Southwest School Of Art History Center

On a historic campus alongside San Antonio's meandering River Walk, the Southwest School of Art is one of the nation's largest community-based art schools, offering classes to established artists as well as to beginning and intermediate students of all ages. The main campus is a historic site and was originally established as a convent in 1851 when seven Catholic nuns arrived in San Antonio to start the city's first school for girls. Today it is a nationally recognized leader in arts education, offering studio programs for more than 4,000 adults, children, and teens annually.