the school

The Ah Haa School offers year-round classes, workshops, art trips and retreats, open studios, lectures, Family Days, exhibitions and special events. We offer an amazing variety of classes and workshops in painting, ceramics, textile arts, sculpture, welding, stained glass, photography, acting, writing, cooking wellness and dance. The School is home to the prestigious American Academy of Bookbinding, which runs multiple programs throughout the spring and fall. Our Visiting Artist Program brings renowned artists and students from around the country to Telluride. Beginners and skilled artists alike come through our doors to learn something new, refine a skill, or revive a forgotten art.  We offer beginning to advanced classes that last from a half-day to six weeks. Our teachers are local as well as nationally known artist with many years of teaching experience.


Our Grant Funders & Sponsors

The Ah Haa School is funded in part by the following organizations: Telluride Foundation, Just for Kids Foundation, C.C.A.A.S.E. and the Town of Telluride,Telluride Education Foundation, and the *Colorado Council on the Arts a nd the National Endowment for the Arts.

* The Colorado Council on the Arts and its activities are made possible through an annual appropriation from the Colorado General Assembly and federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.