Youth Art Classes & Private Lessons

With Local Teaching Artist Athena Louscher

Classes:

Under the guidance of local teaching artist Athena Louscher, young artists (ages 5+) explore their creativity to develop their own artistic style. The program grows with the student expanding on techniques, mediums, complex projects, and portfolio development.

Lessons incorporate Art History, Technique, Art Appreciation, and Industry Knowledge broken down per grade level. Program includes opportunities for students to showcase their work.

Schedule:
Sessions take place at the Willard Art & Frame Gallery in Bothell.

Inspired Sparks (Ages 5-8) - Wed. 2:45-3:45 PM

Rising Artisan (Ages 9+) - Sat. 8:30-10:AM

Cost:
Classes are $30 per session per student, paid monthly. Sessions will be between 1 hour to 1.5 hours.

Plus a twice annual $35 materials fee.

PRIVATE LESSON PRICES (per student):

Ages 5-8 $40 per session ($35 for joint)

Ages 9-13 $55 per session ($50 for joint)

Ages 13+ $65 per session ($60 for joint)

Scheduling of Private lessons are on a first come basis as current availability is only on Sundays from either 8:30-10:AM or 3-4:30PM.  

For registration, please visit Athena's website or fill out the form below and Athena will be in touch to coordinate scheduling. For more information, please visit Art for All & All for Art or email Athena with any questions.

All images on this page appear courtesy of Athena Louscher.

Meet Your Instructor: Athena Louscher

I studied art history, fine art, and mixed media at Cascadia Community College, graduating in 2010. I continued on to graduate in 2013 from Cornish College of the Arts with quadruple focus in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking. I also have experience in altered books and book making.

I have several pieces in private collections around the country and a couple of public works projects.

I create and teach in a variety of techniques for each of my disciplines. My lessons are designed to provide my students with the context of how art techniques were born and evolved. With the knowledge of those essential principles students can choose how they want to use them to develop their own artistic process. This learning method encourages my students to learn how to talk about their work and understand the different ways art enters the world.

My works are subject to the flow of life and it’s ever present chaos that brings beauty, awareness, history, and community out of everything I make.

Please let me know if you have any questions.