An Art Spa for the Soul...

938 N GROVE AVE OAK PARK IL 60302

708-269-9840

With over 43 years in the Creative Arts Business, our EASTWOOD FAMILY is excited to combine ALL of the ARTS we are BEST known for & have had

huge success with both individually & collectively... AND NOW, we are pleased to announce that ALL of our Art Businesses will reside under

1 NEW NAME, 1 ROOF, & 1 LOCATION, called... INSPIRATION INSTITUTE ! We are coming back HOME to the BEST place in the U.S. where

it ALL began - right here in historically bucolic OAK PARK...where we ran a very sucessful Art School for Ages 2 1/2-16 for 15 years

called: EASTWOOD EXPRESSIONS. In 2009 we created YOUNG LIONS, a Traveling International Hip Hop Dance Workshop & Clothing Line

business for & with our Son, Ian Eastwood. In 2020 Ian pivoted our Young Lions Dance business into a producion company in Los Angeles.

Oak Park was also where we raised Ian, who went on and flourished as anamazing Global Commercial Choreographer, Director, Actor & Producer.

We are very excited to get back to doing a little bit of everything we LOVE to do... & We invite you ALL to come experience this

“ARTISTIC SPA FOR THE SOUL” & unleash the Curious & Courageous Artist within you!

ENROLL IN: Kid’s Art, Dance, or Adult Health & Wellness Classes. Join Julia Latoria-Eastwood, Designer/ Art Instructor/ life Coach, to Convert your

Biggest Dreams into Realities with our Dreambook Sessions. Engage in Moon Rituals to help manifest your Desires.

Enjoy our Adult Artistry Workshops. Commision Artist/ Illustrator/ Instructor, Peter Eastwood to paint your family’s portraits that

you will cherish forever. RENT our Studios for your own personal endeavors in:

Art, Dance, Rehearsals, Productions, Meetings, & MUCH MORE!

ALL FALL COURSES ARE 5 WKS LONG ON TUESDAYS: SEPTEMBER 17-OCTOBER 15 ART IN AUTUMN: AGES 5-8

TIME: 4:30-5:30pm CLASS FEE: $100.00 ($25 Deposit-secures your spot) ILLUSTRATING AUTUMN: AGES 8-13 TIME: ​4:30-5:30pm CLASS FEE: $100.00 ($25 Deposit-secures your spot) TWEENER TOONERS: AGES 7 & UP TIME: 5:30-6:00pm ​CLASS FEE: $65 **NOTE: ONLY $50 if your child is attending ART IN AUTUMN or ILLUSTRATING AUTUMN ($15 SAVINGS!)

ALL Fall Art Classes conclude with a beautiful ART GALLERY BRUNCH: Sun, OCTOBER 20th @ 12:00noon

where your children’s Artwork is proudly displayed & they receive their certificates of Achievement

ART IN AUTUMN is a 1 hour Art Class designed for 5-8 year olds. Designer, Julia Latoria-Eastwood will be teaching basic elements of ​Design such as shapes, color, contrast & how they relate to Nature. During our nature walk your child will learn the beauty of the fall ​season by collecting leaves, constructing a wooden leaf press & then turning the pressed leaves into a stunning fall glass votive candle. ​Making a headdress will help them learn about the Artisan Culture of Native Americans. “Spiders as Designers” classes features 2 special ​spider projects . The students will make a colorful Fall photo box complete with a portrait of themselves adorned in their own artwork.

Not to worry, Parents they won’t get too dirty as the children will be designing a special Halloween Art Smock too!

ILLUSTRATING AUTUMN is a 1 hour Art Class designed

for 8-13 year old ARTISTS who wish to improve their drawing skills. Children’s Illustrator, Peter Eastwood will be ​teaching Composition, Perspective, Art History, Lettering & Design through cartooning & Illustration.1 point ​perspective will be explored using Edvard Munch’s enigmatic famous painting, “THE SCREAM”. Frankenstein & his ​helpers COME ALIVE through the observation drawing project.

The Haunting Cartoon Flipbook portion teaches kids the brilliance of basic animation.

TWEENER TOONERS is a 30 MINUTE class designed for 7 years & UP who want to learn beginning CARTOONING. ​Characters & themes suggested by the students who then follow along with Mr. Peter’s drawings as their ​inspirations come to life on the paper, the kids can’t believe what they’ve just created! This is a great self-esteem ​builder & wonderful tie-in to Miss Julia’s Art in Autumn classes, as Mr. Peter will be coordinating curriculum themes ​This is also a perfect draftsmanship warm-up for Mr. Peter’s Illustration Autumn class. Stay the extra 1/2 hour after ​our other classes for the additional cartooning training & FUN for ONLY $50.00!

FALL & WINTER ART WORKSHOPS FOR AGES 5-12 ( 2 HOURS )

FALL & WINTER DANCE WORKSHOPS FOR AGES 8-13 (2 HOURS ) ENROLLMENT FEE: $40 1 CHILD, $75 2 CHILDREN, 3 CHILDREN $110 ($10 DEPOSIT ​PER CHILD SECURES YOUR SPOT) ALL FALL/WINTER ART WORKSHOPS ARE TAUGHT BY: DESIGNER, JULIA LATORIA-EASTWOOD & ​ILLUSTRATOR/CARTOONIST, PETER EASTWOOD

THE DANCE PORTION WILL BE TAUGHT BY A YOUNG LIONS CHOREOGRAPHER (TBA)

SCARECROW SPOOKTACULAR! : AGES 5-12 FRI, OCTOBER 25th 4:30—6:30pm

Build a Fun Fall Scarecrow Tabletop Decoration! Paint a beautiful wooden pumpkin Artful Object!…both which will be ​cherished by your family for years to come. The CREATIVE CARTOONING session explores Silly Scarecrows & other Fall ​featured themes. The workshop wraps up with the group stuffing a Life-sized Scarecrow all of Oak Park will get to see ! ​(Weather permitting)

HIP HOP MOVES & MARKERS: AGES 8-13 FRI , NOV 8 4:30-6:30pm PUT ON YOUR KICKS & THROW ON YOUR HOODIES!! We are so excited to bring back this amazing ​Eastwood Family Collaboration & one of our past student’s ALL time favorite Workshops! A ittle history: We created this Workshop back in our EASTWOOD EXPRESSIONS ​days along with our NOW Famous Young Lions Hip Hop Commercial Choreographer & Son, Ian Eastwood. We wanted to combine ALL of our family’s Artistic Talents we had to ​offer …just so we could teach it together too! This was the genesis for our NEW & very successful Hip Hop Traveling Workshop & Clothing Line Company called: YOUNG ​LIONS. We shared our passions for teaching these ARTS around the globe with our son, Ian & many other Young Lion Choreographers too! . You will design your very own ​Street Style T-shirt with Miss Julia. Next up - you are taught a HIP HOP Dance Combo to (Clean Music) by one of our Young Lions Choreographers (Teacher TBA). The ​Workshop finishes with Mr. Peter’s incredibly clever CARTOONING CLASS featuring Street Style Characters & Graffiti Bubble Lettering.

Just too much FUN jammed into one EVENT!

THE GRATEFUL GOBBLER THANKSGIVING WORKSHOP!: AGES 5-12 FRI, NOV 22nd 4:30-6:30pm GET YOUR GRATITUDE ON! You will be ​crafting a large scale Turkey Center piece for your family’s Thanksgiving Table. Everyone will be able to take part as each family member ​writes about what they are most Thankful for on Thanksgiving day that can be treasured & contributed to for many years to come. Next up, ​you’ll be making an edible Turkey place card setting holder that you can teach your entire family how to make too-just in case you gobble ​it up before Thanksgiving dinner! This too will become a new Thanksgiving tradition to treasure & have much fun with for decades to come. ​Mr. Peter’s CARTOON SEGMENT includes Goofy Gobblers, Lively Leaves & much more!

SANTA’S WORKSHOP: AGE 5-12 FRI, DEC 13th 4:30-6:30pm Become one of Santa’s Elves for the day at our ​SANTA’S WORKSHOP! Miss Julia & the kids will be making a mini Gingerbread House Keepsake Ornament they will ​cherish forever. Our wee elves will design their very own Elf hat & Gingerbread Man Cookie to be nibbled on whilst ​a Christmas Classic is read to them. Mr. Peter will teach some HOLIDAY CARTOONING which our Artist Elves can ​give as gifts to their Friends & Family members. The Workshop finishes off with the students decorating a beautiful ​Group Christmas Tree. Give your child a brand NEW holiday tradition,

filled with FUN memories that will last a lifetime!