To learn more about current and future opportunities for young artists, please engage with the links below or contact our director of youth arts education at jayden@uvarts.com. If you would like to partner with UVA to offer a youth camp, class, or workshop, please reach out to us here.
Youth Workshops + Classes
YOUNG ARTIST STUDIO
Spring Sessions Added!
Thursdays, April 18th – May 30th
4:00pm – 6:00pm
UVA’s Young Artist Studio is an after-school opportunity for youth in the community to meet once a week with a professional artist to learn new artistic skills and vocabulary, practice these skills, connect with other teens, and more! This is a FREE opportunity for all Douglas County Youth. All students need to do is register below.
Beyond learning and practicing new skills, students will have opportunities to take their creative ideas to the next level! Young artists that participate in the Young Artist Studio will be offered opportunities for their work to be shown in UVA’s Student Gallery and focus on creating and submitting artwork for the Bus Shelter Design Contest.
SPRING WREATHS!
All Ages Wreath Making Workshop
Saturday, May 4th
9am-12pm
In this spring workshop, participants will create their own unique wreath! Don’t miss this fun opportunity to use found and natural material with local artist, Kate Jardon, and learn a new creative skillset. This festive workshop is perfect for celebrating the spring and Mother’s Day season. With natural material and decorations provided by UVA and Kate, participants will get to choose their materials and decorations, before using Kate’s tips and their own imagination to create your own special wreath to decorate your door or home! This is a perfect workshop for all ages and/or a family activity. Parents and guardians are expected to stay and assist with participants 12 and under.
2024 SUMMER ART CAMPS
Choose from over 25 creative camp opportunities & fill your summer with fun!
UVA provides year-round arts education opportunities for youth in the community through afterschool and Summer programming that inspires youth k-12. It is our goal through arts programming that we will inspire generations of dreamers, makers, designers and leaders!
UVA’s Summer Camps are a great opportunity for your young artist to explore all corners of their imagination, learn new skills, and have fun this summer. From clay and music to mixed media opportunities, printmaking, and more, these camps provide enriching arts education experiences that your young artist will love!
Youth Art Opportunities
EMERGING ARTIST AT SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: MAY 2
JUNE 28, 29, 30
Are you a young artist and entrepreneur between the ages of 8 and 18 looking for a chance to market your goods to people visiting and living in Douglas County? Sign up today to be considered as part of a group of emerging artist vendors featured at the Summer Arts Festival! If accepted for this unique opportunity, you will have a chance to sell your artwork at a major summer festival while also connecting with fellow artists and learning more about the business side of the creative process through included mentorship workshops.
BUS SHELTER DESIGN CONTEST
OPENS: NOVEMBER 1, 2023
CLOSES: MAY 31, 2024
Douglas County’s 2024 Bus Stop Shelter Design Contest provides the surrounding community with the opportunity to see their design displayed on a Umpqua Public Transportation District bus stop shelter!
Through the continuation of Youth Artist Studio and collaborations with both the Umpqua Public Transportation District and Thrive Umpqua, Umpqua Valley Arts (UVA) is proud to announce another art contest that will highlight the talent of local artists and revitalize Umpqua Public Transportation District (UPTD) bus stop shelters. Participating artists will submit new designs for the shelter that are representative of the diverse communities served by Umpqua Valley Arts, Umpqua Thrive, and UPTD.
Partnerships with Douglas County Schools
Due to ongoing and generous support from the Hallie B. Ford Fund for Arts in Education, UVA is able to provide arts education experiences to schools throughout Douglas County.
Field Trips | RETURNING FALL OF 2024
Douglas County classrooms are invited to UVA for a day full of art activities. A traditional field trip includes different art experiences, a tour that tells the history of UVA’s building, and a walk through current exhibits in the galleries. If you have any questions about field trips at UVA, CLICK HERE TO EMAIL US YOUR INQUIRY.
Arts Express Returns in Fall of 2024!
Bring the arts into your classroom: grounded in art history and focused on exploring the social meanings of art, these lessons are fun and engaging! The one-hour lessons are led by trained Art Express volunteers.
Lesson Catalog COMING SOON | Lesson Schedule COMING SOON
Artists in Residence
UVA connects Douglas County schools with professional teaching artists and helps coordinate residencies that meet each school’s needs. Residencies can be designed to focus on a curricular theme, a certain medium, or on specific art skills. Typical residencies are one to two weeks (20 hours per week).
Artist Virtual Visits
Because UVA’s Artist Residencies are currently on hold, we are pleased to facilitate virtual visits (via ZOOM) from artists in our community to your classroom! Please contact Executive Director, Emily Brandt, at emily@uvarts.com to schedule a virtual artist visit to your class.
Payment and Refund Policy: Full payment at time of registration is required. Up until two weeks prior to the start of the event, you will receive a full refund (minus a $10 service charge) should you need to cancel your registration. However, cancellations made after this two-week time frame are nonrefundable. Should UVA cancel the event, all participants will receive a full refund or credit toward future classes.