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Children's Art Classes offers studio-based art education where students work in painting, drawing, design, printmaking, sculpture, and ceramics. The program also includes specific projects using clay, pencil, and pastels, along with summer workshops, fall classes, homeschool art classes, and summer camp programming.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Nine-month programs of study
Children’s Art Classes was established in 1997 and has expanded to over a dozen locations, bringing its curriculum to thousands of children across the country. The age-based program focuses on teaching technique while introducing students to a wide range of mediums and different artistic applications, and students can continue their classes year after year without repeating a project as they develop their skills in over 40 areas of art. All teachers are CAC trained. The program reports a 100% graduation rate for students referenced in the program description.
The mission of Children’s Art Classes is to provide a comprehensive art education program that enriches lives, raises self-esteem, and improves the academic performance of its students, and its vision encourages students to pursue art for life with opportunities to receive art scholarships, get their degree, and become professionals in the field. The program was founded by Barbara Gay, the founder of Children’s Art Classes. Children’s Art Classes has been named Art Classes Provider of the Year by Education Insider and has been named among the Top Franchises in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500® ranking.
Parent feedback includes comments that a student’s six years in the program helped build the art portfolio used for art school admission, that a 9-year-old has taken both the homeschool art class and summer camp programming with projects in clay, pencil, and pastels, and that the end-of-year art show features student work from throughout the year. Testimonials also note that Ms. Barbara and Stephanie have spent their lives creating art and are described as knowledgeable.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Nine-month programs of study
Children’s Art Classes was established in 1997 and has expanded to over a dozen locations, bringing its curriculum to thousands of children across the country. The age-based program focuses on teaching technique while introducing students to a wide range of mediums and different artistic applications, and students can continue their classes year after year without repeating a project as they develop their skills in over 40 areas of art. All teachers are CAC trained. The program reports a 100% graduation rate for students referenced in the program description.
The mission of Children’s Art Classes is to provide a comprehensive art education program that enriches lives, raises self-esteem, and improves the academic performance of its students, and its vision encourages students to pursue art for life with opportunities to receive art scholarships, get their degree, and become professionals in the field. The program was founded by Barbara Gay, the founder of Children’s Art Classes. Children’s Art Classes has been named Art Classes Provider of the Year by Education Insider and has been named among the Top Franchises in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500® ranking.
Parent feedback includes comments that a student’s six years in the program helped build the art portfolio used for art school admission, that a 9-year-old has taken both the homeschool art class and summer camp programming with projects in clay, pencil, and pastels, and that the end-of-year art show features student work from throughout the year. Testimonials also note that Ms. Barbara and Stephanie have spent their lives creating art and are described as knowledgeable.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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