Our Faculty:
Celestine Donnelly, Director, is retired after 29 years as an Art Educator with Carmel and Washington Township Schools. Prior to her teaching career, she earned a B.S. in Education from Indiana University, and was active in the Junior League and other Community Volunteer activities while raising her family.  She began teaching in private schools, then public schools and then earned a Masters Degree from Indiana Wesleyan. Ms.Donnelly is retired from Orchard Park Elementary School in Carmel, Indiana. She plays pickle ball and tennis and she paints in watercolors and
acrylics and mixed media. [email protected] *founding partner
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Sandra Burke received her Accounting Degree from the Business School at Indiana University. Her influence from her talented Grandma inspired her to pursue her passion for painting.
She has enjoyed learning to paint with oils from Penny Roberson and joined Cy Donnelly to teach the Adult Oil Classes at The Art Studio of Carmel where she currently has her studio space.
She has been very fortunate to enjoy the beauty of Deb Slack’s art through her friendship, classes and workshops and has enjoyed learning and painting with her fellow fine art friend Lisa Macha and others as a part of her artist community. 
Sandy is blessed with a wonderful husband, two incredible children, and loving sisters, family and friends who have always supported her new art career. 
She loves painting many different styles, using brushes and palette knives, but her favorite love of all is her attempt to bring happiness to others, through her art.

Deb Slack, Indiana University grad, is a wife and mother of three, former social worker and currently working as a full time artist. She exhibits at Art on Main in downtown Carmel. She has a passion for both art and helping those in need, donating a portion of her sales to charity. Primarily self-taught, she loves the play of paint and color and enjoys sharing that with others.

Penny Roberson is a graduate of Bradley University with a BFA. She holds a Masters in Art Education from the Herron School of Art, IUPUI.  Penny was an Adjunct Professor for IUPUI. She enjoyed a twenty three year career in art education and now paints full time and teaches for the Hamilton County Artists Association where she is a juried member and regularly exhibits her paintings. She can be contacted at her Noblesville art studio at Nickel Plate.*founding partner

Sheryl Shepherd  is currently retired, after teaching Art at Nora Elementary for 40 years.*founding partner. Sadly Sheryl passed away in December 2024. RIP 

 Pat Ward, BS Art Education, Ball State, Masters Art Education, founding owner, taught 39 years at Springmill Elementary School, Indianapolis R.I.P. 1-27-2020 *founding partner


About us...Founded in 2013
We are retired Art teachers who have loved teaching art classes to all ages. After talking and dreaming of starting our own art school...over many lunches, vacations and good times together, we decided to: "Just Do It!" and started our own Art Studio for children and adults, students of all ages.
Between us we have over 125+ years of experience! We hope you will find a class that piques your interest or a series of classes that will enrich your Artful Heart and/or that of your child or an "arty kid" that you know such a grandchild or nephew....
For those of you who Home School the students in your life, think of us as licensed Art Educators, waiting to design a special art curriculum to fit your particular needs for your students.
Look over our class offerings and consider signing up.  Classes are $30.00 per class and generally run two hours in duration.  If you don't see a class that you want, please call us and we can design one to fit.  We are  open for business and Growing Artful Hearts!
Contact us at: 317-213-7572 or [email protected],
30 N. Rangeline Rd, 2nd floor, Carmel,46032