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The Young Guns Pathway

Programs

Three stages, one pathway. Students discover creative habits in ArtLab, develop skill and discipline in Foundation Studio, and command a university-ready portfolio in Portfolio Track.

ArtLab Foundation Studio Portfolio Track

The stages overlap — students join wherever their work is.

  1. Discover

    ArtLab Program

    Grades 5–10

    The entry point into Young Guns. Early-stage students build curiosity, visual literacy, and confidence through drawing, painting, collage, and design.

    Group class · 2-hour sessions · No prior experience required

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  2. Develop

    Foundation Studio

    Grades 8–10

    Students begin working like serious creative practitioners, strengthening technical skill, creative discipline, and structured thinking through cycles of observation, making, and critique.

    Open-studio group class · 3-hour sessions

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  3. Command

    Portfolio Track

    Grades 10–12

    YG’s most personalized program. Advanced students build a cohesive, university-ready body of work through 1-to-1 mentorship, with the clarity to present it with confidence.

    1-to-1 mentor sessions · Application guidance

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Inside the studio

Stills from Young Guns Studio — A Short Documentary, filmed in the studio. Watch the full film on YouTube.

Morning light falling across the empty studio loft and its row of metal stools
Studio founder sketching in an open notebook at his desk
Two students drawing on tablets at a worktable beside the studio windows
Close-up of a hand inking vehicle sketches in a sketchbook
Instructor talking with students among wooden easels in the daylit painting room
Students comparing work around a shared worktable during a studio session
Student refining a digital character illustration on an iPad
Worktables and drafting supplies in the daylit studio loft
Young Guns sign resting on a shelf of framed studio photographs