Framework Arts Inc

Framework Arts Family Art Studio

Family Art Studio is a unique parent/child art class offered in the evening at Escalante Elementary on Salt Lake City’s West Side. Families come together during 8 weekly sessions to find inspiration, make art and eat dinner. 

Family Art Studio parent/child collaborative classes are:

• An invitation for parents and children to work together to build personal visual narratives.
• A structured environment for parents to spend quality time in the school setting and build a sense of belonging in the school community.
• Students working as teachers and showcasing their skills and expertise in the art room.
• Parents and children negotiating a collaborative art making process.

Family Art Studio uses a curriculum building approach that invites participants to use contemporary art practices and objects as sources of inspiration for observation, discussion, and hands on production about themes relevant to their experiences. Past topics have included family portraiture and movement/migration stories.

Framework Arts is a project-based, curriculum-building, non-profit organization that engages youth and educators throughout the community in creating and representing personal narratives.