Discover Your Artistic Brilliance.

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Who We Are

Prima Materia Institute is an art school in San Diego, California, specializing in unlocking the artistic brilliance of anyone. With the use of Right-Brain training and a unique method that has been developed for the past 30 years, Prima Materia Institute has successfully turned people into artists, and artists into professionals.

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Free Art Meetup!

Join us every second Thursday of the month at our art critique! Feel free to bring your own artwork to share!

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PROGRAMS

Learn to Draw

Studio Coaching is the time to work on your art while getting helpful tips on how to improve!

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MasterClasses

MasterClasses will put you through challenging and unique exercises that will grow you as an artist. Open to all students who have gone through the Prima Materia Workshop

College Portfolio Program

Get accepted to one of your dream schools. Our alumni have the highest acceptance rate of any college prep course on the west coast, many having received scholarships.

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Drawing Classes

Learn to Paint Workshop

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What Is Prima Materia Institute?

Prima Materia Institute is an art school and studio located in San Diego, California, focused on bringing out the artistic brilliance of anyone. The original and unique methodology used at the studio has been developed and tested for over 25 years to ensure every student accesses their artistic brilliance. We have fostered hundreds of emerging artists into professionals, helped students create and refine their art portfolio to get into their top university, and sparked passion in curious individuals.