Art by Spartz at Artisan Acres Estate of Noblesville

Hi everyone! In case you're looking for an enrichment class for this semester, we've still got room in our Chinese Art and Culture Exploration class that begins next week in NOBLESVILLE!

We've offered this class before, and it's super engaging and fun. The teacher, Yingjia, is a highly experienced Chinese painter and calligrapher who integrates traditional Chinese art and/or cultural exercises into every class. Students might do calligraphy one week and wrap dumplings the next! Last time she taught the class, she even brought silk worms for a demo on Chinese silk culture, and the kids did a Chinese-style silk painting.

Classes are on Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30 AM, and we meet for 15 weeks. Class starts next week! For more information, please visit the website: www.artbyspartz.com/homeschool and apply here: www.artbyspartz.com/apply

🎨✨Unlock your child’s creative potential this summer!✨🎨

Join us at the serene, secluded, and sublimely storybook Artisan Acres Estate for a series of high-quality, nature-immersive art camps! Kids and teens can explore unique artistic techniques like silk painting, marbleizing, Chinese brush painting, and more!

🌟Camp Highlights🌟

Camps located in the heart of Old Town Noblesville
Small class sizes and experienced teachers
Gallery Reception in the air-conditioned Grand Little Barn
Mostly outdoors
All organic and dye-free snacks
The Budding Artist Camp available for ages 7-12
The Young Artist Intensive available for ages 12-17

Camps start NEXT MONTH—spots are filling fast!

👉Apply now: www.artbyspartz.com/summer

We are still accepting applications for this summer's programs!

In The Budding Artist Camp:Silk School (ages 7-12), students will gain exposure to a variety of silk painting and dyeing techniques. For example, students may practice carrageenan marbleizing one day and silk painting with gutta resist the next.

In The Young Artist Intensive: Chinese Painting (ages 12+), students will gain exposure to the two main traditional Chinese painting techniques—gongbi and shuimo. Some exposure to Chinese brush painting technique is invaluable for even the young Western artist, as he or she will learn to convey a sense of spontaneity in his or her work while translating the spirit or essence of a subject (rather than simply replicating its appearance). This intensive will be taught by Yingjia, a trained architect, painter, and art historian who specializes in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.

The application for the Summer 2025 Young Artist Intensive (Chinese Painting) is now open!

In the Intensive, students will gain exposure to the two main traditional Chinese painting techniques—gongbi and shuimo. Students will learn and create at various points within the Estate, and may incorporate natural elements from the property into some of their pieces (as either media or subject matter).

Some exposure to Chinese brush painting technique is invaluable for even the young Western artist, as he or she will learn to convey a sense of spontaneity in his or her work while translating the spirit or essence of a subject (rather than simply replicating its appearance).

For more information, please see the Summer page on the website: www.artbyspartz.com/summer

Pictured: Students paint authentic Chinese wisteria and rooster paintings on the Winding Wooded Path (Summer 2024).

The application for the Summer 2025 Budding Artist Camp: Silk School is now open! In the Silk School, students (ages 7-12) will gain exposure to a variety of silk painting and dyeing techniques.

For more information, please see the Summer page on the website: www.artbyspartz.com/summer

Pictured: Students lay resist and paint on silk with the serti technique (Summer 2024).

The application for the Spring 2025 homeschool Chinese Culture Exploration course is now open!

In this class, students will join our distinguished veteran teacher, Yingjia, on a journey to the Middle Kingdom! Students will explore the authentic culinary, calligraphic, artistic, social, and linguistic dimensions of Chinese culture within an engaging, kinesthetically oriented class structure. For example, students may practice calligraphy in one session and wrap dumplings the next!

The application for the Spring 2025 homeschool Foundations of Drawing course is now open!

This course is appropriate for students with no previous drawing experience as well as those with some experience. The class will focus on form rather than color—students will learn how to accurately convey the forms of various objects with charcoal and graphite. Students will learn how to convey dimensionality through various techniques. Various exercises will be assigned to complete outside of class.

Students with prior experience are also welcome to enroll; they will be assigned more technically advanced projects, e.g. involving toned paper, monochromatic painting, etc.

The class will be conducted similarly to a college-level drawing class, but scaled to the developmental needs of each individual student.

For more information, please visit the website at www.artbyspartz.com/homeschool

Meet our distinguished veteran teacher, Yingjia!

Yingjia began studying calligraphy (in China) at the age of six. Throughout her adolescence, she studied with several famous Chinese calligraphers, including Liang Zhenxiong, Lin Shaoming, and the illustrious “Mr. Qigong.” She later studied Architecture, World Art History, and Painting at Guangdong University of Technology. She received the Diamond Cup Award (the highest distinction) in the Chinese Double Dragon Cup (Shuanglongbei) Calligraphy and Painting Competition in addition to several other calligraphy- and painting-related honors. She was invited to participate in both Peking University’s Centennial Calligraphy Exhibition and the world tour exhibition of works by China’s top ten young calligraphers.

Yingjia has taught calligraphy, painting, Chinese language, and Chinese culture to both children and adults in China and the United States. She will be teaching the Spring 2025 Chinese Culture Exploration class and the Summer 2025 Young Artist Intensive (Chinese Painting).

We ❤️ Yingjia!

The Spring 2025 homeschool course list is now LIVE! Please head over to the website for more information!
https://www.artbyspartz.com/homeschool

Chinese Culture Exploration (ages 7+) - Join our distinguished veteran teacher, Yingjia, on a journey to the Middle Kingdom! Students will explore the authentic culinary, calligraphic, artistic, social, and linguistic dimensions of Chinese culture within an engaging, kinesthetically oriented class structure. For example, students may practice calligraphy in one session and wrap dumplings the next!

Foundations of Drawing (grades 6-12) - This course is appropriate for students with no previous drawing experience as well as those with some experience. The class will focus on form rather than color—students will learn how to accurately convey the forms of various objects with charcoal and graphite. Students will learn how to convey dimensionality through various techniques. Various exercises will be assigned to complete outside of class. Students with prior experience are also welcome to enroll; they will be assigned more technically advanced projects, e.g. involving toned paper, monochromatic painting, etc. The class will be conducted similarly to a college-level drawing class, but scaled to the developmental needs of each individual student.