The Beverley Street Studio School

The Beverley Street Studio School was formed by artists in 1992. The mission was to provide serious adult students of all levels with opportunities to study directly with practicing artists in an informal, yet structured studio environment. Through programs of weekly classes, weekend workshops, international study tours and exhibitions, the school offers high-quality, non-degree art instruction tailored to each individual's level.

Vision Statement

Purpose

The sole purpose and mission of BSSS is to teach the practice and appreciation of visual art. This focus defines our special area of service to the community and distinguishes us in important ways from other community art centers and organizations. All programs of the school derive from this singular mission.

The broader, philosophical intent behind the founding of BSSS was to create a community of individuals bound together by the desire to cultivate and explore art as "a way of living a life," to quote Robert Henri. The specific tasks of teaching drawing and painting are pursued in the belief that promoting love for the quest of understanding and appreciating art, the artistic process, and human culture, is intrinsically life-enhancing and a positive force in society.

Instrumentation

The cornerstone of BSSS, the key to its uniqueness and hence, its success, lies in the faculty's, and the Board of Trustees' commitment to drawing and painting from the observation of nature. Implicit in such an ideal is the belief that "seeing" is a complex process that takes time and discipline to develop but ultimately provides students with the surest and richest foundation for self-development in art.