Wimberley Wellspring Christian Academy
Art Program Mission
A Statement of Artistic Faith and Practice
Art as stewardship. Creation as witness. A program rooted in Truth, Goodness, and Beauty.
We believe that all true creation begins with the Creator.
As artists, we are not the origin of creativity, but participants in it. We are image-bearers, entrusted with the ability to observe, interpret, and respond to the world around us. In this calling, art is not merely an act of self-expression, but an act of stewardship.
Art must engage honestly with the world we inhabit.
Our program is rooted in the belief that we do not create in isolation from our circumstances. We create within them, through them, and in response to them. To ignore reality is to create something disconnected. To engage it with integrity is to pursue authenticity.
We believe that:
These are not abstract ideals. They are reflections of the character of God and are central to the work we create.
Process matters as much as outcome.
Students are guided to think critically, create intentionally, respond rather than react, and engage both individually and collaboratively. Growth in art requires challenge. Creativity requires risk. Meaningful work often requires navigating what cannot be controlled.
Through structured instruction and intentional practice, students learn not only how to create, but how to:
Creation is not always predictable or comfortable.
Our classrooms are designed to provide a guided and safe environment where students can encounter challenge, practice problem-solving, engage in collaboration, and navigate tension with patience and grace. These experiences are not obstacles. They are essential to both artistic and personal growth.
Art is a reflection of its time.
Throughout the program, students study art history not as isolated information, but as a living trajectory that informs the present. Each lesson connects past movements to current experience, allowing students to understand and thoughtfully respond to the world around them.
Art is about faithfulness.
Art, in its fullest sense, is not about control or perfection. We aim to cultivate artists who create with awareness, work with integrity, reflect with honesty, and offer their work with humility.
Students are encouraged to see their work not as self-glorification, but as a testimony of what they have seen, experienced, and come to understand.
In all that we create and teach, our commitment is to honor the Almighty Creator by pursuing:
This program exists to develop not only skilled artists, but thoughtful individuals who understand that creativity carries responsibility.
The artist behind the mission
Teresa Moralez-Davis holds an MFA in Printmaking and Intermedia from the University of Iowa and a BFA from UT Tyler. She is a native of the Texas Hill Country, a wife, and a mother of three. She has taught art across every season of life: children, teenagers, adults, and seniors.
Teresa is a born-again Christian who can look back across every chapter of her life and see, without doubt, that God has been equipping her for this work: the MFA He gave her, the years of preparation He placed in her path, the love of beauty and truth He cultivated in her long before she knew what she would do with it. Training children for the glory and kingdom of God is not a curriculum checklist. It is a mission: the daily, faithful work of pointing young hearts toward Christ.
This school, and this program, exists for your children, for the children not yet born, for this Hill Country, and by God's grace, for His glory alone.
Help us bring beauty back into the classroom
The arts program is offered as an open-enrollment elective for middle and upper level students, with classes available throughout each semester. Tell us you are interested and we will keep you close as the arts at WWCA take shape. Every inquiry is reviewed personally by Teresa Moralez-Davis.