Study alongside teens who are deeply committed to advancing their drawing and painting skills. Build and refine your skills in observational drawing. Learn to draw from classical casts, the skull, and the live portrait model. Dive into oil painting fundamentals.

• June 21 – July 2, 2026
• Open to teens ages 15 – 18
• $4,600 tuition includes a single dorm room and meal plan
• Scholarships available
• Small classes provide fun, focused study with daily individual critiques
• Professional artist faculty, GCA alums
• Morning Studio: drawing plaster casts
• Afternoon Studio: drawing progression from the skull to the portrait model
• Evening Class: sunset painting en plein air
• Weekend: landscape painting & swimming at campus lake, fireside chats & ‘smores
• Closing Exhibition