Kids' art classes for kids (5–12) — 24 programs with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 24 art classes for school-age kids from 6 providers · 11 open for registration · typical price $238 · updated Sep 13, 2026
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…
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…
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 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…
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
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.
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 · 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 · 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…
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…
As of Sep 13, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 24 art classes for school-age kids across NYC, from 6 providers including NYC Parks, Cross Island YMCA, and Artshack Brooklyn. 11 are open for registration right now, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 33% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 9 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $238; most fall between $211 and $247, with a full range of $123 to $249. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Every program here accepts at least part of the school-age kids range (ages 5–12); the list leads with the classes built for this age and finishes with those that only touch it at the edge.
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most art classes for school-age kids 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 Ridgewood (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. For school-age children (5 to 12), programs split by ability as much as by age, and this is the band with the widest choice: recreational classes, leagues with games, competitive tracks and multi-week camps. After-school and weekend slots dominate; weekday daytime programs in this band are mostly school-break camps.
11 of the 24 art classes for school-age kids 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 $238, and most of the 9 priced programs fall between $211 and $247. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term.
Usually yes, if the child's age falls inside the range the provider publishes. On this page the classes built specifically for ages 5–12 are listed first; those that only overlap the edge of the range come last, so check the age chip on each card.
Today the most open art classes for school-age kids 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 NYC Parks (12), Cross Island YMCA (5), Artshack Brooklyn (3), Coney Island YMCA (2), and Ridgewood YMCA (1). 6 providers in total have art classes for school-age kids listed across NYC.
Yes — 8 of the 24 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.
