AWE Portfolio on Mondays and Wednesdays is for 6th-8th graders preparing portfolios for art high schools in the fall or just wanting to make art and improve their skills. High school students can also enroll. There are two sessions. Each session is 6 classes. Session 1 starts the week of September 8 until the week of December 8. Classes are 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. A student can arrive as early as 3:30 pm. We will primarily draw and paint. We will focus on technique and eye-hand coordination while building skills within the traditional foundations of art. We will concentrate on the requirements; figure drawing, still-lifes, self-portraiture and personal art such as, reference and imaginative painting and drawing.  AWE Fall Portfolio gives guidance and instruction to each student’s needs and style. Style means a personal approach to making art like knowing who created a drawing or painting by looking at their marks, brush stroke and over-all appearance. The goal is to create a cohesive portfolio that is personal, professional and presentation-ready for any of the NYC art high schools. 

AWE Fall Portfolio High School on Tuesdays has now expanded to include middle school students. It’s perfect for the artist who gets out of school later. There is only one session of AWE Tuesdays this fall which begins in mid October until mid December. AWE Tuesday classes are 4:30-6:30 pm. A student can arrive as early as 4:00 pm. AWE Tuesdays, like AWE Mondays and Wednesdays, is ideal for preparing a portfolio for college or high school and exploring all the art forms and mediums we offer. We guide students on how to convey visually and conceptually, their ideas through image, style and process.