Kids' art classes across NYC — 47 programs from Artshack Brooklyn, Harlem School of the Arts, NYC Parks, Cross Island YMCA and more, with live open/waitlist/closed status updated daily. Filter by age, borough, day and price.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 47 art classes from 10 providers · 13 open for registration · typical price $575 · ages 5 months–17½ · updated Sep 13, 2026
Park Slope Armory YMCA · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 1–4y11mWed$206Full season
Park Slope Armory YMCA leans toward dance — Tiny Toes Ballet, Creative Movement, Kids Ballet, Modern Dance — for kids 1 to 13, alongside smaller soccer, enrichment, art and music offerings. Prices run $180 to $206.
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5y5m–8Mon$249Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5y5m–8Mon$249Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
NYC Parks · Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–13Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5y6mFri$123Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
NYC Parks · Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–13Wed FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Greenpoint YMCA · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Ages 5y11m–8y11mSat$206Full season
Greenpoint YMCA runs swim as its largest program, with soccer, multi-sport, enrichment, dance, martial arts and art rounding out the schedule for kids roughly 6 months to 19. Dance classes span Tiny Toes Ballet for the…
NY Kids Club · Gramercy, Manhattan
Ages 5mo–1y1mThu$918Likely full season
Welcome to Baby Art & STEM Explorers, where babies 5-13 months old and their adults will enjoy exploring a wonderland of engaging STEM and Art activities. Babies and their adults will enjoy being exposed to a variety of…
NYC Parks · Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 6–13Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Coney Island YMCA · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Ages 5–7y11mSat$247Full season
Coney Island YMCA's swim program moves kids through Stage 1 through 3 — water acclimation, movement and stamina — for ages roughly 3 to 12 and up, alongside soccer, multi-sport and art. Prices run $139 to $247.
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 10–17y11mSun$211Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 7–8y11mMon$238Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5y5m–8Mon$238Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Tue$1,150
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$1,150
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Fri$1,275
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Thu$1,275
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$575
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$1,150
NYC Parks · Kwame Ture Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 6–14Fri SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Artshack Brooklyn · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 6–10Mon
Artshack Brooklyn · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 5–10Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Artshack Brooklyn · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 9–12Tue
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$1,150
NYC Parks · Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 2+SunLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$1,000
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$500
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$500
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Sat
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NYC Parks · Faber Park Recreation Center, Staten Island
Ages 6+Tue FriSingle class
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Faber Park Recreation Center, Staten Island
Ages 6+WedSingle class
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Wed$1,225
NYC Parks · Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 2+Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$638
NYC Parks · John J Carty Park, Brooklyn
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–12Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Coney Island YMCA · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mSat$247Full season
Coney Island YMCA's swim program moves kids through Stage 1 through 3 — water acclimation, movement and stamina — for ages roughly 3 to 12 and up, alongside soccer, multi-sport and art. Prices run $139 to $247.
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$575
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Thu$500
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$1,275
Harlem School of the Arts · Harlem, Manhattan
Sat$575
NYC Parks · Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Queens
Ages 11–17y11mSatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, Brooklyn
Ages 6+SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Bowne Park, Queens
Ages 1–3Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–13Tue ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–13Wed FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
As of Sep 13, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 47 art classes across NYC, from 10 providers including Harlem School of the Arts, NYC Parks, and Cross Island YMCA. 13 are open for registration right now, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 47% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 27 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $575; most fall between $247 and $1,150, with a full range of $123 to $1,275. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Programs run from 5 months to 17½. The most options are for school-age kids (21), teens (10), and toddlers (3).
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most art classes with open registration today are in Bellerose (5 open), Pelham Fritz Recreation Center (2 open), Coney Island (1 open), Hunts Point Recreation Center (1 open), and Park Slope (1 open). Neighborhood counts change daily as providers open and close sessions.
Kids' art classes in NYC run from process-focused toddler classes — paint, clay, collage, and no pressure about the result — to structured drawing, painting, ceramics and cartooning courses for school-age children. Sessions are usually 45 minutes to 90 minutes, materials are almost always included in the price, and the youngest classes expect a caregiver to stay. Many studios run by the term with a portfolio or a small show at the end; others sell single drop-in sessions, which is the easiest way to see whether a child enjoys a particular medium before committing.
13 of the 47 art classes we track across NYC are open for registration as of Sep 13, 2026. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
The typical listed price is $575, and most of the 27 priced programs fall between $247 and $1,150. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term.
Programs run from 5 months to 17½. The most options are for school-age kids (21), teens (10), and toddlers (3). Every listing shows its own age range.
Today the most open art classes are in Bellerose (5 open), Pelham Fritz Recreation Center (2 open), and Coney Island (1 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are Harlem School of the Arts (16), NYC Parks (16), Cross Island YMCA (5), Artshack Brooklyn (3), and Coney Island YMCA (2). 10 providers in total have art classes listed across NYC.
Yes — 22 of the 47 programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday. Use the day filter above the list to show only weekend or weekday classes.
