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Visual arts homeschool curriculum
Visual-arts curriculum in homeschool covers drawing technique, painting, art history, and integrated studio projects. Some programs are pure technique (Mark Kistler's Draw Squad, Drawing with Children); others build art history into every lesson by studying a master artist and then producing work in that style (Meet the Masters, Discovering Great Artists, Atelier). Faith-integrated programs (See the Light) pair Christian worldview with foundational drawing and painting instruction.
What a typical week looks like
One or two studio sessions per week, typically 30 to 60 minutes each. Sessions include a short demonstration (book, video, or co-op tutor), a focused technique practice, and a longer studio block applying the technique to a project. Art history sequences typically cycle through prehistoric to modern across two to four years.
Methods that fit this subject
Charlotte Mason picture study, classical academic studio, project-based folk-art instruction, and video-led drawing courses. Classical and Charlotte Mason programs lean toward representational technique; project-based programs (Discovering Great Artists, ChalkPastel) lean toward exposure across many media.
What it tends to cost
Print curricula, streaming subscriptions and co-op classes are priced very differently, so check each provider's current price. Budget separately for supplies.
Every visual arts program we catalog
Browse all 27 programs that cover visual arts.
4 complete curricula
Artios Academies
→A Christian homeschool program with campuses in Colorado, Georgia and Michigan that integrates history and the arts.
Hagia Sophia Classical Academy
→K-12 Orthodox classical school in Indianapolis with a Friday enrichment program open to homeschooling families.
The Mindful Heart
→LDS Christian heart-first homeschool curriculum spanning preschool through age 17.
St. Raphael School
→Live-online Orthodox classical school for homeschooling K-12 families, a school-within-a-school at Scholé Academy.
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