August Deep Dive: Growing Together with ACI 🌿🎨

As summer winds down, we’ve been reflecting on everything we’ve been building together at Art Collective International~ and let’s just say, it’s been a whirlwind of creativity, planning, and big dreams finally taking shape. ✨

🌟 Skool – Building Our Learning Hub

We’ve been working diligently behind the scenes, laying foundational work to keep growing our Skool community, making sure the experience is not only full of knowledge but also easy, inspiring, and fun to navigate and digest. Right now, we’re adding images and videos to our current courses so lessons feel more immersive, and at the same time, we’re writing and developing new ones we can’t wait to share.

• Current Courses: 14

• Weekly Creative Prompts: 52 Weeks + 12 Bonus Weeks!

• Purchasable Courses: 2

• Unlockable Experiences: 2

Our growing library includes a welcoming path for beginners with Art Supplies 101 (perfect if you don’t know where to start) and Our Recommendations (a curated look at the tools we actually use in our studios). From there, you can dive into fundamentals with Art Foundations 101 and Drawing 101, which build the basics of seeing, sketching, and creating. And for those ready to push further, we’re layering in more specialized courses designed to challenge and inspire.

🎓 Why Art Education Matters

Art is more than a skill~ it’s a language that shapes how we see, connect, and understand the world. A strong foundation in art education gives people the tools to express themselves, problem-solve creatively, and find their own unique voice. It’s not just about making something beautiful; it’s about learning to think in new ways, to innovate, and to bring imagination into daily life.

That’s why accessibility is at the heart of what we do. Too often, art education feels out of reach~ whether because of cost, gatekeeping, or the belief that art is “only for professionals.” We believe art belongs to everyone. By creating courses that are affordable, approachable, and rooted in both personal experience and professional knowledge, we hope to open doors for anyone who wants to create.

This is exactly why we built Art Collective International on Skool the way we did~ so that artists at every stage can find a welcoming space to learn, experiment, and grow. Whether you’re picking up a pencil for the first time, returning to art after years away, or refining your professional practice, we want you to feel supported and inspired. Education should empower, not exclude, and we’re committed to making sure art education is something anyone can access.

🖌️ Why We’re Excited

We believe learning art should feel like a conversation, not a lecture. That’s why these courses are packed with our personal notes, studio-tested tips, and plenty of visual walkthroughs. Adding more behind-the-scenes videos, demos, and real studio imagery means you’ll get to see not just the polished results, but the honest process of how art comes together. Throw in community, and ACI's Skool becomes a beautiful mix of all the beliefs ACI holds. 

🌱 ACI Website & Personal Art

Of course, courses are just one piece of the puzzle. Each of us in ACI has also been creating and making new artwork for the upcoming seasons~ balancing the flow of business, personal projects, and life. It’s a lot to juggle, but it’s also exactly why we love what we do: art is meant to grow alongside us, to adapt and reflect the world around us.

Whether it’s bold digital pieces, quiet watercolor studies, or playful mixed-media experiments, the heart of ACI is in this constant rhythm of making, learning, and sharing.

💜 Thank You

We’re so grateful to everyone who’s been a part of this journey so far~ whether you’re taking classes, sharing your work, or simply cheering us on. This is just the beginning, and we can’t wait to see where the next season takes us.

Stay inspired, stay curious, and keep creating.

– The ACI Team