Homeschool Art Classes and Tours

Peoria area’s newest and largest art gallery—Artful Journey—will be hosting art classes for homeschool students starting the fall of 2025. The instructor is a veteran homeschool mom and art teacher, Shari Pittenger. Shari also has her art hanging in the gallery as one of the ‘resident artists’.

The first semester classes will focus on drawing skills and improving your work by incorporating the elements of art such as color, line, texture, etc.

The second semester will build on the first semester’s class content and will cover a variety of related subject matter such as lettering, graphic design, optical illusions, sculpture, etc. Each class will include a Bible verse and brief presentation of how this verse relates to the art world or a quote from an artist and how it relates to Scripture. We will work on a project in class and there will also be art homework.

Details:

• There will be 12 classes per semester.

• Available to ages 12 and up.

• Thursday afternoons from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the gallery’s classroom

• Classes begin  Thursday, August 28. 
  

You will be responsible for your own supplies—which many of you may already have.

You can:

• Pay Online with Credit or Debit Card. ($124)

• Send or bring a check to Artful Journey Gallery - Cash or check payments receive a $4 discount ($120)

The Artful Journey Gallery is located at 4701 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61614 on the lower level.
The entrance faces Marlene Street. 

 Please contact Shari Pittenger at ascendingartsdesign@gmail.com or the gallery ( artists@artfuljourney.art ) with any questions you might have.

TOURS

Tours for you and your family and/or co-op are available. This is a very family-friendly gallery full of the work of very talented local artists. Please keep in mind though, that some of the art is very fragile and expensive and for the artists’ sake, we have the “you break it—you buy it” policy. Please call the gallery at 309-632-4701 to schedule a time.

We hope to see many of you there soon so we can assist you and your family with your “artful journey”!

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