Find the medium
that thinks
like you do.
A sunlit studio where teenagers press ink-stained fingers into clay, drag charcoal across oversized paper, and learn to see the world as raw material for making.
240+ students enrolled
Real kiln firing
Take home fired work
Max 12 students
Real attention, always
Three disciplines.
One studio that holds them all.
Tap a material to explore each medium. The studio adapts — just like the work.
Train your eye, free your hand.
From contour lines to chiaroscuro — teens learn to slow down and truly see. Charcoal, graphite, ink, and pastel on oversized sheets.
- Still life & figure drawing
- Ink wash techniques
- Portfolio-ready pieces
- Ages 13–18
Discover their
creative language.
Five questions. No wrong answers. A class track that fits.
When they're bored, they reach for…
Three tracks.
Pick the one that fits.
Sessions run 8 weeks. Classes cap at 12 students. Spots fill fast.
Observational Drawing
Still life, figure studies, ink wash. Train the eye that already sees everything.
Ceramics & Sculpture
Wheel throwing, hand-building, glaze work, kiln firing. Make things that last.
Mixed Media & Printmaking
Linocut, screen printing, collage. For the student who doesn't fit one medium.
What they made.
What they said.
From first-timers to portfolio builders — every kind of teen finds their thing here.
"My daughter Priya came home from the first session with clay under her fingernails and a bowl she'd made herself. She hasn't touched her phone on Saturday mornings since."
Meena Krishnamurthy
Parent of 14-year-old
"I was the kid who doodled in the margins of every notebook. Canvas is the first place anyone's told me that's actually a skill."
Declan Reyes
Student, age 15
"Jasper's portfolio for art school applications is entirely work from Canvas. Three pieces got him into his first-choice program."
Bridget Hollowell
Parent of 17-year-old
"The instructors don't just teach technique — they teach you to see. I look at shadows differently now. At textures. At everything."
Amara Osei-Bonsu
Student, age 16
"We tried painting classes, music lessons, coding camps. Canvas is the first thing Marco has asked to go back to every single week."
Tomás Villanueva
Parent of 13-year-old
"I thought I wasn't creative. Now I have a shelf of bowls I made, a print edition I pressed myself, and a sketchbook I'm actually proud of."
Saoirse Flanagan
Student, age 16
The blank page is
an invitation.
Five questions. No wrong answers. A class track built for how they think. Take the quiz — and we'll find where they belong.
Spring sessions begin March 14, 2026 · 8 weeks · Max 12 students