2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR ENROLLMENT OPENS JANUARY 27TH

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Colorado Facilties

Denver, COlorado

Denver, COlorado

Denver, COlorado

Location: The Art Garage

6100 E 23rd Ave, Denver, CO 80207 


Classes Offered:

Students will meet on the following day from 9am-3pm:


Monday: K-5th Graders

OVERVIEW OF FACILITY

Golden, Colorado

Denver, COlorado

Denver, COlorado

Location: Sojournings Academy

28670 HWY 72, Golden, Colorado, 80403


Classes Offered:

Students will meet on the following day from 8:30am-2:30pm:


Thursday: K-5th Graders

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Location: Westview Lutheran Church
6710 Arapahoe Rd Boulder CO 80303


Opening 2025-2026

Pueblo, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Location: Sangre De Cristo Arts Center
210 N. Santa Fe Ave. Pueblo, CO 81003


Classes Offered:

Students will meet on the following day


Wednesday: 6th-8th Graders

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Denver ARt Garage Staff

Melissa Scholl-director of education

Melissa served as a 6-12 Language Arts teacher and as a school administrator in Denver Public Schools serving differentiated classrooms in Pathways schools for a total of 15 years. She has a background in trauma informed classrooms as well as certification in Crisis Prevention and a strong understanding of supports and strategies for learners of all backgrounds. Melissa believes in equity in the arts and that every human can create. In her spare time she and her husband enjoy road trips across the country documenting and raising awareness about historic roadside attractions and classic neon signs

Joy Giles-instructor

Joy Giles joined the Art Garage team in 2018. She is an instructor and the Community Liaison. Before coming to the Art Garage she was an art teacher for K-8th grade students in the Denver area for 13 years. Before that, she taught English in Japan for 5 years to students ranging in age from 3 years old to adults. She has a BA in Printmaking from The Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. She believes everyone has some kind of creative inclination and helping people find theirs is a passion of hers. Through art, she loves to learn and teach about world cultures, geography, and history. She is very happy to be a part of the Art Garage family.

ELENA NIERMANN-Administrative Assistant

Joy Giles joined the Art Garage team in 2018. She is an instructor and the Community Liaison. Before coming to the Art Garage she was an art teacher for K-8th grade students in the Denver area for 13 years. Before that, she taught English in Japan for 5 years to students ranging in age from 3 years old to adults. She has a BA in Printmaking from The Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. She believes everyone has some kind of creative inclination and helping people find theirs is a passion of hers. Through art, she loves to learn and teach about world cultures, geography, and history. She is very happy to be a part of the Art Garage family.

2024-2025 CAlendars

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