkin - 2014 Graduate to Washington State University

“Many other art classes are very uniform. Valley Art set me up to be an independent artist with other independent artists. AND I still use the perspective and cross-hatching lessons for my illustration and architecture work!”

Nathan O'Donnell - 2014 Graduate to Humboldt State University

“It was really important to be among other young artists. I only realized how special it was after I left. I only had anything close to Valley Art in college.”

Sharon Mashal - 2010 Graduate to Otis College of Art & Design

“When I think of the Workshop, I think of support and mentorship. I’ve rarely felt as listened to and guided by a teacher.”

Joe Hewison - 2012 Graduate to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

“I was an avid drawer and painter in my teen years. Miles introduced me to different mediums such as print-making that set me on a path to study graphic design in university. Now I’m a full-time graphic designer.”

Toby Mickelson - 2012 Graduate to School of Visual Arts, NYC

“The life drawing classes I took here are still the most valuable courses I’ve ever had. The portfolio we built got me into the majority of my top art schools.”

Hakob Minasian - 2012 Graduate to Otis College of Art & Design

“The biggest thing I learned at Valley Art Workshop was how to see beauty and gesture in just about anything. I’ve carried this throughout my studies. The studio environment prepared me for working with other creatives and taught me how to respectfully give and receive criticism in a productive way.”

Anya Kavanaugh - 2010 Graduate to Washington University, St. Louis, MO

“Valley Art gave me all the tools I needed to become a working artist. I highly recommend attending at least one class and seeing for yourself.”

Aaron Kohn - 2012 Graduate to Syracuse University

“It’s easy to feel unsure about your art. Valley Art made me feel like I was in the right place doing the right thing. It was the kind of support that let me feel okay about creative discomfort. I grew a lot.”

CONTACT MILES TO SET UP AN INTERVIEW AND TO REGISTER

818-390-2215

6 week option (June 20th - July 30th)

12 hours of class time/week : 72 hours of total instruction

Cost: $1170 $900

(A savings of $270 from a la carte offerings)

OR

8 week option (June 20th - August 13th)

12 hours of class time/week : 96 hours of total instruction

Cost: $1560 $1200

(This is a savings of $360 from a la carte offerings)

FOUR CLASSES FOR BOTH:

Tuesday Night Costumed Life Drawing - 7-10PM

(3 hours working from the live model. 3 hours homework/week.)

2. Wednesday Drawing - 3-6PM

(1 hour of homework critique and technical exercises. 2 hours of drawing projects. 3 hours homework/week.)

3. Friday Painting - 3-6 PM

(1 hour of homework critique and technical exercises. 2 hours of painting projects. 3 hours homework/week.)

4. Saturday Morning Nude Life Drawing - 9.30-12.30PM

(3 hours working from the live model. 3 hours homework/week.)

REQUIRED MATERIALS LIST:

2 - 9’’ x 12’’ Mixed Media Sketchbook

18’’ x 24’’ Drawing Sketchbook

18’’ x 24’’ Watercolor Sketchbook

HB-4B Pencils

Full set of watercolors

Full set of gouache

Full set of brushes

OPTIONAL MATERIALS:

Tablet with art software