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The Children's Fine Art Classes program was founded in 1925. Its mission is to provide intensive, in-depth art experiences for talented and motivated elementary, middle, and high school art students. The program offers concentrated studies in two-dimensional art that include studio practices in drawing and painting; art history; critiquing skills; and aesthetics. Instruction is covered by scholarship so that economic status will play no part in a child's participation or placement. A supply fee is paid by those who elect to support the program. In grades 3-8, visually talented and interested children are invited into the program after recommendation from an art teacher or principal. High school students present a portfolio for consideration and review.
- Each school year, 750 students receive instruction and mentoring
- Class sizes average about 10-15 students and meet for 2 hours a week for 10 weeks
- Students from five Metro Louisville counties, and two counties in southern Indiana
- More than 75% of graduating seniors who participated in CFAC classes were offered financial aid when applying to art programs around the country
Instructors of the Children's Fine Art Classes program have experience as art teachers or professional artists. The curriculum and assignments are developed to help children gain increasing mastery over the tools and techniques of the visual arts and to foster their cognitive abilities. Each year, the Louisville Visual Art Association hosts a gallery exhibit of the work from the Children's Fine Art Classes. Every student from that year has work on display, providing them a chance to see their work in exhibition and to share that experience with their families.
To learn more about the Children's Fine Art Classes Program, please contact:
Savannah Barrett
Education
Program Coordinator
savannah@louisvillevisualart.org
502-896-2146 x104
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