In collaboration with
UAF College of Liberal Arts 

Visual Art Academy

Registration below for June 3-14, 2024 

Summer Visual  Art Academy is an intensive visual arts program for students from grades 6–12. Students will select their preferred areas of interest and will be assigned to classes prior to the beginning of the academy. Students who wish to focus more time in any area (i.e., metalsmithing) may request full mornings or afternoons in that area. Beginning and advanced levels will be offered for each course.

Register early for the best selection of classes!

Our faculty of professional Alaskan visual artists will teach classes in the following:

VAA Cartooning Student

Cartooning

Sequential drawing and character design for animation and visual storytelling.
VAA Ceramics Students

Ceramics

Students create hand-thrown and hand-built clay artworks and pottery.
3-D Printer

Digital Design

This course is an interdisciplinary Makerspace, using digital tools for virtual reality, 3D printing, laser engraving, and design.
VAA Drawing Student

Drawing and Design

Fundamental techniques of drawing and design using traditional and new materials.
VAA Metalsmithing

Metalsmithing

Using metalsmithing techniques, students create objects and jewelry in copper, brass and silver.
VAA Painting and Mixed Media

Painting/Mixed Media

Students learn traditional and contemporary painting techniques while working on composition studies and mixed media projects.
VAA Photography Student

Photography

An exciting class that teaches the foundations of photography using cell phone cameras.

VAA Printmaking Student

Printmaking

Students create relief and other works using traditional printing presses.
 

Register Here

If your child attended VAA in the past a profile already exists. All you need to do is update that information. Otherwise, please follow the process for registration as follows:

  1. Create a profile for your child
  2. Click Registration and Register for a New Session
  3. Select the grade the child will enter next fall and click Continue
  4. Choose one of the available options 
    •    VAA Full-Day (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
    •    VAA Half-Day AM (8:30 am - 12:10 pm)
    •    VAA Half-Day PM (12:50 pm - 4:30 pm)
  5. Continue with the registration

IMPORTANT: The VAA questionnaire under the Health Profile contains the class preferences, which are needed to schedule students for their classes. PLEASE fill that out ASAP.

All information in that section needs to be filled out as well.

REGISTRATION OPTIONS

Full-Day

  • Four classes per day
  • 105 minutes per class
  • Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30pm

$650
Half-Day AM

  • Two morning classes per day
  • 105 minutes per class
  • Monday-Friday, 8:30-12:10pm

$375
Half-Day PM

  • Two afternoon classes per day
  • 105 minutes per class
  • Monday-Friday, 12:50-4:30pm

$375

 

 

We are asking faculty, staff and students to stay home if they are sick or if they have been exposed to a person who has tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Questions about the program?