Local art programs in San Diego, CA

My Good Brain offers Scrap Lab, a drop-in upcycling and recycling art class that uses recycled and reclaimed materials, Mini World Builders: Kids Art Workshop, where kids build a miniature world to take home, and Little Sound Minds, an inclusive,...

US Arts Education Center Summer Art Camps offers Art Camp (K-5th) and Clay Summer Camp for students in kindergarten through 5th grade, with students grouped by age. Camp class time is Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, and the day can also...

Art Camps offers project-based children’s art camps in a museum setting. The summer camps include time in the art studio space, Artopia: NCM Creative Studios, and throughout the Museum, and they run Monday-Friday, 8:45am-3:45pm. The program also...

Seaside Arts Center offers dance classes that include ballet, tap, hip-hop, and creative dance. It also offers theater classes with singing, acting, musical theater, and Shakespeare, plus visual arts classes with painting, drawing, and other art...

Little Artists Studios offers in-studio classes and online classes. The program has a San Carlos schedule for 1 Hour Class for ages 4-7 and 1.5 Hour Class for ages 8 and up, with class times on Monday through Saturday. Materials fees are listed as a...

ICA San Diego Summer Art Camp offers Summer Art Camp for Kids and Teens for ages 5–17. It is a weekly project-based camp with a student art exhibition at the end of each week. Sessions meet Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, with aftercare from...

Hong Wu Golden Dragon Camps offers Summer Camp, Daily Camps, Holiday Camp, Friday Field Trip, Enrichment Courses, and Enrichment Classes for ages 5 to 18. The Summer Camp includes outdoor exploration, sports, and arts and crafts. Friday Field Trip...

ArtReach Youth Art Programs offers After-School Art Classes, School Programs, Mural Programs, Studio Programs, Residency Programs, and SPARK Programs for ages 5 to 18. After-School Art Classes are six-week art classes led by practicing artists and...

Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center Programs & Events offers workshops, performances, exhibitions, cultural celebrations, youth mentorship programs, speaker series, community festivals, family-friendly celebrations, educational panels, and...

Prodigy Dance Company offers dance camps, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, acrobatics, jazz, hip-hop, stretch and strength, tap, toddler Leap Twirl & Tumble, and Kinder-Combo, Ballet, & Tap. Summer 2026 dance camps include a new theme each week and...

Adventures in Art Camp includes two programs for children entering Grades 5 through 8 in the fall: Fantastic Fauna in 3D and Wild Families in Wild Colors. In Fantastic Fauna in 3D, artists use layering, shaping, carving, and coiling to make 3D art....

Paint Box Art Studio offers Young Art for children ages 4–7 years. The program is a one-hour class with guided projects in art and sewing. Programs Young Art — 4–7 years · Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm · One hour program for littles...

Slime Kitchen – San Diego (Mission Valley) & Corte Madera Workshops and Parties offers an interactive slime kitchen where kids follow a 10-step process to build their own customized slime. The program includes walk-in slime-making sessions, themed...

The Artist Lab San Diego offers fine art techniques that include drawing, painting, miniature design, story-based art projects, and foundational drawing and painting techniques. Students work with perspective, proportion, and color blending, build...

San Diego Art Camp offers full-day summer sessions where campers take part in photography, ceramics, drawing, painting, and dance. Indoor art classes in ceramics, drawing, and painting are held in an art room, while outdoor activities such as...

Art for Heart offers creative drawing and painting techniques, engaging hands-on art projects, and advanced drawing, painting, and mixed media work. Students use acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, sketching, and mixed media, and can also take part in...

Art FORM offers art workshops that include activities such as painting with watercolor, fiber arts, free quilting, wood assemblage, and cooking without recipes. The program also includes a bird walk at Grant Park as part of its activities. •...

Bravo School of Art offers hands-on art classes where students take part in crafts, mosaics, painting, drawing, embroidery, weaving, calligraphy, mixed media, book arts, collage, decorative art, and fabric dyeing. The program includes after-school...

Studio ArtHaus offers art, crafts, cooking, and pottery activities led by a team of artists and teachers. The program features a variety of creative projects that include both visual art and hands-on making. Families can also try a free class, a...

The Artist Outpost Youth Art & Pottery Classes and Camps offers kids’ art classes, weekly art classes, weekly pottery classes, and art and pottery camps that include hands-on projects. Children can take part in activities such as Clay Handbuilding:...