LUX Art Academy

LUX Center for the Arts is proud to present the LUX Art Academy! This program is sponsored by VR Nebraska, so there is no cost to register. Students must be age 14-21 and qualify for VR Nebraska, or have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 accommodation plans from their school to qualify.

LUX Art Academy will expand students’ knowledge of art techniques and jobs in the creative field, while simultaneously improving their soft skills for employment readiness. This 6-week program will focus on meeting artists, touring the art center, learning about how it operates behind the scenes, and doing hands-on art training.

There is also 11 weeks of paid work-based learning available for 4 students who complete the LUX Art Academy. The work-based learning students will be hands-on in the classroom working alongside our teachers each day during our summer camp programs.

Please email lindsey@luxcenter.org with questions.

Schedule Information

Saturdays, April 10-May 22.
3 - 5 p.m.
(No class May 8 due to LUX fundraiser)

There is no cost to register.
Students must be age 14-21 and have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 accommodation plan from their school to qualify.

Please note that masks are required for all students and staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schedule:

Week 1 (April 10): Tour of LUX + drawing techniques will be covered in the second half of this day.

Week 2 (April 17): Painting techniques will be covered.

Week 3 (April 24): Printmaking techniques will be covered.

Week 4 (May 1): Ceramics techniques will be covered.

Week 5 (May 15 – no May 8 due to fundraiser):
Ceramic glazing and finishing techniques will be covered.

Week 6 (May 22): Instructors and students will work together to install an exhibition of artwork created throughout the prior weeks in our student gallery. They will also create invitations for their family to attend the closing reception next week.

The show they hang will be on display for 1 week, family and friends can visit at any time during business hours. Students will take their artwork home at the end of the closing reception.

Closing reception: Friday, May 28, 4-6pm