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The Art Spot
DANBURY, CT
(203) 791-8244

The Art Spot About Us: The Hunters

Who Are We?

The owners of this Fine Arts School, both with BFA Degrees from Pratt Institute, Bruce and Joanne Hunter bring varied art experience to The Art Spot.

We have owned our own design firm, Hunter Designs, for over 20 years. A myriad of projects include illustrations, architectural models, fashion and textile design, graphics, interior design, gift lines, miniature buildings/furniture for museum exhibit, paintings and portraiture.

From The Art Spot, we currently work with several school systems as “Artists In Residence” (a program based on class curriculum originated art) as well as art mentors and art enrichment instructors.

Students working on plex mural on the lifecycle of butterflies

Active in community service, we are both extremely involved in the Brookfield Arts Commission, curating public exhibits and bringing as much additional art (children & adult) into the community’s eye. In addition, we offer private classes at, The Art Spot, for Children and Adults, for Home Schoolers, Continuing Ed, Public Library children’s workshops as well as Teacher Education Workshops supported by grant funding to teach instructors how to bring more art into the classroom.

We are proud to have been named to a distinguished group of artists recognized by the Connecticut State Commission on the Arts as well as by the Connecticut General Assembly as Art Advocates for the Millennium. Serving on State Commission committees we search for ways to get funding to bring more art programs to schools and create (with Education Connection and other grant funders) urban/suburban school art exchange programs…large-scale projects that offer art programs based on literacy, science and history. As well, we serve on the Connecticut Association of Schools ARTS Committee, dedicated to recognizing the many talented young artists in our schools, from K-12.

Having attended NAEA Conventions, we are exhilarated to have experienced the growing consensus of educators and parents as to the importance of art in education. We are committed to continuing our efforts to bring art into all walks of life on a more everyday basis. Presenting academia through a learning style that incorporates hands-on use of knowledge and reference ensures our children own the information and have the ability to use it. Art enhances the learning potential in many specific academic areas. Statistics are released in staggering account of the out-performance of students of the arts on standardized tests over their non-art counterparts.

We also design and sell a line of signed, custom art clocks and custom wire portraits. We hope you'll take a look at our work.