Where creativity finds its voice

In-person art classes in the comfort of your home, at schools and daycares, for children with special needs and neurotypical children. A space of their own to create, communicate and feel heard, designed around each child.

2004
Graduate of the Cuban Academy of Fine Arts
1 to 10
Students per class, depending on the format
Miami
And all of South Florida, at homes, schools and daycares

Art with purpose, tailored to every child

Classes built around each child’s age, level, creativity and individual learning goals.

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Individualized classes

Every class is designed around the child: their age, their level and their learning goals.

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Where the child is

In-person classes in the comfort of home, at schools and at daycares.

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Art and expression

Tools for expression and self-regulation that stay with the child beyond the canvas.

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For everyone

Children with special needs and neurotypical children, families, teens and adults.

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Fine Arts training

Graduate of the Cuban Academy of Fine Arts in 2004, with experience leading creative workshops.

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Diverse techniques

Experience in a wide range of artistic techniques with a broad view of the visual arts.

Child working with tape and paper on a guided art project
Child’s artwork with contrasting lines and colors

Academic training and years of practice alongside children

Arien Guerra, founder of The Creative Canvas, graduated from the Cuban Academy of Fine Arts in 2004 and taught art workshops at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba, in Cuban Art and Universal Art. Today he works as an art instructor at an ABA agency and offers art tutoring with experience in diverse artistic techniques and a broad perspective.

“I help children find a space of their own to create and communicate, through individualized art classes in the comfort of their home, at their school or at their daycare — so they feel heard and gain tools for expression and self-regulation that stay with them beyond the canvas.”

Book your child’s first art class

We serve Miami and all of South Florida, from Homestead to Broward County.