Individualized preparation for the next generation of art school applicants.
Every year admissions grow more competitive, while what makes an applicant stand out gets more opaque. That's where I come in.
Meet Calil, your new coach.
I’m here to take the guess-work out of your student’s application, by equipping them with the technical skills, conceptual rigor, and confidence to tackle any application process–all remotely and on your schedule!
UPCOMING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Remote Dreyfoos Visual Arts audition prep, built to get your child to a passing score — no matter where they're starting from. Weekly one-hour classes (private or small group, capped at 8) target exactly what admissions jurors look for: technical observational drawing, original creative thinking, and readiness for the timed audition component. Interview prep is built in too, so students walk in ready to talk about their work with confidence. Private lessons offer bespoke feedback and homework as an accelerator track; group classes cover every audition element — timed drawing, technique, and interview questions — with tailored feedback built in.
Fall session runs Sundays, 3–4pm, Sept 6–Dec 20 (no class 11/29). Billed monthly.
Fall Dreyfoos Visual Arts Audition Prep
Location: Remote (Eastern Time)
Dates: Sundays, 9/6/26—12/20/26
Time: 3pm–4pm
Dreyfoos Visual Arts audition prep, designed to get your child to a passing score, no matter where they're starting from. We meet weekly for one-hour, deep-diving into what admissions jurors look for: technical observational drawing, original creative storytelling, and confidence under time pressure. Interview prep is built in too, so students walk in ready to write about their work with clarity. Private lessons offer bespoke planning, extensive, feedback and student-specific homework honed to their growth areas; group classes cover every audition element with tailored feedback and homework built in.
Remote Dreyfoos Digital Media audition prep built to get your child to a passing score — no matter where they're starting from. Weekly one-hour classes (private or small group, capped at 8) target exactly what admissions jurors look for: composition and technique, graphic and conceptual thinking, and craftsmanship. Coaching covers the full five-part audition — the Value and Emulation photography pieces, the planning page, and the live cut-paper Visual Narrative Composition and written response completed on audition day.
Private lessons offer bespoke feedback and homework; group classes cover every audition component with tailored feedback built in. Fall session runs Sundays, Sept 6–Dec 20 (no class 11/29). Monthly billing.
Fall Dreyfoos Digital Media Audition Prep
Location: Remote (Eastern Time)
Dates: Sundays, 9/6/26—12/20/26 (excluding 11/29)
Time: 4pm–5pm
Dreyfoos Digital Media audition prep built to get your child to a passing score — no matter where they're starting from. Weekly one-hour classes (private or small group, capped at ten) target exactly what admissions jurors look for: composition and technique, graphic and conceptual thinking, and craftsmanship. Coaching covers the full five-part audition — the Value and Emulation photography pieces, the planning page, and the live cut-paper Visual Narrative Composition and written response completed on audition day.
Private lessons offer bespoke feedback and homework; group classes cover every audition component with tailored feedback built in. Billed monthly.
These remote classes are designed to equip students with the confidence, technique, and creative skills they need for a successful Bak Visual Arts audition. No matter your child’s starting point, this class is designed to bring anyone up to the the passing score needed for admission. Admissions jurors are looking for applicants to demonstrate the same skills: technical moldable observational drawing skills, creative and original thinking, Each of these can radically improve, with niche preparation. That’s what this course will do. Private lessons act as an accelerator course, with bespoke feedback, homework, and lesson planning. Group classes substantively cover each element of the audition, multiple techniques, and include some tailored feedback and homework. Group classes are capped at ten students.
Each class meet weekly for one hour, with homework between sessions. Billing is monthly unless otherwise stipulated.
FALL SCHEDULE:
Sundays from 2-3 pm, September 6th — December 20th, excluding 11/29
Fall Bak Visual Arts Audition Prep
Location: Remote (Eastern Time)
Dates: Sundays, 9/6/26—12/20/26 excluding 11/29
Time: 2pm–3pm
These remote classes are designed to equip students with the confidence, technique, and creative skills they need for a successful Bak Visual Arts audition. No matter your child’s starting point, this class is designed to bring anyone up to the the passing score needed for admission. Admissions jurors are looking for applicants to demonstrate the same skills: technical moldable observational drawing skills, creative and original thinking, Each of these can radically improve, with niche preparation. That’s what this course will do. Private lessons act as an accelerator course, with bespoke feedback, homework, and lesson planning. Group classes substantively cover each element of the audition, multiple techniques, and include some tailored feedback and homework. Group classes are capped at eight students.
Each class meet weekly for one hour, with homework between sessions. Billing is monthly unless otherwise stipulated.
Services
My private coaching focuses first in building your young artist’s confidence. We hone in technical skill, and celebrate progress regularly to build momentum. No matter their starting point, we aim to bring your child’s audition scores above the acceptance threshold. These weekly private coaching sessions last one hour, with tailored assignments between classes, and feedback via email. We focus on building confidence, managing time and nerves, and building strong foundations in technical and creative skills. Classes are billed monthly.
High School Audition and Portfolio Prep includes one hour of individualized coaching weekly, tailored homework, assignments, and detailed feedback. This service is priced by the month.
Private coaches rapidly equip students with the skills to ‘read’ and construct images and designs to communicate complex stories. During our weekly hour we experiment in materials and composition, moving past visually stale comfort zones into interesting design territory. 1:1 coaching allows for portfolio preparation and best practices, as well as interview and artist statement techniques. Classes are billed monthly.
Group classes focus on the underlying skills needed for any kind of digital media audition: learning how to analyze and ‘read’ images will help the students craft for intelligible images of their own. Experimentation in materials and composition will push them out of visually safe comfort zones into interesting design territory. Group classes meet weekly for one hour, with homework between sessions. Classes are capped at eight students for quality instruction and feedback. Classes are billed monthly.
Each 90-minute session is tailored to the applicant’s needs, and includes detailed portfolio feedback, technical instruction, logistical planning, artist statement and essay feedback, and teaching different frameworks for analysis and conceptual thinking.
A 20-minute consultation designed to answer questions, provide feedback, or otherwise equip parents to make a more informed decisions around their child’s visual art school application.
