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CIA’s Continuing Education + Community Outreach program offers dynamic art and design classes for high school students, young artists and adults.

Each semester we serve all age groups by helping each student learn new skills or improve on existing skills. Our courses take place on Cleveland’s east side at the campus of Cleveland Institute of Art.

05/27/2026

Last chance to register your young artist for our Summer Young Artist Classes (Grades K–12)! 🎨☀️
Students will spend two weeks creating in our studios, exploring a variety of mediums and bringing their ideas to life while building skills and confidence.

🗓 Classes run from June 8–18
🔗 Register now at https://ow.ly/v3jq50Z4TZ4

05/20/2026

Cameraless Photography? That's right!
In this 4 week course, you'll learn how to make cyanotype and silver gelatin photograms in a traditional wet lab darkroom, and how to utilize these same techniques to make photograms at home without specialized equipment!

You'll also learn about the history of photogenic drawing, and look at historical and contemporary examples and practices.

Class runs June 13 – July 11 (no class July 4)
Open to students 16+
🔗 Learn more and register at the link in our bio!‌

05/18/2026

There’s still time to apply! 🌞🎨
In our Pre-College Program, high school students spend two weeks in our studios, mentored by professional artists + designers who take their work seriously. Students level up their skills while earning college credit and getting a taste of what art school is all about!

Session I: July 5–17, 2026
Session II: July 19–31, 2026
🔗 Learn more and apply at cia.edu/pre-college
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05/04/2026

What is Pre-College Prep? 🤔
This course is designed to prepare you for our Pre-College program, an intensive, college-credit experience where you'll spend two weeks in our studios leveling-up your skills while earning college credit and getting a taste of what art school is all about!

You’ll build essential skills in observational drawing, strengthening your ability to see, analyze and translate the world around you. Plus, you’ll explore mixed media, experimenting with materials and developing your personal approach to making.

🗓 Classes begin June 22
🔗 Learn more and apply at the link in our bio!

05/01/2026

Applications are now open for our NEW Pre-College Prep course! 🎨🖋️
Get a head start on your creative journey with this one-week Pre-College Prep course designed for motivated 8th grade (rising 9th grade) students. This immersive experience introduces young artists to the structure, expectations and excitement of a college-level studio environment!

This course is designed to prepare you for our Pre-College program, an intensive, college-credit experience where you'll spend two weeks in our studios leveling-up your skills and getting a taste of what art school is all about!

🗓 Classes begin June 22
🔗 Learn more and apply at cia.edu/pre-college-prep

04/16/2026

Ever wondered what a typical day as a pre-college student looks like? ➡️ Swipe to see how a here day unfolds!

Spend 2 or 4 weeks at CIA this summer, mentored by professional artists and designers who take your work seriously. Level up your skills, earn college credit, and experience what art school is really like!

🔗 Learn more and apply at cia.edu/pre-college
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04/14/2026

Looking for a meaningful summer experience for your child? ☀️ Registration is officially open for our Summer Young Artist Classes (K-12)!

Students spend two weeks creating in our studios, exploring a variety of mediums and bringing their ideas to life while building skills and confidence!

🗓 Classes run from June 8 – June 18
🔗 Learn more and register now at the link in our bio

04/13/2026

Ever wanted to make your own clothes? 🪡✂️
In introduction to sewing students will complete a series of projects over the course of 8 weeks that will teach the basics of sewing. Class will focus on learning pattern making for garments, and how to sew different seams. This will all accumulate to a final project where students will make their own garment to take home from the course!

🗓 Classes begin the week of May 11
🔗 Learn more and register now at the link in our bio!
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04/10/2026

Push the boundaries of your work in every direction! ↕️🪚
In our Pre-College Sculpture Fabrication class you'll create sculptural objects while exploring multiple materials in a contemporary visual arts environment. Learn how to develop your ideas into 3-dimensional form and produce meaning through the transformation of material with hands-on exploration of scale, material, technique and display.

Students will experiment with a variety of traditional and nontraditional sculptural processes and materials, including additive and reductive carving, foam and plaster modeling, wire armature construction, felt making, pattern making, hand sewing and surface treatment.

🔗 Learn more and apply at cia.edu/pre-college

04/09/2026

Discover the art of Lithography!
From artists like Toulouse-Lautrec to Kathryn Polk, lithography is unique in its image-making capabilities and quite rare! This class will cover the basics of lithography, from stone graining, etching, to operating the press.

Whether you are new to printmaking or a practiced printmaker looking to get your hands on some limestone, students will leave this class with some newfound knowledge and beautifully crafted prints!

🗓 Classes begin Monday, May 11.
🔗 Learn more and register now at cia.edu/ceco

04/08/2026

Ready to start painting? 🎨
In this introductory painting course, you'll learn the fundamental techniques and processes of painting with acrylic paint! Through hands-on projects, discussions, demonstrations and handouts, you'll develop a better understanding of tools and materials, acrylic paint and mediums, basic color theory and two-dimensional design concepts.

Open to students 16+
🗓 Classes begin the week of May 11
🔗 Learn more and register now at the link in our bio!

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11610 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH
44106

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12164217460

Website

http://www.cia.edu/continuing-education

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