Southwest School of Art

the southwest school of art is a nationally-recognized leader in arts education, offering studio programs for more than 4000 adults, children and teens annually. classes and workshops are taught by outstanding local, regional and national artists in state-of-the-art facilities; the school offers a certificate program for professional artists. the school also organizes contemporary art exhibitions, lectures and concerts, as well as houses a history-based visitors center museum , a gallery shop and a lunch café. during a typical year, more than 225,000 people attend events, view exhibits, take classes or visit the historic site. on this campus are the school’s extensive ceramics and weaving studios, its young artist program area, the tranquil gardens, arching pecan trees and historic buildings that make the school san antonio ’s “downtown oasis.” the navarro campus is the site of the school’s contemporary exhibition galleries and its high-tech classrooms and studios for photography