Scottsdale Artists' School

Scottsdale Artists' School Fine art training for artists and aspiring artists of all ages and skill levels. The School has six studios equipped with easels, artist taborets and stools.
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Scottsdale Artists’ School is located in the Scottsdale Arts District, the School features a variety of fine art workshops and classes taught by the nation’s leading artists. Scottsdale Artists’ School also offers a premier Youth Academy program for kids ages 6-18. The School offers camps and classes where kids and teens can discover and express their vision through art! Students are inspired to d

raw, paint and sculpt while experiencing an authentic artists’ school environment. The School attracts more than 3,000 students and visitors annually from all 50 states and many foreign countries. Within the international art community, Scottsdale Artists’ School is considered a leader in traditional, fine art training for all levels—from absolute beginner to professional artist. Scottsdale Artists’ School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,

Aesthetic Tools for Landscape DesignJill CarverFebruary 2 - 6Jill will discuss concepts and techniques aimed to resolve ...
11/28/2025

Aesthetic Tools for Landscape Design

Jill Carver

February 2 - 6

Jill will discuss concepts and techniques aimed to resolve and strengthen motifs and improve design, from initial ‘thought boards’ to actual planning methods. She will illustrate how unity and variety are used to create overall harmony. The class will explore the aesthetic principles of motif, notan, shape, value and color management, and the use of grids or armatures to divide up the canvas space and help with placement. She will discuss the science of how we see and how we can control eye movement. Jill will structure the workshop through set exercises, lectures, demos, and brainstorming discussions. Students will be working from their own visual material as well as that provided.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/328/

11/27/2025

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Painting the Full PortraitMary QianJanuary 26 - 29The goal of the class is to teach using value, color and edge as three...
11/25/2025

Painting the Full Portrait

Mary Qian

January 26 - 29

The goal of the class is to teach using value, color and edge as three essential tools to create naturalistic human portraits. The class will start with a dramatic lighting setup for students to use the power of value, using a limited palette. The day one demo will cover the geometry of the facial structure in a facet-like way, and how light describes the facial structure, while the value structure describes the quality of lighting. The day will start with an introduction of colors. There is the actual mixing of color, vs applying the colors. Instead of concentrating on what exact colors should be used, Mary would like to concentrate on the concept of color composition or the relationships among colors—it should be able to be varied by the subject and by preference. The second demo will show how to create form using color temperature shifts under a flatter lighting situation. The day will start with introducing different techniques of creating different kinds of edges by demonstration and showing images. The third demo will show how edges can change the paint quality of a painting. All three elements are completely intertwined. The entire approach is very much observation based, but at the same time with constant deliberate picking and choosing. The fourth day we will create naturalist portraits using all these tools. Mary can do a demo during the morning, or let students work the full day. It can be decided by the students. She will work with each student one-by-one during their painting time.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/119/

Exploring Landscape Painting In-StudioDan YoungJanuary 26 - 29During this workshop, students will learn Dan’s technique ...
11/24/2025

Exploring Landscape Painting In-Studio

Dan Young

January 26 - 29

During this workshop, students will learn Dan’s technique and approach to capturing the essence and mood of natural landscapes in-studio. Dan will demonstrate his methods of composition, color mixing, and brushwork. Concepts such as perspective, depth, value, light, and shadow will be discussed, and students will be given personalized guidance and feedback. The emphasis will be on the importance of the fundamentals and how to best apply them to your paintings. This landscape painting workshop promises to be a transformative experience that will enhance your artistic abilities and deepen your appreciation for the beauty of the natural world.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/118/

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Celebration of the Artists of AlamosThursday, December 4, 20255:30 - 7:00pm | Artist reception at Scottsdale Artist’s Sc...
11/21/2025

Celebration of the Artists of Alamos

Thursday, December 4, 2025

5:30 - 7:00pm | Artist reception at Scottsdale Artist’s School

7:00pm - 9:00pm | Old Town Art Walk with Alamos Artists

FREE ALAMOS ARTIST WORKSHOP AT SCOTTSDALE ARTISTS’ SCHOOL

Saturday, December 6, 2025

9:30 - 11:00am | Clay Workshop with Alamos artist Ana Luisa Garcia

9:30 - 11:30am | Kid Zone - drop-in Family Art Activities on the Patio

11:00 - 11:30am | Break with refreshments

11:30 - 1:00pm | Traditional Drawing with Alamos artist Katherine Callingham

Alla Prima IntensiveTimothy ReesJanuary 23 - 25Few things can capture the freshness and liveliness of a sitter quite lik...
11/21/2025

Alla Prima Intensive

Timothy Rees

January 23 - 25

Few things can capture the freshness and liveliness of a sitter quite like the Alla Prima, or direct portrait. Timothy Rees will share his experience, techniques, and insights into this special form of portrait painting with a different painting demonstration each of the three days, and students will follow. They can expect to learn how to create juicy colors, dynamic brushwork, and intriguing design under the special timing considerations required to paint a portrait all at once.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/322/

Jewelry Wire Art Workshop | Ages: 16 - 25Cindy DiBlasiTuesdays | December 2 - 9$80.00Tie the season 🎁 Join us in making ...
11/20/2025

Jewelry Wire Art Workshop | Ages: 16 - 25

Cindy DiBlasi

Tuesdays | December 2 - 9

$80.00

Tie the season 🎁

Join us in making gift while making memories! This special blend of creative art & artistic skill will intrigue you and enhance your levels of expertise and skill for 3D art and foundations of jewelry making.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/347/

Abstracting the LandscapeScott GellatlyJanuary 19 - 23Take the plunge into abstraction by taking the fundamentals of lan...
11/19/2025

Abstracting the Landscape

Scott Gellatly

January 19 - 23

Take the plunge into abstraction by taking the fundamentals of landscape painting to new and exciting directions! This class will focus on the process of pulling imagery from nature to emphasize the formal aspects of painting – including shape, color, and edge – while elevating the intangible elements of the landscape. Open to all oil and acrylic painters who are willing to let go, experiment and take chances! Each session will start with a presentation/demonstration, followed by a series of painting exercises, leading up to larger works

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/31/

Painting the Organic Still LifeGrace DevitoJanuary 19 - 22Join nationally acclaimed artist, Grace DeVito, for this four-...
11/18/2025

Painting the Organic Still Life

Grace Devito

January 19 - 22

Join nationally acclaimed artist, Grace DeVito, for this four-day oil painting workshop and learn her process of multi-layered still life painting by lecture, demonstration, and critiques. Focus will be given to technique, paint application and creating form. Individual instruction will be given throughout the workshop and will be tailored to the painters’ needs whether beginner, intermediate, or advanced. Curated still lifes will be set up to work from or students can bring their own favorite organic elements to create a beautiful painting. Lectures and demos will take place in the morning. In the afternoon students will paint as Grace gives individual critiques. Day 1 will cover the gesture and drawing of shapes and block in. Day 2 will be painting the first layer. Day 3 will be the second layer and Day 4 will be about scumbling, glazing and refinement.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/139/

Portrait Sculpture: Short and Long StudiesAlicia PonzioJanuary 19 - 23Alicia Ponzio will be offering a weeklong intensiv...
11/17/2025

Portrait Sculpture: Short and Long Studies

Alicia Ponzio

January 19 - 23

Alicia Ponzio will be offering a weeklong intensive workshop focusing on portrait modeling from life. The week will begin with quick studies lasting 3 hours each. Students will practice blocking in the portrait and have the opportunity to study from different models, creating quick, energetic sketches. After 3 sketches, they’ll settle into a long study of one of the models at ¾-life size scale. The shorter studies allow the students to explore various facial types and practice the important, early stages of the portrait a few times before digging into the longer study, which affords them time to capture more subtlety and form modeling with the clay. Through lecture, demonstration and individual feedback, Alicia will cover basic clay technique, working with an armature, the process for constructing a portrait, as well as relevant anatomical landmarks of the human head and neck. The elements of the “likeness” will be discussed. All experience levels are welcome in the class. Casting or firing the clay will not be covered in class, though students are encouraged to do this independently. In this class, students will work with water-based clay on wooden armatures.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/325/

Figurative Drawing and PaintingHenry YanJanuary 19 - 23Learn how to use different methods and techniques in drawing and ...
11/17/2025

Figurative Drawing and Painting

Henry Yan

January 19 - 23

Learn how to use different methods and techniques in drawing and painting the figure with charcoals and oils. Accurate structures and values will be emphasized in drawing practices and how these have been used in paintings. Applications, in both drawing and painting, of line works, rendering of forms, color choices, brush work, edge control, composition and design will all be explained and demonstrated. Different techniques introduced in the book, Henry Yan’s Figure Drawing Techniques and Tips, will be used in drawing and painting practices. Although it is a drawing and painting workshop, students can also choose to draw for the entire five-day workshop.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/117/

Loosen Up: Seeing, Simplifying and ExpressionDerek PenixJanuary 12 - 15Students will use oil or acrylic paint to paint f...
11/14/2025

Loosen Up: Seeing, Simplifying and Expression

Derek Penix

January 12 - 15

Students will use oil or acrylic paint to paint from photos. They will have a choice of dozens of photographs consisting of trees, boats, cityscapes, figures, koi, and hanging fruit. Students will also have the option to paint from their own photos if they choose. Penix will cover topics like how to make paintings more three dimensional, the power of warms and cools, color theory, harmony, edges, shape-quality, variety, simplifying, loosening brushwork, elements of design, elements of light and shadow, the power of suggestion and finally painting how one sees versus just copying a photograph.

Register: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/113/

Address

3720 N Marshall Way
Scottsdale, AZ
85251

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm
1pm - 4pm

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+14809901422

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