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The Paintbrush offers drawing, painting, and cartooning, along with Day-Off ART Camps, Holiday Workshops, Summer ART Camp, Thanksgiving Camps, Winter Break Camps, and Spring Break Camps. The program also hosts Birthday pARTies, Adult ART Parties, and custom group classes and private sessions.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer ART Camp 2026 for ages 4–10 runs Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–3:00 PM, in week-long sessions, and Winter Session 2026 runs January 4–February 21.
• Price: $35/child | $100 deposit (includes The Paintbrush t-shirt) for Birthday pARTies for Kids (Ages 4+).
Since 2005, The Paintbrush has inspired thousands of young ARTists in Chicago with hands-on, joy-filled ART experiences and celebrated its 20th anniversary in April 2025. Its mission is “Nurturing Imagination and Skills Through Immersive ART Camps and Classes,” and its ART classes are rooted in hands-on ARTist-inspired lessons that introduce young ARTists to the lives and works of influential ARTists from around the world, both past and present. Programs are available for kids ages 1 to 14, with some programming available for older kids and adults, and Adult ART Parties are BYOB, relaxing, creative evenings.
Birthday pARTies for Kids (Ages 4+) include a 1-hour guided ART class plus 30 minutes for cake or snacks, all materials, birthday balloons, and a The Paintbrush t-shirt with the deposit. One parent shared that this is “not an arts and crafts class, but a real art class where the kids work with real artists and their work,” and another parent described a birthday party at The Paintbrush as “one of the best parties we’ve been to.” Parents of young children have noted that their kids look forward to attending, and one parent reported that a 3-year-old became particularly interested in painting and talked about wanting to put her art in a museum after class.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer ART Camp 2026 for ages 4–10 runs Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–3:00 PM, in week-long sessions, and Winter Session 2026 runs January 4–February 21.
• Price: $35/child | $100 deposit (includes The Paintbrush t-shirt) for Birthday pARTies for Kids (Ages 4+).
Since 2005, The Paintbrush has inspired thousands of young ARTists in Chicago with hands-on, joy-filled ART experiences and celebrated its 20th anniversary in April 2025. Its mission is “Nurturing Imagination and Skills Through Immersive ART Camps and Classes,” and its ART classes are rooted in hands-on ARTist-inspired lessons that introduce young ARTists to the lives and works of influential ARTists from around the world, both past and present. Programs are available for kids ages 1 to 14, with some programming available for older kids and adults, and Adult ART Parties are BYOB, relaxing, creative evenings.
Birthday pARTies for Kids (Ages 4+) include a 1-hour guided ART class plus 30 minutes for cake or snacks, all materials, birthday balloons, and a The Paintbrush t-shirt with the deposit. One parent shared that this is “not an arts and crafts class, but a real art class where the kids work with real artists and their work,” and another parent described a birthday party at The Paintbrush as “one of the best parties we’ve been to.” Parents of young children have noted that their kids look forward to attending, and one parent reported that a 3-year-old became particularly interested in painting and talked about wanting to put her art in a museum after class.
Last updated April 18, 2026.
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