OUR VISION

Change society's view of artists

Change artists view of themselves

We are supported in part by SVCreates

in partnership with the County of Santa Clara

OUR MISSION

We are a non profit 501(c)3 organization (FEIN 47-2918208) dedicated to helping artists achieve their professional goals by acknowledging traditional skill-based practices while incorporating contemporary technology into multiple ways of learning.

We are hosted at Visual Philosophy, LLC in San Jose, CA. An art studio and artist incubator that holds Team Building events, Private Studios for rent, and Monthly Events. Contact us today to learn more about our courses!

Theory of Change

WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING

Hagit Azoulay-Rozanes

Fantastic place, super professional workshops, and a great atmosphere, I love being there!

Clayton Moraga

A great place to take classes in printmaking, metal casting, blacksmithing and many other topics. They can also create custom team building events. All that along with the art show space and rental studios make this a very active place. Drop by and check them out!

Denis Sweeney

Great place for art classes or you can rent studio space. Metalsmithing, lithography, printing, printmaking, and lots more. Clean facility and friendly staff. Would definitely recommend.

OUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTORS

DOUGLAS

PRYOR

I am a raising and chasing artist using chisels to sculpt metal. My particular focus is exploring and pushing the natural boundaries of what a single unbroken piece of material can create. I want to make things the world has not seen in a long time, using recognizably traditional human powered techniques. Traditions are only as healthy as the people who keep them alive, and that is the journey I want to share. I want to share the collective effort of breathing new life into these human metal working techniques.

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