Art Matters Studio was founded in 2013 in a small home studio in Lancaster, PA, where I offered art enrichment programs for small groups of children. When I closed our Lancaster, PA location this past fall, we had outgrown two locations and grown to a staff of 6 offering daytime, afternoon, evening and weekend programing for all ages at our retail location as well as offering arts programming for local schools, daycare centers, recreation centers, 50+ communities and more.
I have over 25 years of private teaching experience and am an award winning exhibiting painter. I obtained my BFA from Rhode Island School of Design with further study at Tyler School of Art and MICA, and have been honored with a residency at the prestigious Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. I spent my life surrounded by artists and educators. My father, the late David Pease, was the dean at both Tyler School of Art and Yale Art School and has work in dozens of major museum collections. Guilford had been my adult home and "happy place". It has been a dream of mine to move back to New England and reestablish the studio here.
Art Matters Studio offers opportunities for artists of all experience levels to not only develop skills, but feel part of a community where they are encouraged to experiment, have fun and develop their own artistic vision. Children's programing is offered for ages toddler through teen and limited to small groups of 8-12. Custom programming, homeschool classes and private lessons are offered upon request for ages 6+. Choose the programs that works best for you- from one day workshops and drop in programs to multi week sessions. Summer and Schools Out camps provide fun opportunities for children on the holidays and our popular"Arty Parties" offer creative celebrations for birthday and other events.
Kerry Pease-Coble
Owner and Director
I have over 25 years of private teaching experience and am an award winning exhibiting painter. I obtained my BFA from Rhode Island School of Design with further study at Tyler School of Art and MICA, and have been honored with a residency at the prestigious Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. I spent my life surrounded by artists and educators. My father, the late David Pease, was the dean at both Tyler School of Art and Yale Art School and has work in dozens of major museum collections. Guilford had been my adult home and "happy place". It has been a dream of mine to move back to New England and reestablish the studio here.
Art Matters Studio offers opportunities for artists of all experience levels to not only develop skills, but feel part of a community where they are encouraged to experiment, have fun and develop their own artistic vision. Children's programing is offered for ages toddler through teen and limited to small groups of 8-12. Custom programming, homeschool classes and private lessons are offered upon request for ages 6+. Choose the programs that works best for you- from one day workshops and drop in programs to multi week sessions. Summer and Schools Out camps provide fun opportunities for children on the holidays and our popular"Arty Parties" offer creative celebrations for birthday and other events.
Kerry Pease-Coble
Owner and Director