About studioMAP
studioMAP, is a unique art school, designed especially for children and teens. Its was foundered in 1995, by Canberra artist, writer and educator Jeffree Skewes
studioMAP provides painting, drawing and illustration, (inluding digital) classes and workshops, held after school and Saturdays, during standard ACT school terms.
Students ages range from 6 – 19 yrs. They attend studioMAP in various classes in weekly term-based classes. – see timetabe and bookings .
studioMAP is located within M16 Artspace (community Art Centre) in Griffith, ACT Australia.
Central to the progressive art learning, is the curriculum known as Art-with-a-Map, authored by Skewes. It’s a sytematic program of art education, intuitively unfolding the painting and drawing process across all skill levels and ages in progressive steps. It’s is fun and enjoyable.
Art-with a Map unpacks a series of eight main Art Maps as lessons given individually or in groups.
The Art Maps names, announce the curriculum’s elements and then expand an instructional frameworks to initiate and then keep developing the students skills, abilities and importantly; they aim to invest a visual art self-sufficiency so students naturally refine their individual art journies.
A map is visual device used to find ones’ way….
Our classes use drawing mediums, acrylic and water-based paints, pencils, markers, digital drawing pads and a wider range of material and equipment. All tuition, materials and use of studio equipment are included in the fees,. Students may bring their own tools and materials if they wish.
We present to three main age-groups.
Children / 6-10yrs
Children / 10-14yrs
Teen only / 14yrs plus
see timetable guides and Fees on the booking forms
studioMAP assiting staff are former students, who may also have higher education qualifications and all stafe hold current ACT Working With Vulnerable People registration.
Only term-based classes are offered / no casual classes are available, except if choosing an initial try-out.
Bookings are essential / try-out classes can be arranged, if space permits via the general Booking form.
In the event of missed classes because of illnesses, public holidays or other curcumstance – students can offset these via two make-up sessions, per term – temporrely joining another class.