The Kirk Newman Art School is a community-based, non-degree art school offering:
300+ classes for over 3,000 students each year.
Classes for ages 4 years through adults.
12 week fall and winter terms with weekly classes.
Shorter courses in specialized subjects each term.
6 week spring term and 8 week summer term.
Children's and Teen Art Camps with special theme each week.
Scholarships for adults, teens, and children.
Classes are offered in photography, computer graphics, design, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, papermaking, painting and drawing, printmaking, fiber, glass fusing, art appreciation and children's art.
School facilities surpass most college and university art departments.
Ceramics: Electric, gas, salt, and raku kilns plus two off-site, wood burning, anagama kilns
Sculpture: Clay, metal welding, wood and bronze casting foundry
Jewelry: Fabrication equipment, vacuum and centrifugal casting, sand blaster, rolling mills and kilns
Printmaking: Intaglio, photo etching, woodblock, lithography and serigraphy
Fiber: 20 floor looms, spinning wheels
Photography: large black and white darkroom
Computer lab: 20 state-of-the art Macintosh computers
Glass fusing: facilities for kiln-formed and kiln-fused glass