Homeschool Art Education at Art in Mind Creative Wellness Studio!
Homeschool Art Education Program *ALL NEW for 2025/2026*
Foster your child’s love of art, knowledge, and ability with our Homeschool Art Program! At Art in Mind we realize how important it is for homeschool parents to give their kids the best possible education they can. Integral to an excellent educational program is the inclusion of fine arts, which has been proven to be essential in so many ways. The benefits include enhancing motor skills, fostering creativity, learning about history, recognizing cultural differences, and so much more. An education rich in art education encourages individuality, creative thinking, and the appreciation of the differences among others, which will impact one’s future.
Our 2025/2026 program will run with an hour and a half classes every other week, with a total of 5 classes each series. Cost is $35 per class ($175 per student for all 5 classes). Students can jump in at a prorated cost. All supplies included.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Middle/High School & Elementary School
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Fall Series Dates 2026: Fridays 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20
Homeschool Art Education Program *NEW* Kinetic Creations
Kinetic Creations: STEAM Project Series
In this 5-week hands-on series, students will explore the fascinating connection between physics, engineering, and art by creating their own kinetic artworks.
Students will experiment with forces such as gravity, balance, and motion as they build a variety of moving art projects. This series will encourage curiosity, problem-solving, experimentation, and hands-on making as students transform scientific concepts into engaging works of moving art. Link to register: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-program-new-kinetic-creations/
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Spring Series Dates 2026: 4/17, 5/1, 5/15, 5/29, 6/12
Homeschool Art Education Program *NEW* Creature Creation Series
Creature Creation Project Series
In this creative project series, students will become creature designers by imagining and developing their own unique monsters.
Students will brainstorm an original creature and consider their habitat, special abilities, and physical features. Next, they will sketch different versions of their creature, exploring textures and colors. As a final project, students will bring their design to life by building a three-dimensional sculpture.
This series will combine imagination, planning, and hands-on construction to transform their original creature idea into a finished artwork.
Link to Register: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-program-new-creature-creation-series/
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Fall Semester 2025: Fridays: 9/19, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21
ART IN THE OPEN: Murals, Public Works, and Community Expression
Art in the Open is a dynamic, project-based homeschool art education program that explores the power of public art — from large-scale murals to small community installations. Students will consider world-renowned public works as well as local public art within the Capital District to learn how art transforms shared spaces, communicates collective values, and strengthens community identity. Students will create individual and group works that explore scale, message, and medium. Hands-on projects may include individual large-scale mural panels, community-inspired mixed media pieces, and temporary installations using eco-friendly materials.
Link to Register: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-program-new-art-in-the-open-murals-public-works-and-community-expression/
Winter / Spring Semester 2026: Fridays: 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 2/13
Upcycled Art Collective: Sculpture
What if yesterday’s recyclables could become today’s masterpiece? In this engaging series, students explore creative techniques artists use to transform simple recycled items into one-of-a-kind artworks. Working as a team, they’ll bring an inventive recycled village sculpture to life.
Students will explore the work of contemporary artists who create striking recycled sculptures. They’ll then collaborate to develop a unified design and theme for a three-dimensional village built entirely from repurposed materials. After choosing the section of the village they want to create, each student will construct and paint their piece using a wide range of recycled items. At the end of the series, every student will take home their own segment of the collaborative village. Throughout the process, classes will foster creativity, design skills, and teamwork. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
Link for winter/spring semester 2026: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-program-new-upcycled-art-collective-sculpture/
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HOMESCHOOL ART EDUCATION WORKSHOPS! 2024-2025
We are offering art workshops for children in elementary and secondary school levels. Register online. Workshop fee is $75 for three hours of in-depth instruction. All supplies included.
In-person class sessions are once month on Fridays, at these times:
9 am – 12 pm Elementary School
12:30- 3:30 pm Middle and High School
January 2025:
ANDREW WYETH WINTER LANDSCAPES: FRIDAY, January 10th, 2025
Andrew Wyeth was an American realism artist who specialized in watercolor and egg tempera paintings. Wyeth’s paintings capture the melancholic and eerie feelings that coincide with the harsh winters of Pennsylvania and Maine, where he spent most of his adult life. This month we will be working with watercolors and acrylic to create our very own Wyeth inspired landscape paintings. By using techniques like dry brushing and monochromatic color schemes, we will emulate Wyeths landscapes. Feel free to bring pictures of winter landscapes that speak to you (national parks, images from movies, or even your own backyard!) to help you create a meaningful piece of art!
January 2025 Elementary Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-elementary-school-level-january-2025-workshop-new/
January 2025 Middle/High School Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-middle-high-school-level-january-2025-workshop-new/
February 2025:
METAL EMBOSSING: FRIDAY 2/14/25
This month we are working on embossing! Embossing is a technique where you carve, mold, or stamp metal so that it stands out in relief. We will be looking at Bronze Age India where embossing gained popularity, as well as modern artists like Romero Britto and Ninette Kruger who use embossing in their art. We will be working with metal sheets and carving tools to play with the concepts of positive and negative space, relief, texture, and balance to create heart ornaments, jewelry charms, and more, perfect for any upcoming holidays!
February 2025 Elementary Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-elementary-level-february-workshop-new/
February 2025 Middle/High School Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-middle-high-school-level-february-workshop-new/
March – Exploring Monochrome Colors: Friday, March 14, 2025
We will be exploring the concept of monochromatic color schemes. Inspired by examples from Picasso’s Blue Period, we will be experimenting with the different shades, tints, and tones of individual hues to create dynamic art pieces. We will be painting a monochromatic landscape scene with acrylic paint, as well as creating a mixed media collage with different materials all in the same color family. Exploring these two mediums will allow us an in-depth experience in monochromatic art and help our young artists see how art concepts & ideas cross mediums and styles.
March 2025 Elementary Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-elementary-school-level-march-2025-workshop-new/
March 2025 Middle/High School Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-middle-high-school-level-march-2025-workshop-new/
May – Islamic Art / Working With Symmetrical Pattern: Friday, May 9th 2025
Patterns are a vital part of Islamic art, from decorating small single tiles up to large vast mosques. We will be exploring the perfect symmetry and the typical Islamic architectural features (domes, arches, columns, etc.), as well as the intricate detail of the beautiful patterned Islamic artwork. Using a grid as a drawing tool, the students will create a symmetrical patterned art piece of their own and then they will be painting their own ceramic Moroccan Tile. We will be working with symmetry, complex patterns, balance, unity, geometric lines/shape, organic lines/shape, and more!
May 2025 Elementary Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-elementary-school-level-may-2025-workshop-new/
May 2025 Middle/High School Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-middle-high-school-level-may-2025-workshop-new/
September 2024:
ALMA THOMAS/ COLOR FIELD: FRIDAY 9/20/24
Alma Thomas was a teacher and artist who developed a powerful form of abstract painting late in life. From the mid-1960s, she produced brilliantly colored and richly patterned works intimately connected to the natural world. We will be using collage and painting techniques to design color scheme creations. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience. To register for our September 2024 workshops go to our website’s Calendar page or click these direct links:
September 2024 Elementary Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/elementary-school-level-homeschool-art-education-september-workshop-new/
September 2024 Middle/High School Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/middle-high-school-level-homeschool-art-education-september-workshop-new/
October 2024:
MONSTERS! / Drawing, Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media: FRIDAY 10/11/24
Illustrators such as Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) combine organic shapes and line work with bright colors and textures to create striking monster-like characters. In this series, we will utilize various drawing and watercolor and acrylic techniques to explore character design and illustrate our own monsters, as well as finishing with a unique piece on canvas. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
To register for our October 2024 workshops go to our website’s Calendar page or click these direct links:
October 2024 Elementary Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/elementary-school-level-homeschool-art-education-october-workshop-new/
October 2024 Middle/High School Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/middle-high-school-level-homeschool-art-education-october-workshop-new-2/
November 2024:
CONTEMPORARY OP ART: FRIDAY 11/15/24
Inspired by advances in the science of sight, artists in the 1960s created an art movement called op art. This movement is all about tricking the eye by creating illusions such as movement, vibration or advancing/receding imagery within artwork. We will explore and create our own works within the op art style by investigating art concepts such as positive/negative space, value, scale, line and complimentary colors.
To register for our November 2024 workshops go to our website’s Calendar page or click these direct links:
November 2024 Elementary Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-elementary-level-november-workshop-new/
November 2024 Middle/High School Level: https://artinmindstudio.com/events/homeschool-art-education-middle-high-school-level-november-workshop-new/
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2023-2024:
September 2023:
COLOR THEORY IN DEPTH / ARTIST STUDY FRANK STELLA / Friday 9/22/23:
We will begin our Homeschool Art Education year with 
an in-depth look and review on color theory. A solid understanding in this area is vital in the creation of all art. Students will complete projects to aid in their understanding of color groupings, value, hue, intensity, tint, shade and more! Learn about a contemporary artist as we discuss and learn about the progression and evolution of an artist’s style. We will view examples of artwork in a series, define what abstract art means and see examples of how abstract artists get ideas for their work and create an abstract artwork inspired by the art of Frank Stella.
October 2023:
PAINTING WITH MOVEMENT / ARTIST STUDY VINCENT VAN GOGH / Friday 10/13/23:
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-
Impressionist painter, who is still one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In this series students will learn about this famous artist, view his artwork, and discover terms such as: impressionism, movement, texture, line, color, unity, balance, intensity, rhythm, and more! Students will create their own artist copy canvas painting of the famous Starry Night, while practicing a variety of brushstrokes, developing brush handling techniques, and learning how to incorporate movement into painting.
November 2023:
THE STONE AGE / ART OF THE CAVE DWELLERS / FRIDAY 11/17:
Our ancestors, with their creative images on the rock walls of caves, began the process we call art history. Whether we draw with charcoal, plant parts or paint brushes - our need to communicate is as old as the cave art itself, and just as basic and compelling. In this intriguing study, students will explore ancient art history, techniques, tools, and its purpose. They will be creating projects relating to stone age times, using tools from nature. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
December 2023:
DONATELLO / BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURES / FRIDAY 12/15
Donatello was an extremely influential Italian sculptor during the 15th century. While exploring his life and work, we will be creating detailed sculptures of our own. In this series, students will practice facial proportions and positions with graphite, then take that knowledge and transform it to 3 dimensional work by sculpting a clay bust. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
January 2024:
MONET / IMPRESSIONISM / FRIDAY 1/12/24:
Monet is one of the highest regarded impressionist painters. While exploring his life and work, we will be creating detailed paintings of our own. In this workshop, students will practice brush handling techniques, color mixing, and impressionistic values. Students will be learning how to plan a painting as well as incorporating a bit of adventurous art making. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
February 2024:
JIM DINE / TEXTURED HEARTS: FRIDAY 2/9
Jim Dine has been associated with many art movements including Neo-Dada with the use of collage and found objects, Abstract Expressionism with the gestural nature of his painting, and Pop Art affixing everyday objects to his canvases, yet he has avoided such classifications. At the core of his art, regardless of the medium, lies autobiographical reflection. We will be exploring a mixture of his collage and gestural painting techniques while playing with texture. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
March 2024:
PICASSO / ABSTRACT MASK: FRIDAY 3/15
Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous artists of the twentieth-century. He was brilliant at drawing. People really loved his doodles, as well as his use of abstraction and color. Even as a child he was better at drawing than many adults. He could draw and paint just about anything, and in any style. Picasso helped us see the world in new ways. We will be exploring his use of shape, color, and abstraction. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
April 2024:
GEORGIA OKEEFE: FRIDAY 4/12
By the mid-1920s, O'Keeffe was recognized as one of America's most important and successful artists, known for her paintings of New York skyscrapers, as well as her equally radical depictions of flowers. We will be exploring a mixture of her paintings using a variety of both drawing and painting techniques while learning about abstraction. Art vocabulary, elements, and principles will be incorporated richly in the experience.
