Individual Classes

Fall Semester 2026:
August 31 - December 18 

Spring Semester 2027:
January 12 - May 8 

Summer Semester 2027:
May 11 – August 28
(14 weeks of class, two weeks of workshops)

See prices for specific classes on class list below.
Mondays
Tuesdays and Tuesday Evenings
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays TBD
Saturdays TBD

All skill levels welcome, details below

During independent studio hours you may work on your own projects and receive one-on-one critiques during each session. They are designed to allow students to build drawing and oil paint-handling skills independently. All student levels are welcome.

Lead instructor, BJ Parker will be available for individual critiques as well as our other faculty members.

Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon classes & Tuesday evening classes are taught by Brei Harris. Brei is a dedicated artist and educator with a deep passion for the human form. She earned her MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2008, where she refined her skills in both traditional and contemporary figurative sculpture.

For over a decade, Brei served as a full-time instructor in the Foundations Department at the Academy of Art University. In her role, she designed and implemented a dynamic curriculum that emphasized the core principles of proportion, gesture, structure, value, and anatomy. Her teaching philosophy focuses on demystifying the complexity of the human figure, empowering students to build strong foundational skills, develop artistic confidence, and cultivate a consistent, disciplined practice.

PAYMENT OPTIONS
Fall Term or Spring Term
1 Class — 8 weeks $350
2 Classes — 8 weeks $700
Drop-in single class — $45 daily
Monthly payments: @ $175 each month per class

Full Time Tuition for Core Program, 4 days a week, 8 sessions a week $4,000
Part Time Tuition for Core Program, 2 days a week, 4 sessions a week $2,500

3 PAYMENT METHODS:

• CREDIT CARD Link for Individual Classes (8 weeks)
• CREDIT CARD Link for Single Class Drop In
• CREDIT CARD Link for Full and Part-time Tuition

• ZELLE from your bank to GACA's email: gacastudio.info@gmail.com

• CHECK made out to:
GACA,  4814 Washington Blvd., Suite #230, St. Louis, MO. 63108

All studio class sessions take place in the
Pierce Arrow Building (Suite #230)
in the Central West End,
4814 Washington Blvd,
St. Louis, MO. 63108

(Notice: GACA classes involve drawing and painting nude figure models.)

BJ Parker has been designated as an ARC (Art Renewal Center) Associate Living Master. As such, all Parker classes are ARC accredited.

BJ has dedicated himself to becoming a realist artist with the wish to express our shared humanity through the visual arts. In addition, an ARC “Associate Living Master”™ has shown significant skill in all of the building blocks of great art as defined by the ARC.