2024-2025 School Calendar
Oct 2 (Wed.) | Fall Term Begins 9am-4pm Full Time |
Oct 5 (Sat.) | Saturday Classes Begin 10am-1pm |
Oct 8 (Tue.) | Evening Classes Begin 7pm-4pm |
Nov 26 | Classes End 9pm |
Nov 27-Dec 1 | Thanksgiving Break |
Dec 2 | Classes Resume 9am |
Dec 7-13 | Holiday Show |
Dec 13 | Classes End 4pm |
Dec 15- Jan 5 | Winter Break |
Dec 14 | Sat Classes End 1pm |
Jan 6 | Classes Resume 9am |
Jan 11 | Saturday Classes Resume 10am |
Jan 31 | End of Fall Term (Full-time) |
Feb 3 | Spring Term Begins (Full-time) |
TBD | Classes End 4pm (Spring Break) |
TBD | Spring Break |
TDB | Classes Resume (Spring Break) |
Apr 1 | Evening Term Ends |
TBD | Annual Fur to Feathers Show |
May 9 | Spring Term Ends (Full-time) |
May 12 - May 15 | Bonus week to finish work and graduation prep |
May 16 | Graduation |
May 19 - June 6 | Exhibition Prep |
June 7 - June 9 | Annual Student and Faculty Exhibition |
Jun 16- Jul 25 | Summer School 2025 |
Daily Schedule
Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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9am - 12pm | Watercolor Frederic Schuler Briggs Nancy VanMeter | PAINTING Hans Guerin | Drawing Hans Guerin | Painting Andrew Schuler Guerin | Anatomy John Pattillo | |
10am - 1pm | Saturday Class Hans Guerin | |||||
1pm - 4pm | Sculpture Francesca Schuler Guerin | Portrait Hans Guerin | Sculpture Francesca Schuler Guerin | Portrait Andrew Schuler Guerin | Life Drawing Hans Guerin | |
5-8pm | Open Figure Drawing(drop in fee) | |||||
7pm - 9:30pm | Evening School |
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Call for Plein Air Locations -For Inclement Weather , classes will be held in the studio.
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Each studio session will be on Zoom for online learning. Call for meeting link and id.
CLASSES
FULL TIME
The academic year (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) is divided into two semesters of approximately 14 weeks each. The fall semester runs from the first Wednesday of October through January, with a mid-December holiday. The spring semester runs from early February to mid-May.
SATURDAY CLASSES
Saturday Classes are open to available for aspiring young artists ages 13 or older as well as adults. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Classes cover drawing, painting, sculpture and watercolor in various subject matter. They are excellent for portfolio development.
PLEIN AIR CLASSES
These outdoor landscape classes will be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays most weeks, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. However the days may be altered each week due to weather.Students learn methods and techniques specific to landscape including composition, perspective, color and light. These classes provide additional opportunities to understand and interpret a wealth of visual information from life.
EVENING SCHOOL
Evening school is one term (7-9 p.m.) from the first Wednesday of October to Easter break, approximately 22 weeks. Tuesday classes include drawing, still life oil painting, watercolor, and sculpture. Wednesday classes offer portrait painting in various media.
SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer school is one term of six weeks, from late June to early August. Morning classes offer the option of landscape painting at several picturesque locations or studio classes (drawing, oil painting, sculpture). Portrait painting is taught every afternoon, as is still life painting and drawing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It is the policy of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design that no person shall be subject to discrimination in whatever relationship with the Association because of sex, race, color, creed, religion, or national origin.
As a private, nonaccredited school, no government financial assistance exists either for the school or for students. We do not participate in any government program, such as Pell Grants, federal student loans, or the deferred loan program.
Foreign students cannot expect to be issued student visas (I-20) based on acceptance to our school.
Because of the unique nature of the training, all students begin as freshmen regardless of their previous education or experience.
The Schuler School of Fine Arts reserves the right to change any curricular offering, policy governing students, or financial regulation whenever and as the requirements of the school demand.