How to find art classes

Notes on how to find art classes

I'm always happy to help someone who wants to learn to draw. I don't know who's teaching in your city these days, but I'll tell you exactly how I'd find out. I'd visit the art gallery, the main library, and the art supply stores. Ask them who's running classes in the city, and check out their bulletin boards. Call your municipal recreation department. What's on at the local community centres? Check with nearby colleges and universities. Sometimes they offer community courses not-for-credit, and they are always a nexus of artists. In a small town, I might start my quest at the regional high school.

A small community, or one that's been through some tough times, might not have a well-established suite of teaching artists. But somewhere in town there are artists. Track them down. Ask them if they've considered teaching a class. You're probably not the only person in town who would like to learn to draw!

Then offer to pay at least as much as the local piano teacher makes. Everybody has a local piano teacher.