Desert Art Academy

Desert Art Academy is a local art school and studio offering lessons for kids, teens and adults, from complete beginners to advanced students. Classes are individual, so each student works on their own project at their own pace, with a wide range of lesson topics across mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture and digital illustration.

The academy also runs workshops and summer camps, hosts a student gallery that shows work from all age groups, and takes on commission, design and restoration work. Instruction is led by founder Leo Fuchs, who directs education and writes the curriculum, along with a children's program supervisor and a program director. The studio is at 73726 Alessandro Dr. in Palm Desert, and the phone line is the best way to ask about class schedules and enrollment.