BozeArts Information

We are downtown in the Klare Building, which is the big yellow building directly across Babcock Street from the First Security Bank parking lot. We are NOT at the Emerson. In the present climate where standardized testing remains the prevailing indicator for student achievement, despite plethora evidence contradicting its effectiveness as an accurate indicator of such, the arts have increasingly been sidelined and even retired from many public schools throughout our nation. (To see why that is counter-intuitive to creativity development and good education, see our Philosophy page.) BozeArts is a positive response to that prevailing theme, and holds that no education is complete without regular exposure to and immersion in the visual arts. When something is that essential to a well-rounded education, why settle for not having it when the public schools cut arts programs. We are here to provide you with an excellent supplement to your child's (and your own) education. Most of our teachers have arts education training, and many are certified/licensed professional art educators. Those who are not licensed or certified have a strong background in the arts as practicing artists themselves, or as art education students. Our mission is to provide student-centered art instruction for students of all ages (beginning with Kindergarten) with an emphasis on skills development and a classical approach to learning Art. BozeArts empowers students to create artwork that they can be proud of, and helps them to really feel they have accomplished something important. That is best facilitated by laying the necessary groundwork for skills development, one building block at a time (drawing comes before painting, basic elements of design comes before sculpture, etc.). Learn more about the BozeArts philosophy of Art education on the BozeArts Philosophy page. The term "Beaux Arts" is the approximate English equivalent of "Fine Arts. We chose the name BozeArts for our art school for two reasons:Because we prefer a classical approach to art instruction and fine artsBecause "Beaux" has the same pronunciation as the first part of the name of the town we live in: Bozeman, Montana (how convenient