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Oakland School for the Arts – Visual Arts Emphasis

 

 

Visual Arts Emphasis – Oakland School for the Arts        

The Visual Arts emphasis is located on the second floor of the Fox Building in Downtown Oakland. The young talented students are required to audition into the arts program from the early age of 10-11 years old. They are taught by professional artists/teacher the fundamentals of various techniques and disciplines including intaglio printing, Chine Colle printing techniques, etching, watercolors, sketching 2D & 3D imagery, sculpture, oils. The instruction is carried over a double period class and each student is required to go through a semester art rubric to qualify to exhibit their work in the two annual gallery shows.

Art instruction requires many different materials and in some cases quite expensive equipment. Some of the families don’t have the resources to maintain the program, so we are raising the much needed funds to support all the students in the emphasis to make sure all the students can fully participate, together as a group. Funds are also needed for local guest artists to participate in the teaching program.

About Oakland School for the Arts (OSA)
OSA’s mission is to offer students, grades, 6-12, intensive pre-professional arts training within a rigorous college-prep curriculum. The school is proud of the opportunities that they can provide for the students who come to from all over the East Bay. The admissions process, which is open to any California resident entering grades 6-11, allows the school to assess applicants artistic talent and potential through audition interviews with each arts emphasis. It is the hope of the school that students with a passion for self-expression through the arts can find a home, and a community at Oakland School for the Arts. The emphasis groups include; Theater, Vocal, Instrumental Music, Dance, Literary Arts, Arts Management, Circus Arts, Digital Arts and Visual Arts. To learn more about OSA visit the website: OakArts.org