Arts for All Nevada Youth & Family Art Programs
Arts for All Nevada at Lake Mansion, 250 Court St., Reno, NV 89501
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Arts for All Nevada Youth & Family Art Programs offers specific classes and workshops such as Art Labs: Optical Illusions, Art Labs: Mixed Media Mandalas, and Art Labs: Matisse Study. Families and youth can take part in Family Workshops including Water Lilies, Matisse Collages, Mini-Donut Sculptures, Blossoming Tree, Rainy Day Art, Under the Sea, Watercolor Wax Resist, Still Life Tulips, May Flowers, and Whimsical Seahorses. The program also includes Spring Creativity Camps like Cozy Critters, Here Comes the Sun, and What a Hatch!, as well as classes and series such as Watercolor Class: Sierra Spring by Galina Milton, Watercolor Class: California Poppies by Galina Milton, Watercolor Series: Birds, Watercolor Series: Sierra Nevada Landscapes, Thursday Painting Class: Chasing Light by Leslie Saeta, Thursday Painting Class: Gentle Giant by Cheri Sperle, Thursday Painting Class: Desert Journey by Maynard Dixon, and projects like The Great Wave by Katsushika Hokusai, Impressionist Ship, Op Art, Symmetrical Design, Tie Dye Coffee Filter Flowers, Handprint Sunflower, Andy Warhol’s Flowers, Dot Color Wheel, Sky Full of Clouds, Number Pattern, Butterfly Collage, Nature Mobile, Abstract Painting, Aboriginal Bark Painting, Ink Blot Tiles, Marbled Paper Easter Eggs, and Ink Blot Monsters. Art Adventures sessions are also offered at Brown Elementary, Lake Mansion, Elizabeth Lenz Elementary, Rollan Melton Elementary, and Caughlin Ranch, and the organization lists a Youth Art Month Festival 2026 among its activities.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Price: $60.00 for Art Labs: Optical Illusions; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Water Lilies; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Matisse Collages; $40.00 for Watercolor Class: Sierra Spring by Galina Milton; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Mini-Donut Sculptures; $200.00 for Spring Creativity Camp: Cozy Critters; $200.00 for Spring Creativity Camp: Here Comes the Sun; $200.00 for Spring Creativity Camp: What a Hatch!; $45.00 for Thursday Painting Class: Chasing Light by Leslie Saeta; $180.00 for Watercolor Series: Birds; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Blossoming Tree; $60.00 for Art Labs: Mixed Media Mandalas; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Brown Elementary; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Lake Mansion; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Elizabeth Lenz Elementary; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Rollan Melton Elementary; $45.00 for Thursday Painting Class: Gentle Giant by Cheri Sperle; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Rainy Day Art; $40.00 for The Great Wave by Katsushika Hokusai; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Under the Sea; $35.00 for Contour Drawing; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Watercolor Wax Resist; $60.00 for Art Labs: Matisse Study; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Still Life Tulips; $180.00 for Watercolor Series: Sierra Nevada Landscapes; $35.00 for Family Workshop: May Flowers; $40.00 for Watercolor Class: California Poppies by Galina Milton; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Whimsical Seahorses; $45.00 for Thursday Painting Class: Desert Journey by Maynard Dixon; partial scholarships based on financial need are available; maximum scholarship amount per individual is $50 per year; only one scholarship request per family per quarter; scholarships are up to $50 per year, per child
Arts for All Nevada is a non-profit organization that offers a variety of quality fine art classes to the public, implements art programs in the schools, and stewards the historic Lake Mansion as a community center for the exploration of arts and culture. The organization’s emphasis is on those who have a disability, are disadvantaged, at-risk, or underserved by the arts, and it states that it prioritizes making art accessible to anyone, no matter what obstacles they might face. Arts for All Nevada offers art classes for youth and adults, Creativity Camps for Kids, Early Childhood Education programs, a Holiday Party for Youth in Transition, Lake Mansion Tours, Arts Education in General Education Classrooms, scholarships, and Weekly Wonders. Arts for All Nevada was founded in 1986 under the name Very Special Arts Nevada and renamed itself Arts for All Nevada in 2015.
Arts for All Nevada’s Teaching Artists are described as professionals with expertise in one or more art disciplines who are skilled in working with children, youth, adults, and classroom teachers in both educational and recreational settings. They are familiar and comfortable working with various abilities and ages and are experienced in adapting their instruction and techniques to reach all learners.
In the community, Arts for All Nevada implements art programs in the school systems, produces art festivals that involve day-long artistic activities, hands-on art experiences, and live performances, participates in Artown’s Summer Arts Festival, offers a Family Arts and Cultural Festival Series, partners with Renown Pediatrics Program, and participates in Sierra Nevada Journeys and Team Up/21st Century.
Last updated March 2, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Price: $60.00 for Art Labs: Optical Illusions; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Water Lilies; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Matisse Collages; $40.00 for Watercolor Class: Sierra Spring by Galina Milton; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Mini-Donut Sculptures; $200.00 for Spring Creativity Camp: Cozy Critters; $200.00 for Spring Creativity Camp: Here Comes the Sun; $200.00 for Spring Creativity Camp: What a Hatch!; $45.00 for Thursday Painting Class: Chasing Light by Leslie Saeta; $180.00 for Watercolor Series: Birds; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Blossoming Tree; $60.00 for Art Labs: Mixed Media Mandalas; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Brown Elementary; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Lake Mansion; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Elizabeth Lenz Elementary; $120.00 for Art Adventures: Rollan Melton Elementary; $45.00 for Thursday Painting Class: Gentle Giant by Cheri Sperle; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Rainy Day Art; $40.00 for The Great Wave by Katsushika Hokusai; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Under the Sea; $35.00 for Contour Drawing; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Watercolor Wax Resist; $60.00 for Art Labs: Matisse Study; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Still Life Tulips; $180.00 for Watercolor Series: Sierra Nevada Landscapes; $35.00 for Family Workshop: May Flowers; $40.00 for Watercolor Class: California Poppies by Galina Milton; $35.00 for Family Workshop: Whimsical Seahorses; $45.00 for Thursday Painting Class: Desert Journey by Maynard Dixon; partial scholarships based on financial need are available; maximum scholarship amount per individual is $50 per year; only one scholarship request per family per quarter; scholarships are up to $50 per year, per child
Arts for All Nevada is a non-profit organization that offers a variety of quality fine art classes to the public, implements art programs in the schools, and stewards the historic Lake Mansion as a community center for the exploration of arts and culture. The organization’s emphasis is on those who have a disability, are disadvantaged, at-risk, or underserved by the arts, and it states that it prioritizes making art accessible to anyone, no matter what obstacles they might face. Arts for All Nevada offers art classes for youth and adults, Creativity Camps for Kids, Early Childhood Education programs, a Holiday Party for Youth in Transition, Lake Mansion Tours, Arts Education in General Education Classrooms, scholarships, and Weekly Wonders. Arts for All Nevada was founded in 1986 under the name Very Special Arts Nevada and renamed itself Arts for All Nevada in 2015.
Arts for All Nevada’s Teaching Artists are described as professionals with expertise in one or more art disciplines who are skilled in working with children, youth, adults, and classroom teachers in both educational and recreational settings. They are familiar and comfortable working with various abilities and ages and are experienced in adapting their instruction and techniques to reach all learners.
In the community, Arts for All Nevada implements art programs in the school systems, produces art festivals that involve day-long artistic activities, hands-on art experiences, and live performances, participates in Artown’s Summer Arts Festival, offers a Family Arts and Cultural Festival Series, partners with Renown Pediatrics Program, and participates in Sierra Nevada Journeys and Team Up/21st Century.
Last updated March 2, 2026.
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