Teen Summer Art Studios

Ceramics Studio

Create in clay! Using white stoneware clay, learn handbuilding techniques including coiling, pinching and sculpting. All pottery and artworks will be glazed and kiln fired. Add new works to your portfolio or share as gifts.

2D Studio

Explore the techniques of drawing with various mediums which may include pencil, charcoal, pastels, etc. Work with a clothed live model for 1 session during the week. Plein air painting will be included during the summer when weather permits. Weeks 4, 6, and 10 will be exclusively digital! Learn zine-making, digital illustration, and fashion design.

Step 1 – Choose Morning, Afternoon, or Both

Choose to register your teen for a morning studio or afternoon studio (for a 1/2 day at New Art) or both studios (for a full day at New Art). New lessons and focuses every week! Register them for multiple weeks to explore new subjects and concepts.

To better suit your teen’s needs, we have created suggested grades for our morning and afternoon sessions so they are grouped with similar aged and level students. We are currently recommending that students grades 7-9 take our morning 2D sessions and the afternoon Ceramics sessions while students grades 10-12 take Ceramics in the morning and 2D in the afternoon. While this is not an age requirement, we highly recommend following these suggested ages so your teen can have their best experience at New Art.

Step 2 – Choose Studio Focus

For each studio, select the focus that your teen would like to explore for the week: Ceramics or 2D. 

Things to Know

• The Emergency Form is now a part of the Registration Form. When you register, you will be asked for emergency contact information. 
• All materials are provided; all levels are welcome.
• Wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting dirty!
• Scholarships are available according to need, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please apply here.
• View our policies here.
• Students registered for both morning and afternoon studios should arrive at the location of their first studio and be picked up from the location of their second studio.
• Note there is an hour break between the morning and afternoon teen programs from 1PM-2PM, during which time students with prior parental approval may self-release and head to Newtonville, or can have a lunch brought from home under a tent at New Art. The students are not supervised by New Art staff or faculty at this time. Students registered for only a morning or afternoon studio should be dropped off and picked up at the location of their class.