Asian Arts School

Asian Arts School, 2101 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116

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About

Asian Arts School offers a fine arts program where students take weekly classes in drawing, painting, perspective, and anatomy. The program also includes Summer Art Camps with Dancing and Summer Outdoor Drawing/Painting Camps. Instruction is provided in English.

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Weekly classes during the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 school years, plus 10-week Summer Weekday and Weekend art class sessions and separate 2-week and 4-week summer camp options

Asian Arts School’s fine arts program offers weekly classes for ages 5–18 on weekends and weekday afternoons and evenings. For the 2025–2026 school year, the program includes 32 in-person and online art classes from September 4, 2025, to May 17, 2026. For summer 2025, it offers 32 in-person and online Summer Weekday and Weekend art classes and Summer Camps from June 6 to August 11, 2025. For the 2026–2027 school year, the program runs from September 3, 2026, through May 16, 2027, with 32 classes and includes one free exhibition and free art contests. Holiday closures in 2026–2027 include Thanksgiving (November 26–29), Winter Holidays (December 24–January 3), New Year (February 4–7), and Spring Break (March 25–28). Summer 2026 Weekday and Weekend in-person and online art classes run from June 4–July 5 and July 16–August 16 (10 weeks total). Summer Art Camps with Dancing in 2026 run in person from July 20 to August 14, 2026, for children 5 to 10 years old (4 weeks total). Summer Outdoor Drawing/Painting Camps in 2026 run in person from June 8 to June 19, 2026, for teens and advanced preteens (2 weeks total). Students in the fine arts program build skills in drawing, painting, perspective, anatomy, and more, progressing from guided instruction to independent projects. The program states that it supports future artists and future leaders in all fields by encouraging creative confidence.

Asian Arts School is referenced with the range “2008–2027.” Lin Wei serves as Art Director, Instructor, and Head Teacher. The leadership and staff team also includes Gregory P. Collins as Communications Coordinator, Sharon Duan as On-Call Teacher, Nancy Suen as Dancing Teacher, Athena Sue as Exhibition Manager, and David Collins as Tech Support and Drawing Teacher. Lin Wei is described as a Visual Arts Teacher, Oil Painter, and Computer Graphics Designer. Lin Wei’s teaching experience includes serving as a Lecturer in the Fine Arts Department at Qufu Teachers University from 1982 to 1987, teaching Basic Drawing, Advanced Drawing, and Watercolor, and as a Lecturer in the Oil Painting Department at Shandong Art Institute from 1987 to 1993, teaching Basic Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Watercolor, Oil Painting, Creative Art, Basic Design, and Visual Art Anatomy. Lin Wei has served as Art Director and Instructor at Asian Arts School in San Francisco, California, U.S.A., from 2007 to the present. Lin Wei’s education includes study in the Visual Arts Department at Qufu Teachers University from 1977 to 1981 in Qufu, Shandong, China; the Oil Painting Department at Beijing Capital Teachers University from 1984 to 1985 in Beijing, China; and the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts from 1985 to 1987 in Beijing, China.

Last updated June 19, 2026.

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