Driftless Art Academy Intensives
Intensive programming is exactly what it sounds like: immersion in making art with longer times in the studio, more instruction, and a seriously stepped-up curriculum.
Driftless Art Academy June Intensives
Intensive season starts when Rochester Public Schools let out, usually the following Monday. The summer program is five hours a day, Monday through Friday, for four weeks, totaling 100 hours of instruction in one month. By participating in an Intensive, you can expect to cover as much as a full year of regular, weekly classes. Space is limited, and admission is based on readiness for this kind of learning.
***2026 Intensives will take place from June 8th until July 3rd. Please contact us ASAP if you are interested!***
Foundations
Students who have started, but not finished, the first section of the Oil Painting Studio Program (they are working in grisaille) can expect to get through the basic color section in the summer intensive. We will finish grayscale, begin with color mixing, and move quickly through basic color paintings before applying what we are learning to higher level direct paintings.
Intermediate
Students who are into basic color or have begun advanced direct painting will be moving quickly through the entire advanced direct painting curriculum, working through still-life, floral, a simple portrait, and a landscape painting. You will finish this intensive ready to move into some more advanced techniques!
Advanced
The advanced intensives will be more individualized based on experience of the student. This summer we plan to do a more advanced portrait piece and experiment with some different types of painting surfaces.
