Art World School

Art World School offers classes and programs that include Fine Art, Drawing, Painting, Clay, Pottery, Arts & Crafts, 3D Art, Mixed Media, Calligraphy, Digital Art & Animation, Yoga, Chess & Games, STEM Classes, and Homework Tutoring and Core subject tutoring/Homework Help. The program offers in-person and online options, including family friendly classes and Fine Art classes for drawing and painting in 90-minute group or one-on-one/private formats, as well as 1-hour classes or a full-day program.

• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: After School Program Mondays–Fridays with pick-up service starting at 11:30am or later; classes and programs offered Mondays–Saturdays
• Price: Trial Class for new students $20 (group class) or $30 (one-on-one or 1 hour 2 student class); Starting at $27 per class – supplies included; $20 (group class) or $30 (one-on-one or 1 hour 2 student class) – supplies included

Art World School is a professional art school established in 1997 in Portland and is now located in NW Portland. The school offers classes and programs for preschoolers, ages 4–7, ages 8–15, and adults, and class sizes are always small with each student's lesson plan personalized. The program offers an after school program with transportation provided to nearby schools including Findley Elementary, Bonny Slope Elementary, Cedar Mill Elementary, Forest Park Elementary, Terra Linda Elementary, Sato Elementary, Jacob Wismer Elementary, Rock Creek Elementary, Bethany Elementary, Springville Elementary, West TV Elementary and more, with free pick-up service starting as early as 11:30am. Devices are provided for Digital Art & Animation classes, and supplies are included for classes starting at $27 per class and for trial classes.

The school’s mission statement notes that it stresses the importance of helping each student develop a strong basic skills set by learning the fundamentals of art, concepts, and methods first. Art World School holds two art shows every year for all students, including an annual art show at the Portland Art Museum. Annual art shows are held at the Portland Art Museum, Washington Square Mall, Cedar Mill library, as well as other venues in the Portland, Beaverton, Bethany, Tigard, West Linn, Lake Oswego, Vancouver, and Clackamas areas, and the school also holds art performance events every year for students to demonstrate live drawing.

Art World School has partnered with Warner Bros on art classes for students to create artwork on FANTASTIC BEASTS: SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE to celebrate the release of the movie, where students were able to attend the advance screening of the movie and receive promotional items. Every year, Art World School also showcases student artwork at Washington Square Mall as well as the Portland Art Museum, and media publications about the school and its art students have appeared in the Oregonian, Tigard Times, Portland Chinese Times, and more. Art World School students have won state, national, and international art competitions in contests such as the Doodle for Google, Federal Junior Duck Stamp competition, State Fish Competition, Oregon Humane Society Annual Poster Contest, Cray Pas Wonderful Colorful World Art Competition, World Children's Museum Art Competition, Unicef Card Design Competition, Co/Alliance for Justice Poster Contest, and more.

Art World School was established and later expanded by art professional Mimi Yan. Mimi Yan has extensive teaching experience with students of all ages and has received training in fine art, graphic design, and art history in New York, abroad, and Portland, Oregon.

Last updated March 27, 2026.