Whether it was your love for the Arts or a typo in the address bar above that has caused you to stumble upon this page, you're in for a treat. My name is J.R. Riggs and I am a Fine Arts Instructor for Bidwell Junior High School as well as for various elementary schools within the Chico Unified School District in Northern California. This page is to serve as a reference, inspiration, and resource for artists and their inquisitive parents alike. It is my sworn duty and blood oath to provide your child with the finest Art education possible sparing no expense. 

For the past four years I have had the pleasure of teaching for the Chico Unified School District Fine Arts Specialist Program. I am part of a group of mobile teachers that visits classrooms monthly to provide the highest level of Art Curriculum available in the north state. We focus on several mediums (pen, pencil, chalk, charcoal, paint, pastel and printmaking) as well as a plethora of artists (Van Gogh, Haring, Hansen, Dali, etc.) throughout the year. We have the ability to make the 26 hours of educational time students receive into a lifelong love for the Arts. I have taught various grade levels in range from kindergarten thru twelfth grade. I have both Multiple and Single Subject (Art Studio) Credentials. Because of my credentials I am one of the few people within the district that contracted teachers are able to request due to my expertise in certain subjects; most notably the Fine Arts Department. This has allowed me the opportunity to work in a collection of diverse settings. I have also had the opportunity to work as a long term Art substitute as well as an Art docent with a series of previously prepared independent units as well as a few of my own. I'm currently working an average of five days a week within the classroom as well as three to four days a week for my second job. I am a full time husband, father, student, teacher, and artist with little time for play...