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The Petite Palette offers group art classes, private art lessons, and weekend group painting sessions where students may draw, ink, and use acrylic paint and watercolor on projects such as portraits and landscapes. The program also offers group music classes and private music lessons, including piano, guitar, voice, ukulele, violin, and viola, with activities such as practicing chords and reading sheet music. Additional options include graphic design group classes and private lessons using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, Harry Potter Art Club, Anime Art Club, Early Learner classes and lessons, and fiber arts classes such as sewing, crochet, knitting, macrame, and weaving, as well as weekend and library painting classes.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday–Saturday between 12pm and 8pm, with group painting sessions ranging from 1–3 hours long
The Petite Palette describes itself as an art and music school for all ages with three levels of learning: group classes, private lessons, and weekend group painting sessions, and it also offers Summer Camps, Art Courses, Music/Theater Courses, Weekend/Library Painting Classes, and gift cards. The studio space is described as fun and visually appealing, with a color palette and paintings on the walls chosen to bring comfort and a creative, educational atmosphere, and most of the studio is handmade using tools such as a drill, hammer, and lumber.
The Petite Palette states that it believes each person has the God given ability to be creative, so each class is designed with an emphasis on learning, and that it wants students to walk away with more confidence in their artistic or musical ability and a project they are proud of. It states that one of its values is creating a place for kids and adults to have a heartwarming experience to help create and grow each individual's God given artistic and musical ability, and that it believes everyone is innately creative because God, the Creator, made each person in his own creative image. The program states that it created a safe and fun environment where children and adults can explore their artistic side and where their artistic abilities are the focus.
The Petite Palette describes itself as having operated as an art and music school for 10 years, and notes that the owner and creator, Mrs. Michelle, started The Petite Palette Inc. 10 years ago, and that Mallory first came to the studio on opening day when she signed up for her first class. The leadership team includes Michelle Curtin (Owner of The Petite Palette), Mrs. Michelle (Owner and Creator of The Petite Palette Inc.), Mrs. Tori (who teaches some group classes, private lessons, and Anime Art Club), Mrs. Jackie (who teaches some group classes and private lessons), Mrs. Ashley (who teaches Early Learner classes and lessons), Mallory (who is in charge of keeping the studio lovely for students), Mrs. Jodi (instructor of all fiber’s classes), Ms. Deena (who teaches piano, guitar, voice, and ukulele classes), Ms. Katie (who teaches violin lessons), and Chad Anderson, also known as “Mr. A,” who teaches piano classes.
Staff credentials include Mrs. Michelle, who studied Interior Design and Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago and previously taught K–12 at a local school; Mrs. Tori, who holds a K–12 Art teaching license and has taught a variety of high school classes for over 5 years; and Mrs. Jackie, who graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BA focusing on studio art and has taught art for over 10 years (K–12). Music staff credentials include Ms. Deena, who studied music and theater in college, has performed professionally producing and directing plays and musicals, and has taught music and theater to K–12 in private schools for the past 13 years; Ms. Katie, who has been teaching violin for over 20 years, is influenced by the methods of Shinichi Suzuki and Mary Cohen, and holds both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts; and Chad Anderson (“Mr. A”), who holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and has an extensive background in teaching music that spans over four decades.
In its description of community involvement, The Petite Palette identifies itself as an art and music school for all ages in the heart of Sandwich and notes that Mr. A has been a Sandwich resident for nearly 17 years and entertains at senior living centers. It also notes that Ms. Deena performs as a professional DJ for weddings and kids events and serves as a worship leader and kids ministry teacher at her church.
Last updated May 26, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday–Saturday between 12pm and 8pm, with group painting sessions ranging from 1–3 hours long
The Petite Palette describes itself as an art and music school for all ages with three levels of learning: group classes, private lessons, and weekend group painting sessions, and it also offers Summer Camps, Art Courses, Music/Theater Courses, Weekend/Library Painting Classes, and gift cards. The studio space is described as fun and visually appealing, with a color palette and paintings on the walls chosen to bring comfort and a creative, educational atmosphere, and most of the studio is handmade using tools such as a drill, hammer, and lumber.
The Petite Palette states that it believes each person has the God given ability to be creative, so each class is designed with an emphasis on learning, and that it wants students to walk away with more confidence in their artistic or musical ability and a project they are proud of. It states that one of its values is creating a place for kids and adults to have a heartwarming experience to help create and grow each individual's God given artistic and musical ability, and that it believes everyone is innately creative because God, the Creator, made each person in his own creative image. The program states that it created a safe and fun environment where children and adults can explore their artistic side and where their artistic abilities are the focus.
The Petite Palette describes itself as having operated as an art and music school for 10 years, and notes that the owner and creator, Mrs. Michelle, started The Petite Palette Inc. 10 years ago, and that Mallory first came to the studio on opening day when she signed up for her first class. The leadership team includes Michelle Curtin (Owner of The Petite Palette), Mrs. Michelle (Owner and Creator of The Petite Palette Inc.), Mrs. Tori (who teaches some group classes, private lessons, and Anime Art Club), Mrs. Jackie (who teaches some group classes and private lessons), Mrs. Ashley (who teaches Early Learner classes and lessons), Mallory (who is in charge of keeping the studio lovely for students), Mrs. Jodi (instructor of all fiber’s classes), Ms. Deena (who teaches piano, guitar, voice, and ukulele classes), Ms. Katie (who teaches violin lessons), and Chad Anderson, also known as “Mr. A,” who teaches piano classes.
Staff credentials include Mrs. Michelle, who studied Interior Design and Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago and previously taught K–12 at a local school; Mrs. Tori, who holds a K–12 Art teaching license and has taught a variety of high school classes for over 5 years; and Mrs. Jackie, who graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BA focusing on studio art and has taught art for over 10 years (K–12). Music staff credentials include Ms. Deena, who studied music and theater in college, has performed professionally producing and directing plays and musicals, and has taught music and theater to K–12 in private schools for the past 13 years; Ms. Katie, who has been teaching violin for over 20 years, is influenced by the methods of Shinichi Suzuki and Mary Cohen, and holds both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts; and Chad Anderson (“Mr. A”), who holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and has an extensive background in teaching music that spans over four decades.
In its description of community involvement, The Petite Palette identifies itself as an art and music school for all ages in the heart of Sandwich and notes that Mr. A has been a Sandwich resident for nearly 17 years and entertains at senior living centers. It also notes that Ms. Deena performs as a professional DJ for weddings and kids events and serves as a worship leader and kids ministry teacher at her church.
Last updated May 26, 2026.
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