Community Education

Art Education For All.

Community Education through the Office of Engagement at AAC offers non-credit workshops, classes, and camp programs for artists of all ages. Register today to learn from the most skilled instructors in our region.

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Community Education Overview

Community education introduces students of all ages to the most skilled instructors in various disciplines. All courses and programs, besides Future BFA, are non-credit art opportunities. All programming is hosted at the Art Academy of Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine campus!

Foster young artists’ creativity with Camp Art Academy, a summer art camp for ages 5 to 12. Teen Academy occurs each spring, summer, and fall to support focused art classes for artists ages 13 to 18. For anyone age 13+, we offer many interdisciplinary community courses that include instruction in drawing, painting, sculpture, creative writing, and many other art forms.

Read more below and carve out time in your schedule to be creative and learn new art practices!

Teen Academy

College Admissions Portfolio Preparation
Prepare for college applications by building and editing your art portfolio with professional guidance!
Teen Academy: Bookmaking + Typography
Learn about the artistic disciplines of bookbinding and printmaking and craft your own book in this course!
Teen Academy: Crocheting Accessories
Learn how to crochet accessories that are both functional and aesthetic alongside your peers!
Teen Academy: Lyrical Video + Soundscapes
Learn experimental methods and tools of storytelling in videography!
Teen Academy: Manga Writing + Drawing
Create plot, develop characters, and write dialogue while employing illustration techniques for your own original manga!

Community Education

Community: Drawing Everyday Environments
Capture the beauty of everyday environments in drawn media!
Community: Ceramic Paintings
Explore the cross between the disciplines of ceramics and painting in this unique course!
Community: Portraits on Film
Learn about portraiture in darkroom film photography as a way of storytelling!
Community: Traditional Cel Animation
Learn the unique art form of traditional cel animation in this course!
Community: Clothing Design + Sewing
Design and sew your own clothing in this course with instruction from a professional!
Community: Pastel Landscape Painting
Learn techniques in oil pastel painting while capturing beautiful landscapes!
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Camp Art
Academy

Summer art classes for school-age kids.

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Teen
Academy

Art courses for middle school
and high school students.

Future
BFA Pre-College

College credit-granting summer program.

Community Courses

Art and writing courses for teens and adults.

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Due To Inclement Weather

Classes are cancelled

January 25th, 2023

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