BJ Parker teaches a Gateway student.
Thursday Classes
Fall Term: August 31 - December 18, 2026
Spring Term: January 12 - May 8, 2027
Summer Term: May 11 - August 28, 2027
GACA instructor, BJ Parker instructs on the fundamentals of drawing
GACA student working on a Bargue plate.
Mornings
FALL TERM — 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Independent Drawing and Painting
Instructor: BJ Parker
Afternoons
FALL TERM — 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
September 3 — October 22:
• Drawing the Portrait in Mixed Media (8 weeks)
Instructor: BJ Parker
• October 29 — December 17:
Color Workshop: Understanding and Mixing Color (8 weeks)
Instructor: BJ Parker
Student drawing from a live model.
GACA student work, learning about warm and cool colors, limited palette.
GACA student work, Belvedere Torso Bargue Plate, graphite.
To enroll in classes, please contact
Dr. B. J. Parker
at (314) 399 5118 or
bjparkerfineart@gmail.com
gacastudio.info@gmail.com
or find him on his PATREON account.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Fall Term
1 Class — 8 weeks $350
2 Classes — 8 weeks $700
(Monthly payments: @ $175 each month per class)
Drop-in single class — $45 daily
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