Summer Camp 2026 · Creativity, Art Competitions & Original Ideas This summer, our students explored 10+ national and international art competitions, each with its own theme, criteria, and creative challenge. Before any artwork began, our instructors worked one-on-one with every student to understand their interests, experiences, and personal stories, then guided them toward a competition theme that could become truly their own. From Personal Story to Original Concept Every pr

ABC News visited SW Art Studio to interview America250 National Winner Iris, along with SW Art Studio founder Suming Wu (Elaine), capturing the story behind Iris’s creative journey and growth as a young artist. As one of only three national winners of the America250 Bookmark Design Challenge, Iris’s achievement makes SW Art Studio the only art studio in California represented among this year’s national winners. From the very first sketch to having her artwork recognized natio

First Grader Iris Zhang Selected as National Winner and Invited to Washington, D.C. We are incredibly proud to share an exciting milestone for our studio. SW Art Studio student Iris Zhang has been named the national winner in the Kindergarten–2nd Grade division of the Bookmark Design Challenge: Celebrating America's 250th, a nationwide competition organized by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the Office of Second Lady Usha Vance. Selected from stu

At SW Art Studio, our Competition Program focuses on helping students develop original ideas, strong artistic foundations, and meaningful visual storytelling through national and international art competitions. This spring, students participated in several professional competitions including the America 250 Bookmark Contest, ADRA International Children’s Art Contest, and Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest. Every artwork was developed through individual brainstorming, compositio

Mountain View, California · Spring Camp 2026 During this year’s Spring Camp, students at SW Art Studio spent five days creating large-scale acrylic paintings completely from their own ideas and imagination. From the very first sketch to the final canvas, every artwork told a different story， filled with personal memories, favorite animals, dream worlds, and meaningful details unique to each child. Unlike template-based art classes, students were encouraged to develop their ow