st. paul connections program

CVA partners with St. Paul Public Schools, St. Paul Connections Program. It allows any high school student in grades 9 through 12 living in the Saint Paul Metropolitan area to register for a Connections classes at $1.00 per course.

Course 1

Create 2 and 3 dimensional art! Use your imagination! Assemble a portfolio! Draw from the skeleton, explore color choices, experiment with computer design and on-line research. Work hard! Meet real artists and talk about art at a real art school.

10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Saturdays, January 23 – February 271 High School Elective Credit (Additional Hours Required)

Course 2

Fashion Design – Wearable Art Business Management & Administration
Turn your design into reality. Take your ideas and make them into pieces of wearable art. Develop and design your own personal style in the fashion industry. Study proportion of the human form, visualize and create color illustrations, make patterns and construct one of your designs using nontraditional materials such as plastic bags, newspapers, and phone books. Runway show the last day of class. Knowledge of sewing not required.

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Saturdays, February 6 – March 131 High School Elective Credit (Additional Hours Required)

Visit the St. Paul Connections website for more information.