Art World Blog Posts

Art World School is honored to be invited by Washington Square Mall to hold a Student Art Show again this year. Art World School students from Portland, Beaverton, Bethany, Tigard, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Forest Heights, Clackamas are able to showcase their artworks to the greater Portland community. Students from Art World School's after school program, fall day camp, no school day program, summer camp, spring camp, winter camp, and online art classes are able to demonstrate the works they are proud of. The mediums of the artworks range from sketching, color pencil, water color painting, acrylic painting, oil painting, oil pastel, soft pastel, charcoal, and mixed media. The location of the art show is in various storefronts next to the Summit Food Court in Washington Square mall. Art World School's student art show at Washington Square Mall will be on display for at least one month. Art World School students are able to learn about framing artworks, displaying artworks, and share their proud works with the greater Portland community and learn from each other through Art World School art shows such as these.​ 

Art World School wishes everyone a Happy New Year and a better 2021! We at Art World School would like to ring in the new years by sharing photos of works that our students completed at the beginning of 2021. Students in the Portland, Beaverton, Bethany, Tigard, West Linn, Lake Oswego, Clackamas, Forest Heights, and other areas have completed and are working on amazing projects in our after school program, fall day camp, fine art program, and through Art World School online art classes. Students have been practicing and perfecting their fine art skills with drawing, color, and painting. Students in our after school program are able to experience a wide array of art projects and develop a vast range of skills through taking Art World School fine art classes, clay classes, arts and craft classes, calligraphy classes, ceramic classes, Chinese Mandarin classes, 3D art classes, jewelry making classes, architecture classes, sculpture classes, and more! Students can enroll in an individual class, a single or multiple days a week, full weeks, or a full month of after school classes. Art World School also offers separate fine art classes as a part of the fine art program, which can be taken in a small group or one-on-one class format in person or online. Art World School's in person and online art classes can be taken Mondays through Saturdays with flexible scheduling. New Students are welcome to take a trial class in Art World School's after school program, Fall camp, No School Day program, fine art program, or online art program to experience the art classes that Art World School has to offer. 

For winter 2020 Art World School is holding a modified winter camp with a strict limitation on class size and social distancing precautions. Students in the Portland, Bethany, Beaverton, Tigard, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Clackamas, and other areas are able to experience the same fine art, clay, arts and crafts, yoga, 3D art, calligraphy, architecture, and sculpture classes that Art World School has to offer. Students can come experience classes that Art World School also offers in the after school program that runs when schools in the Beaverton School District or Portland School district is open. As a historic art school opened in 1997 in Portland, Oregon, Art World School is able to share the skill based program with students in the greater Portland area through the teaching of a vast range of artistic skills through professional teachers and fun art projects. Students were able to make tie dye t-shirts, learn cake decorating, make different kinds of gingerbread houses, learn about different foliage through watercolor painting, make their own colored clay, learn to make Greek pots with clay, paint interior and exterior winter scenes, sketch from observation, and more in Art World School's winter camp 2020. No School Day programs such as our winter camp offers flexible enrollment options. Students can enroll in an individual class, half day, or full day in our camp. Art World School also offers a separate fine art program for students who are only interested in drawing and painting Mondays through Saturdays in a small group or one-on-one class art class format. Art World School also continues to offer the online art program with personalized lesson plans for online art classes, which can be taken with flexible scheduling Mondays through Saturdays. Online art students can learn to use any fine art medium and experience the same fine art classes that Art World School offers. New Students are welcome to sign up for a trial class in any of our programs first to experience a class at Art World School first before enrolling in the after school program, seasonal camps (Winter Camp, Spring Camp, Summer Camp), No School Day program or camp, fine art program, and online art program. 

Beaverton’s Art World School is expanding. Although we provide a traditional and classic art program,
we are evolving. We are now offering a variety of teaching methods including online and remote learning. No
matter what adjustments are made over the upcoming years our program will always contain the same belief
system. We as educators will never stop providing encouragement and will continue to teach the development
of basic skill sets that students can take with them out into the world.

What makes Art World School at Beaverton different?

The teachers and faculty here at the Art World School of Beaverton continually put our students first. Our
educators commit to far more than just work within the classroom. For example, they act as mentors outside of
class, are always happy to help build IB/AP art portfolios, answer questions, or give suggestions when needed.
In addition to the advanced and remarkably talented faculty we work with, it is also the students here at Art
World School of Beaverton that make a splash. For example, we encourage our students to participate in any of
the events that take place. For example, art shows, art competitions, art demonstrations, etc. Several of our
alumni have gone on to be designers, artists, teachers, web designers, and even animators for Pixar, while others
perused careers utilizing their artistic skills. Those who went into other career fields were able to utilize the
skills they acquired here. In addition, students who have studied here have also gone on to win numerous state,
national, and internal level art competitions. It is through these competitions’ students gained true experience
which taught them how to use art in other ways including advocacy and helping the community.

As a school, we hold strong values and beliefs that innovation and creativity will determine the future. This is
why we believe students must possess strong fundamental skills in the arts and then take their talents further
using their own unique twist. Therefore, our students can develop and grow into their own, one-of-a-kind,
ARTIST.
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All of our classes feature a one-on-one teaching direction. This method allows the student to learn new subject
matter step by step in order to possess the knowledge to create a wonderful piece of new artwork later and on
their own. Next, we practice the newly taught methods and techniques through a variety of avenues. Once
students have grasped the basic idea and concept, they are encouraged to add their own sense of design and
imagination. Every class here at the Art World School of Beaverton includes a review of previous knowledge
and the learning of new concepts.

Our fine art students taking classes in our Fall Day Camp program, in person or online small group or one-on-one classes have been working hard to learn more artistic skills through imitating works of masters as well as creating their original works of art. In our Fall Day Camp Program, located in our Portland location, have been experiencing more types of art such as paint pouring an gauche on rice paper. Fine art students have been working on their individual art projects which include imitating Van Goghs to painting their own pets with acrylic and watercolor. They have also been portraying still life scenes with mediums such as oil pastels, soft pastels, watercolor, and sketching. In our Fall Day Camp Program, students also experience different types of 3D art with pop-up card making and clay. Students have the option of taking one class or a series of classes in our Fall Day Camp Program, which is our After School Program for this school year. New Students are welcome to come take a trial classes of their choice to experience what Art World School has to offer! 

Students in our Fall Day Camp have completed many amazing art projects in our afternoon fine art, clay, arts and crafts, and 3D art classes. They received tutoring from our teachers for their Distance Learning classes in the mornings and then take our art related classes in the afternoons to enrich their days. We also have yoga, calligraphy, and Chinese Mandarin classes in the afternoons. Our new Fall Day Camp this year is our new after school program that has been adapted to better suit student needs this year, in response to Beaverton School District and Portland School District changes for the safety of students. Here at Art World School, students are able to completed all of their course for Distance Learning with tutoring help from our teachers, then get some exercise with our yoga classes, and then do some hands on activities with our other enrichment courses. Classes are limited to a maximum of 8 students and everyone is required to wear a mask at at times, as well as follow all social distancing guidelines. We have also been keeping the school sparkling clean and sanitized at all times, with frequent cleanings before and after classes. 

Today in Art World School students learned about metamorphosis and how different bugs and insects will undergo metamorphosis to grow from a little caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. They learned that the process of metamorphosis involves change and adaptation and to reflect that, each student would draw one process of a bugs metamorphosis and then pass it on to another student to draw the next step of the metamorphosis to reflect the same kind of change and adaptation in drawing and painting styles. In addition, students also explored the differences between insects, bugs, and arachnids and recreated / created their own kinds of crawling creatures. Finally, students participated in an iconic project that many returning students remember called the "boat project". The boat project, in respects to this weeks theme, explores how bugs and insects interact their way on the water. Through their understanding of how insects, such as the Water Strider, are able to seamlessly float across the water surface through their manipulation of surface tension, they created boats and applied these ideas to create boats that are able to also float and support weights across a small body of water!

Join us next week for the exciting week filled with the future, time travel, and space exploration!

This week's theme at Art World School is all about bugs, insects and the rainforest! We're exploring arthropods and their behaviors in their respective environments. So far we've explored the intricacies of the Blue Morpho Butterfly and their deceptive blue wings that are actually red but reflect light to make it look blue. In addition, students have also recreated the Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar that disguises itself as a snake to ward off predators. Many students have also had a lot of fun making Flying Snakes out of paper and using them as scarves. Students have also had a fun time doing bug themed yoga poses such as ladybug and dragonfly pose. However, bugs aren't the only animals that the kids have explored! We've also learned about how some snakes in the rainforest can "fly" up to 25 meters through the air from tree to tree. They've also learned the importance of animal conservation through model making of Pandas and the elusive and endangered Rosy Maple Moth. 

We hope to see more students next week for our theme of Traveling to the Future, a week filled with learning about new technologies, space travel, time travel and much much more!

In place of our after school Fall program, Art World School is now offering Fall Day programs that can include individual classes, half day classes, or full day classes. These classes can be taken over the course of 3 consecutive days . Morning classes are targeted more for students to finish their online classes with trained and professional Art World School teachers that can help them with homework and other course works. In addition, teachers can tutor them in any core subject areas within the allotted time. 

Afternoon classes are mostly comprised of language and art classes which include, but are not limited to, English, Chinese, calligraphy, arts & crafts and much more! Art World School is also having an early bird deal that ends on August 31st. Those that take advantage of this early bird deal has access to free art supplies as well as 1 free online art class (only available of enrollment of 1 month or more). 

Class sizes are being limited to 8 students per class with only 16 students per day. In addition to these restrictions, Art World School is putting in extra efforts to maintain social distancing rules as well as taking extra precautions to keep spaces clean and safe for students to return. Everyday, we make sure every surface is cleaned and sanitized as well as limiting the amount of people within the school. In addition, we are constantly keeping track of the wellbeing of our students to make sure that they come to Art World School healthy and leave in the same condition. 

As families are enjoying the relaxing Summer, this year we are continuing to offer day camps and classes with changes on class sizes and more cleaning procedures with requirements that meet social distancing guidelines. Art World School is taking extra precautions to keep its students safe and healthy. We are taking extra measures to keep everything clean and sanitized to ensure the well being of our students. In the Fall, we will continue to offer day camps to students who are on different return-to school paths. This program will have art based activities in the morning with more tutoring based activities in the afternoon. Students will be able to choose between in-person classes and online classes. In addition to day camps, we are also offering one-on-one classes on topics such as calligraphy, language classes, arts &crafts, clay, and fine arts! 

Check out our lists of programs for more information and enroll today!