Art Excursions are short field trips that combine Art and Adventure! Through experiential education, we expand our mission to build self-confidence and a passion for Art. Art Excursions invites students to try something new and expand their horizons. Usually, excursions leave students pleasantly surprised by their new-found abilities and hungry for more!

Art Excursions promote a wide range of educational opportunities. Before the invention of television, cameras and other visual technologies, visual arts were the only means of recording events. Art was used to document family lineage (like in a portrait), religious events and legends (like stained glass in a church), and relaxing social events (like a picnic), or historical event (like war). Often, the artist witnessed the event and sometimes was a participant, too! The artist usually made onsite sketches and then, returning to the studio, completed a painting or sculpture to illustrate the happening.