Art for kids near San Francisco, CA

Asian Arts School offers drawing and painting classes that include work in perspective and anatomy, along with both online and in-person art classes. The program also runs summer art camps with dancing, summer outdoor drawing and painting camps, and...

Mixed Media Art Workshops features the work and guidance of mixed media collage artist Bibby Gignilliat. The program centers on mixed media art that uses fragments and found scraps to create bold, layered, and colorful abstract images, including...

Youth & Family Programs offers activities that include hand-building with clay, sculpture, and throwing on the wheel, as well as art therapy and group collaboration. The program also includes exploring outside and in nature, handbuilding projects,...

Studio 1.6 Art School offers classes in drawing, painting, and sculpture. The program takes place in a working artist's studio with all the materials needed for these activities. The studio environment is described as bright, spacious, and serene,...

Alameda Arts offers arts enrichment that includes creative exploration, creative play, and a mix of art and play. The program features curated, engaging art activities, art projects, and at-home projects, along with weekly YouTube videos that teach...

Camp Brushstrokes offers hands-on art activities including pottery, wet clay, mosaics, glass, watercolor, acrylic, drawing, book making, drawing and painting, pottery painting, flower pressing, still life paintings, hand-built clay projects, ink...

Eureka Valley Arts offers an art studio with art classes that include ceramics, 3D printing projects, crochet, macrame, Dungeons and Dragons, and creative writing. The program also operates as a full ceramic studio with classes for both children and...

Randall Museum Classes and Drop-In Workshops include Saturday Science Drop-in Workshops, Afternoon Art Drop-in Art Workshops, Birding the Hill, and Meet an Animal Ambassador. Saturday Science Drop-in Workshops and Afternoon Art Drop-in Art Workshops...

Alameda Art Lab offers hands-on art experiences that include mosaics, stained glass, fused glass, glass mosaics, fused glass art and jewelry, wire art, painting, and drawing. The program runs after-school classes, summer camps, Holiday Camps,...

Studio Programs: Classes & Workshops includes activities such as animation, stop-motion film techniques, and animated loops and GIFs. Specific offerings include Sip and Sketch | Simple Lighting and Shading, Sip and Sketch | Reflective Puddle...

SMAart Studio Pottery Classes & Workshops offers pottery activities that include wheel throwing, hand building, sculpture, Raku, and Paint Your Own Pottery (PYOP). The program takes place in fully equipped studios with Cone 5 oxidation, Cone 10...

San Francisco Center for the Book Workshops offers in-person and online workshops in letterpress, bookbinding, arts, and risograph. The program also offers field trips, tours, and team builder workshops, including field trips for students and...

Precita Eyes Youth & Toddler Art Classes and Urban Youth Arts Programs are part of the offerings of Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc., which includes youth and toddler classes taught at the Precita Eyes Studio. The broader organization also...

CASA (Children’s After School Arts) is an independent, nonprofit creative arts after school program where children take part in creative arts instruction, performing arts instruction, and art projects. Students participate in improvisations, writing...

Young Audiences of Northern California Arts Programs offers more than 100 program offerings, including inspiring performances, hands-on workshops, and in-depth residencies. Expanded arts access programming brings adaptive arts learning experiences...

Registration is now open for Camp Imaginate, the coolest art camp for 6–12 graders in San Francisco! Session programming is designed specifically for creative youth with developmental and learning disabilities, while warmly welcoming San Francisco...

Sausalito Center For The Arts – Youth & Family Art Education includes classes held in the facility and around the property for both adults and children, along with sketch classes and children’s art exhibits. The program takes place in a setting that...

Sharon Art Studio offers a variety of activities including ceramics, jewelry, glass, and fine arts. It is located in the Sharon Building in Golden Gate Park near the Children’s Playground. The studio is known as San Francisco’s largest public art...

First Exposures Photography Mentoring Program offers activities in photography, including darkroom and digital photography. Participants engage in one-to-one mentorship with photographers, providing experiential learning environments such as...