Recent studies tell us that children with the arts in their education
perform better in other subjects.

Local Color Art Studio is an educational facility dedicated to providing an array of tools to the youth of our community for engaging the senses and exploring the nature of self expression through the creative spirit of the arts and crafts.

Philosophy

The artistic experience is one of growth and discovery. We all possess some type of artistic spirit and it is our goal to establish an atmosphere where that spirit can emerge. The concept and process of creating art should be enjoyable, enlightening and fun.

Competition is not a part of the curriculum at Local Color Art Studio. Discovering personal gifts is the goal. It is also our goal for your child to develop an appreciation for art and to love the process.

• "There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge." ~Friedrich Nietzsche
• "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."  ~Thomas Merton , 'No Man Is an Island'
• "I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it."  ~Henri Matisse
• "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." ~Pablo Picasso
• "A line is a dot that went for a walk."   ~Paul Klee
• "The artist is the person who makes life more interesting or beautiful, more understanding or mysterious, or probably, in the best sense, more wonderful." ~George Bellows