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Drawing for Teens (Spring)

During this course, participants will focus on drawing as a form of design and imagination. Teens will learn how to use drawing skills to draw things that they cannot see or observe in the world around them, but rather that come from their own imaginations and ideas. Students will practice prompts and assignments that encourage them to generate new and creative ideas and learn about drawing as the most immediate way to capture an idea as it appears. All levels are welcome. Differentiated instruction is provided to meet each student’s interests, needs, and strengths.

Throughout the year, participants will explore a drawing curriculum beyond the basics, focusing on drawing as a method to observe, design, and think about the world around them. Participants will have a strong arsenal of drawing tricks and techniques in their pockets and an expanded idea of the possibilities and types of drawing that exist in the world today.

Grades:  6-12th
WINTER SESSION: April 7 – May 26, 2026 (8 sessions)

Join with a friend and get 10% off! Contact youtharts@kala.org to let us know about the referral and we will apply the discount to both registrations.

10% multi-session / sibling discount. Monthly payment plan options, sliding scale tuition,  and tuition assistance are available.

Not sure if you’d like to register yet? Sign up for a Trial Day!

  • Tuition: $544
  • Location: Kala Gallery and Classroom
  • Instructor: Ali Vaughan
  • 8 Classes
  • Tuesday, April 7, 2026 — May 26, 2026
  • 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
  • Materials fee included with tuition

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About the Instructor:

Ali Vaughan (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Bay Area who works between sculpture and drawing. Her work investigates the confluence of geology and the body, and the complicated intersections of memory and family history. She has exhibited work at the de Young Museum, the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, the Coulter Gallery, West Magazine, and the Stanford Art Gallery. She was a metal arts resident at the Steel Yard in Providence, RI, and most recently a resident at Radio28 Creative Studios in Mexico City.  Ali received a dual major and received her BA in Art Practice (with honors) and Art History at Stanford University.  In her teaching, she believes that artmaking can foster resilience, focus, investigation, and self-reflection, and is interested in allowing students to explore various mediums as means of self-expression, including drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture. As an educator and artist, she works with students to understand the different possibilities and challenges of different mediums, and feel that they have the freedom and confidence to move between them to express personally meaningful narratives. www.alivaughan.com