Youth Art Classes in Lawrence

Art For Every Child

kids doing spray paint

Spark Their Creativity

There’s no shortage of youth art classes for you and your child to explore at Lawrence Arts Center! Give your child a leg up in life by allowing them to engage their full brain and develop vital social and emotional skills.

Students in our youth visual arts program have the opportunity to use high quality materials and learn from professional artists in our immersive courses. Watch your child investigate, develop, create, refine, and explore in a multitude of mediums!

To ensure our courses are accessible to all, there are financial aid options available, so don’t let cost hold you back from letting your child explore the arts!

Our Facilities & Curriculum

Exploring Art for Kids

The youth art classes we offer span everything from day camps and family classes to visual arts studios for kids and teens. The subject of classes varies from graphic novels to sculpture, watercolor to ceramics. The choice is yours! For more details on our youth art classes, view the class descriptions.

Community Arts Center

We’re committed to providing the Lawrence area with a facility that welcomes them into the world of art. This includes dedicated spaces for art classes for kids in Lawrence, each featuring the tools and technology you need to fully embrace your inner artist.

includes our dedicated spaces for art classes for kids in Lawrence, each featuring the tools and technology you need to fully embrace your inner artist.

  • Ceramics Studio
  • Digital Media Lab
  • Metals Studio
  • Printmaking Studio
  • Photography Studio
  • Painting & Drawing Studios

Current Classes

Elementary Visual Arts

a preteen's hands working on a clay plate
Youth Clay Studio; Ages 9-12 (B)[25FA]
10/22/25 - 12/3/25, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | WE
Ages 9 to 12 | Traci Bunkers | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGC3B
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Students will learn the fundamentals of working in clay while using various techniques to construct sculptural and functional artworks with a focus on hand-building methods.
a digital drawing in progress
Youth Digital Arts[25FA]
10/25/25 - 12/6/25, 10:30AM - 12:00PM | SA
Ages 9 to 12 | Yekyoung Kim | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGL6B
Members $130 | Non-Members $130
Create fun digital comics to print out and show off! Learn how to make digital art and panel setup to make your own 1 page comic. A class comic book will be handed out at the end of class.
child painting a papier mache bug
Bug Zoo; Ages 9-12 (AM)[25FA]
10/16/25 - 10/17/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Kenzie Schaeffer | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGSO2A
Members $90 | Non-Members $90
Create a mini zoo with us featuring bugs & their ecosystems (real & imagined). Our bug zoo will include informative facts, stories, and bug “super powers”... such as “lethal farts”. What’s your bug’s super power?
child painting a papier mache bug
Bug Zoo; Ages 9-12 (PM)[25FA]
10/16/25 - 10/17/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGSO2P
Members $90 | Non-Members $90
Create a mini zoo with us featuring bugs & their ecosystems (real & imagined). Our bug zoo will include informative facts, stories, and bug “super powers”... such as “lethal farts”. What’s your bug’s super power?
a child drawing with a black marker
Draw & Paint; Ages 6-8 (B)[25FA]
10/22/25 - 12/3/25, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | WE
Ages 6 to 8 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYOP3B
Members $160 | Non-Members $160
Have fun exploring new drawing and painting techniques and tools! Students will have the opportunity to use acrylics, watercolors, pastels, ink, markers, and more to develop personal art styles.
child holding up a marker drawing
Anime-zing (B)[25FA]
10/20/25 - 12/1/25, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | MO
Ages 9 to 12 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGD1B
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Create your own anime, kawaii, and cartoon characters with copic markers, pencils, and various 2D media.
a preteen drawing at a table
Draw & Paint; Ages 9-12 (B)[25FA]
10/23/25 - 12/4/25, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | TH
Ages 9 to 12 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGP4B
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Have fun exploring new drawing and painting techniques and tools! Students will have the opportunity to use acrylics, watercolors, pastels, ink, markers, and more to develop personal art styles.
Home School Blended Arts Studio; Ages 9-12 (B)[25FA]
10/23/25 - 12/4/25, 1:00PM - 3:30PM | TH
Ages 9 to 12 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGB4B
Members $180 | Non-Members $180
This special class will combine Performing Arts and Visual Arts instruction, providing opportunities for students to paint, sculpt, and draw while also exploring stage movements, storytelling, and performance skills.
a child painting a butterfly on a black tray
Glow in the Arts; Ages 9-12 [25FA]
10/10/25 - 10/10/25, 9:00AM - 4:00PM | FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Sydni William | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGSO1
Members $90 | Non-Members $90
Join us to create art that glows in the dark as we celebrate fall's lingerging night skies. We’ll investigate light and shadow as we create art that illuminates under black light, then we’ll dance with glow sticks and capture our movements with photos.
papier mache bugs
Bug Zoo; Ages 6-8 (AM)[25FA]
10/16/25 - 10/17/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Kenzie Schaeffer | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYOSO2A
Members $90 | Non-Members $90
Create a mini zoo with us featuring bugs & their ecosystems (real & imagined). Our bug zoo will include informative facts, stories, and bug “super powers”... such as “lethal farts”. What’s your bug’s super power?
Home School Blended Arts Studio; Ages 6-8 (B)[25FA]
10/23/25 - 12/4/25, 1:00PM - 3:30PM | TH
Ages 6 to 8 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | FYOB4B
Members $180 | Non-Members $180
This special class will combine Performing Arts and Visual Arts instruction, providing opportunities for students to paint, sculpt, and draw while also exploring stage movements, storytelling, and performance skills.
an orange and blue painting
Crazy About Color[25FA]
10/25/25 - 12/6/25, 10:00AM - 11:30AM | SA
Ages 6 to 8 | Kenzie Schaeffer | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYO6B
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Explore a world of color in this class that will introduce you to artists who are crazy about color. Students will learn to mix and arrange colors to create prints, paintings, and sculptures full of patterns and vibrant colors!
a child drawing on a canvas with a paint marker
Glow in the Arts; Ages 6-8 [25FA]
10/10/25 - 10/10/25, 9:00AM - 4:00PM | FR
Ages 6 to 8 | BryAnn Burke | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | FYOSO1
Members $90 | Non-Members $90
Join us to create art that glows in the dark as we celebrate fall's lingering night skies. We’ll investigate light and shadow as we create art that illuminates under black light, then we’ll dance with glow sticks and capture our movements with photos.
papier mache bugs
Bug Zoo; Ages 6-8 (PM)[25FA]
10/16/25 - 10/17/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Sydni William | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYOSO2P
Members $90 | Non-Members $90
Create a mini zoo with us featuring bugs & their ecosystems (real & imagined). Our bug zoo will include informative facts, stories, and bug “super powers”... such as “lethal farts”. What’s your bug’s super power?
a child smiling while working on a ceramic mug
Youth Clay Studio; Ages 6-8 (B)[25FA]
10/23/25 - 12/4/25, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | TH
Ages 6 to 8 | Traci Bunkers | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYOC4B
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Students will learn the fundamentals of working in clay while using various techniques to construct sculptural and functional artworks with a focus on hand-building methods.
kids working on art projects and smiling
Art Sampler (B)[25FA]
10/21/25 - 12/2/25, 4:30PM - 6:00PM | TU
Ages 6 to 8 | Traci Bunkers | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FYGX2B
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Explore a wide range of art mediums & techniques with this sampler style class! Students will create fun projects in an array of mediums and materials as they learn about sculpture, drawing & painting processes from around the world.

Friends and Family Classes

a class of students painting
Painting the Stars [25FA]
10/25/25 - 10/25/25, 9:00AM - 11:30AM | SA
Ages 5 to 120 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | FYFWPC
Members $75 | Non-Members $75
Work together to create mystical paintings of the moon and the stars.
an artwork made from fragments of colored glass
Mosaic Family Workshop[25FA]
12/6/25 - 12/6/25, 9:00AM - 11:30AM | SA
Ages 5 to 120 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | FYFWXF
Members $75 | Non-Members $75
Make art alongside your family or friends in this special one-day workshop that will teach you easy DIY mosaic techniques to create a glittering tiled object just in time for gift-making season.
an adult and child painting glaze onto pottery
Family Clay Studio (B)[25FA]
10/25/25 - 12/6/25, 9:00AM - 10:30AM | SA
Ages 5 to 120 | Cindy Kersenbrock | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | FYFAMCB
Members $200 | Non-Members $200
Young artists five or older can join an adult to make art side by side in this family & friends introductory clay class! Students will learn to use their hands to pinch, coil, model, and build with clay to create small sculptures and functional objects.

Teaching Artists

Katie Alldritt

Lead Youth Visual Arts Instructor

Sydni William

Youth Visual Arts Coordinator

Cindy Kersenbrock

Youth Visual Arts

AnnaBelle Lee Withington

Youth Visual Arts

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Matthew Lord

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

BryAnn Burke

Youth Visual Arts

woman smiling at camera

Traci Bunkers

Youth Visual Arts

Maeve Hilgers

Youth Visual Arts

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Leah Towle

STEAM Program, School of Theatre and Music

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Michelle Rogne

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

Jules Sotomayor

Youth Visual Arts

Yekyoung Kim

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

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Todd Poteet

Youth Visual Arts

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Ann Dean

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

Finn Finnerty

Youth Visual Arts

Blanca Herrada

Exhibitions Coordinator

Alicia Kelly

Adult & Youth Visual Arts, Hang12 Mentor

little girl with clay

Make Art Part of Their Daily Life

Interested in enrolling your child in an arts class in Lawrence? We have financial aid available to those who need it to ensure classes are accessible to everyone.

kids playing with crafts

Art is for Everyone

Making Art Accessible to All

Lawrence Arts Center is here to ensure anyone—of any age and any background—can connect with a supportive community and flex their creative muscles. With contemporary exhibitions, performances, and an array of music education classes for adults and kids, everyone will find something that’s right for them.

Our primary state-of-the-art facility at 940 New Hampshire St. features classrooms, studios, theatres, and more. To further support the community, we also have a space for classes and rehearsal at 10th & Mass Studios.

kids decorating tree

What's So Great About Youth Art Classes?