Youth Art Classes in Lawrence

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Questions about Youth Visual Arts classes? Please call us at 785.843.2787 or contact us.

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
Blended Arts: Kitchen Cabaret; ages 6-8 AM[25SU]
06/23/25 - 06/27/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Bailey Kivett | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68A4
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This blended arts camp combines Performing and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will be encouraged to play with their food as we create art and tell stories inspired by what’s inside your refrigerator and kitchen cabinets. We’ll make visual art that becomes part of our storytelling recipe, to be used in a special performance for family and friends at the end of the week.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Blended Arts: Kitchen Cabaret; ages 6-8 PM[25SU]
06/23/25 - 06/27/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Sydni William | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY68P4
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This blended arts camp combines Performing and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will be encouraged to play with their food as we create art and tell stories inspired by what’s inside your refrigerator and kitchen cabinets. We’ll make visual art that becomes part of our storytelling recipe, to be used in a special performance for family and friends at the end of the week.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Blended Arts: Kitchen Cabaret; ages 9-12 AM[25SU]
06/23/25 - 06/27/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Bailey Kivett | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY912A4
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This blended arts camp combines Performing and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will be encouraged to play with their food as we create art and tell stories inspired by what’s inside your refrigerator and kitchen cabinets. We’ll make visual art that becomes part of our storytelling recipe, to be used in a special performance for family and friends at the end of the week.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Blended Arts: Kitchen Cabaret; ages 9-12 PM[25SU]
06/23/25 - 06/27/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Sydni William | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY912P4
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This blended arts camp combines Performing and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will be encouraged to play with their food as we create art and tell stories inspired by what’s inside your refrigerator and kitchen cabinets. We’ll make visual art that becomes part of our storytelling recipe, to be used in a special performance for family and friends at the end of the week.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Flip the Switch; Ages 6-8 AM[25SU]
06/30/25 - 07/3/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH
Ages 6 to 8 | BryAnn Burke | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68A5
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Make art that causes a literal buzz or shines like a star in this camp where campers will learn to incorporate simple electric circuits into their artwork! Campers will sketch and develop ideas, then collaborate with special guest teen mentors from USD 497 Team STEAM to build wire connections and switches. The rest of the week will be spent adding the finishing touches to our electrifying works of art.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Flip the Switch; Ages 9-12 AM[25SU]
06/30/25 - 07/3/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH
Ages 9 to 12 | Finn Finnerty | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912A5
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Make art that causes a literal buzz or shines like a star in this camp where campers will learn to incorporate simple electric circuits into their artwork! Campers will sketch and develop ideas, then collaborate with special guest teen mentors from USD 497 Team STEAM to build wire connections and switches. The rest of the week will be spent adding the finishing touches to our electrifying works of art.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Flip the Switch; Ages 6-8 PM[25SU]
06/30/25 - 07/3/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH
Ages 6 to 8 | Mia Forsberg-Haverkamp | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68P5
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Make art that causes a literal buzz or shines like a star in this camp where campers will learn to incorporate simple electric circuits into their artwork! Campers will sketch and develop ideas, then collaborate with special guest teen mentors from USD 497 Team STEAM to build wire connections and switches. The rest of the week will be spent adding the finishing touches to our electrifying works of art.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Flip the Switch; Ages 9-12 PM[25SU]
06/30/25 - 07/3/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH
Ages 9 to 12 | Dehmie Dehmlow | Lawrence Arts Center
Completed | CY912P5
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Make art that causes a literal buzz or shines like a star in this camp where campers will learn to incorporate simple electric circuits into their artwork! Campers will sketch and develop ideas, then collaborate with special guest teen mentors from USD 497 Team STEAM to build wire connections and switches. The rest of the week will be spent adding the finishing touches to our electrifying works of art.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Legendary Creatures; Ages 6-8 AM[25SU]
07/7/25 - 07/11/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68A6
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Bring the stuff of legends to life in this camp where young artists will create imaginative artworks inspired by their favorite myths, folk tales, monsters, or fantasies. We’ll explore different art mediums and techniques to make dragons soar, jackalopes hop, or unicorns shimmer!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Legendary Creatures; Ages 9-12 AM[25SU]
07/7/25 - 07/11/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Mia Forsberg-Haverkamp | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912A6
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Bring the stuff of legends to life in this camp where young artists will create imaginative artworks inspired by their favorite myths, folk tales, monsters, or fantasies. We’ll explore different art mediums and techniques to make dragons soar, jackalopes hop, or unicorns shimmer!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Legendary Creatures; Ages 6-8 PM[25SU]
07/7/25 - 07/11/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Traci Bunkers | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68P6
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Bring the stuff of legends to life in this camp where young artists will create imaginative artworks inspired by their favorite myths, folk tales, monsters, or fantasies. We’ll explore different art mediums and techniques to make dragons soar, jackalopes hop, or unicorns shimmer!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Legendary Creatures; Ages 9-12 PM[25SU]
07/7/25 - 07/11/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | TBD | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912P6
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Bring the stuff of legends to life in this camp where young artists will create imaginative artworks inspired by their favorite myths, folk tales, monsters, or fantasies. We’ll explore different art mediums and techniques to make dragons soar, jackalopes hop, or unicorns shimmer!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Blended Arts: Spaced Out! Ages 6-8 AM[25SU]
07/14/25 - 07/18/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Sydni William | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY68A7
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
In this special camp, we will explore the universe through a blend of Dance and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will investigate the solar system and beyond to make artworks and dance moves inspired by the physics and beauty of meteor showers, weightless astronauts, swirling galaxies, and more. At the end of the week, we’ll debut our celestial dance moves and astronomical artworks to our family and friends with a special performance.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Blended Arts: Spaced Out! Ages 9-12 AM[25SU]
07/14/25 - 07/18/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Liat Roth | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY912A7
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
In this special camp, we will explore the universe through a blend of Dance and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will investigate the solar system and beyond to make artworks and dance moves inspired by the physics and beauty of meteor showers, weightless astronauts, swirling galaxies, and more. At the end of the week, we’ll debut our celestial dance moves and astronomical artworks to our family and friends with a special performance.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Blended Arts: Spaced Out! Ages 9-12 PM[25SU]
07/14/25 - 07/18/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Gabby McNabb | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY912P7
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
In this special camp, we will explore the universe through a blend of Dance and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will investigate the solar system and beyond to make artworks and dance moves inspired by the physics and beauty of meteor showers, weightless astronauts, swirling galaxies, and more. At the end of the week, we’ll debut our celestial dance moves and astronomical artworks to our family and friends with a special performance.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Blended Arts: Spaced Out! Ages 6-8 PM[25SU]
07/14/25 - 07/18/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Maeve Hilgers | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY68P7
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
In this special camp, we will explore the universe through a blend of Dance and Visual Arts instruction. Campers will investigate the solar system and beyond to make artworks and dance moves inspired by the physics and beauty of meteor showers, weightless astronauts, swirling galaxies, and more. At the end of the week, we’ll debut our celestial dance moves and astronomical artworks to our family and friends with a special performance.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Box City: Lima, Peru; Ages 6-8 AM[25SU]
07/21/25 - 07/25/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68A8
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Take a trip to South America and discover the architectural traditions and vibrant cultural history of Lima, the capital city of Peru. We’ll explore the surrounding beaches and jungles and investigate the types of shops, markets, restaurants, and other buildings that make this city special. Working in small groups, we’ll create collaborative cardboard structures which we’ll assemble to make a kid-sized cityscape in the Main Lobby for our families and friends to tour at the end of the week. (Note: These structures may be too large to take home!)

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Box City: Lima, Peru; Ages 9-12 AM[25SU]
07/21/25 - 07/25/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Whitney Jacobs | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912A8
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Take a trip to South America and discover the architectural traditions and vibrant cultural history of Lima, the capital city of Peru. We’ll explore the surrounding beaches and jungles and investigate the types of shops, markets, restaurants, and other buildings that make this city special. Working in small groups, we’ll create collaborative cardboard structures which we’ll assemble to make a kid-sized cityscape in the Main Lobby for our families and friends to tour at the end of the week. (Note: These structures may be too large to take home!)

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Box City: Lima, Peru; Ages 6-8 PM[25SU]
07/21/25 - 07/25/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Sydni William | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68P8
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Take a trip to South America and discover the architectural traditions and vibrant cultural history of Lima, the capital city of Peru. We’ll explore the surrounding beaches and jungles and investigate the types of shops, markets, restaurants, and other buildings that make this city special. Working in small groups, we’ll create collaborative cardboard structures which we’ll assemble to make a kid-sized cityscape in the Main Lobby for our families and friends to tour at the end of the week. (Note: These structures may be too large to take home!)

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Box City: Lima, Peru; Ages 9-12 PM[25SU]
07/21/25 - 07/25/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | AnnaBelle Lee Withington | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912P8
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Take a trip to South America and discover the architectural traditions and vibrant cultural history of Lima, the capital city of Peru. We’ll explore the surrounding beaches and jungles and investigate the types of shops, markets, restaurants, and other buildings that make this city special. Working in small groups, we’ll create collaborative cardboard structures which we’ll assemble to make a kid-sized cityscape in the Main Lobby for our families and friends to tour at the end of the week. (Note: These structures may be too large to take home!)

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Art-Mart; Ages 6-8 AM[25SU]
07/28/25 - 08/1/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68A9
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This camp will prepare young artists to sell their work at Art Mart as we fill our booths with handmade stickers and prints, learn simple projects for home décor, and create jewelry and fashion designs that will fly off the shelves. Each young artist will design and prepare a vendor's booth before inviting family and friends to spend special "LAC Art Bucks" at the Art Mart grand opening!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Art-Mart; Ages 9-12 AM[25SU]
07/28/25 - 08/1/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | BryAnn Burke | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912A9
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This camp will prepare young artists to sell their work at Art Mart as we fill our booths with handmade stickers and prints, learn simple projects for home décor, and create jewelry and fashion designs that will fly off the shelves. Each young artist will design and prepare a vendor's booth before inviting family and friends to spend special "LAC Art Bucks" at the Art Mart grand opening!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Art-Mart; Ages 6-8 PM[25SU]
07/28/25 - 08/1/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Lillian Selby | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68P9
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This camp will prepare young artists to sell their work at Art Mart as we fill our booths with handmade stickers and prints, learn simple projects for home décor, and create jewelry and fashion designs that will fly off the shelves. Each young artist will design and prepare a vendor's booth before inviting family and friends to spend special "LAC Art Bucks" at the Art Mart grand opening!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Art-Mart; Ages 9-12 PM[25SU]
07/28/25 - 08/1/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Kim Brook | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912P9
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
This camp will prepare young artists to sell their work at Art Mart as we fill our booths with handmade stickers and prints, learn simple projects for home décor, and create jewelry and fashion designs that will fly off the shelves. Each young artist will design and prepare a vendor's booth before inviting family and friends to spend special "LAC Art Bucks" at the Art Mart grand opening!

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Anime-zing; Ages 9-12 AM[25SU]
08/4/25 - 08/8/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912A10
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Learn to create anime inspired original characters and environments fit for storytelling. We'll use artist's pencils to learn proportions while sketching characters. Then with pen and ink, we'll add detail and practice controlling alcohol markers to create careful blends of dynamic colors.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Anime-zing; Ages 6-8 AM[25SU]
08/4/25 - 08/8/25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Erika Kjorlie-Geery | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY68A10
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Learn to create anime inspired original characters and environments fit for storytelling. We'll use artist's pencils to learn proportions while sketching characters. Then with pen and ink, we'll add detail and practice controlling alcohol markers to create careful blends of dynamic colors.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Anime-zing; Ages 9-12 PM[25SU]
08/4/25 - 08/8/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 9 to 12 | Katie Alldritt | Lawrence Arts Center
Class is Full - contact about waitlist | CY912P10
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Learn to create anime inspired original characters and environments fit for storytelling. We'll use artist's pencils to learn proportions while sketching characters. Then with pen and ink, we'll add detail and practice controlling alcohol markers to create careful blends of dynamic colors.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Anime-zing; ages 6-8 PM[25SU]
08/4/25 - 08/8/25, 1:00PM - 4:00PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 6 to 8 | Finn Finnerty | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CY68P10
Members $175 | Non-Members $175
Learn to create anime inspired original characters and environments fit for storytelling. We'll use artist's pencils to learn proportions while sketching characters. Then with pen and ink, we'll add detail and practice controlling alcohol markers to create careful blends of dynamic colors.

2025 Summer Camp Schedule

Friends and Family Classes
Family Clay Workshop: Handbuilt Planters[25SU]
07/19/25 - 07/19/25, 9:00AM - 11:30AM | SA
Ages 5 to 120 | Cindy Kersenbrock | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CYFWB
Members $75 | Non-Members $75
Make your art grow as we learn to make one-of-a-kind planters full of texture and pattern to hang on the wall or put on a shelf.

Teaching Artists

Katie Alldritt

Lead Youth Visual Arts Instructor

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Sydni William

Youth Visual Arts Coordinator

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Cindy Kersenbrock

Youth Visual Arts

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AnnaBelle Lee Withington

Youth Visual Arts

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Matthew Lord

Adult & Youth Visual Arts

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BryAnn Burke

Youth Visual Arts

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Traci Bunkers

Youth Visual Arts

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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

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Jules Sotomayor

Youth Visual Arts

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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

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Finn Finnerty

Youth Visual Arts

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Blanca Herrada

Exhibitions Coordinator

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Alicia Kelly

Adult & Youth Visual Arts, Hang12 Mentor

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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.

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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.

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