Kids Art Classes in Chicago, IL

In the world, we live creativity is one of the most important skills. This experience is about the process and being creative in a group setting. We work with several Fine Art mediums and learn about the elements of art as well as the design principles. All that mixed with love and deep caring for nature. Please note: All materials are provided.

We have a week of of fun planned to keep your kids happy and busy during Spring Break. Your kids will spend the day creating art, enjoying unstructured art and games time, relaxing lunchtime with a movie and more. Some days include Paint&Play, some include participating in classes. A little bit different every day and all FUN! Notes Please...

Learn to express your ideas through cartooning. Drawing techniques, expressions, perspective for backgrounds, composition, story lines and animation will be explored. Those returning can work on individual projects with guidance.

Bring your illustrations to life! Create unique original characters, fantasy monsters, and sci-fi landscapes by exploring the world of contemporary illustration as seen in our favorite cartoons, videogames, cereal boxes and manga.

Young children and their caregivers are invited to explore art at EAC together! Check out EAC art exhibitions, learn to talk about art, and then create your own unique works of art. Older siblings are invited, too! Individual price covers up to two siblings and one adult.

Do you have a passion for jewelry and want to create your own bling? Discover unique techniques to make your own one-of-a kind pieces of jewelry, using techniques such as stamping, etching, resin and beading.

Begin to learn drawing fundamentals, such as line, shape, form and composition. They explore different materials and techniques as they draw from observation and imagination. Those returning can work on individual projects with guidance.

In this studio-based class, get introduced to contemporary artists, like German abstract painter Gerhard Richter, and their techniques and then try them yourself! Paint collaboratively, use emulsion transfers and create a stencil for use with spray paint as an introduction to street art.  

Expand your imagination and build upon existing art skills while making surreal, fun, and whimsical works of art. Classes will have drawing games and automatic art activities to inspire creative thinking and cover basic visual art techniques to help improve rendering skills.  Materials include graphite, pen and ink, markers, watercolors, color...

Explore 2D and 3D work! Spend half the term learning 2D processes, like painting, drawing, and printmaking, as well as creating 3D sculptures. The other half is spent making ceramic clay creations. Kids learn hand-building techniques, and how to embellish and glaze a variety of clay products.

Learn to manually control each variable including the ISO, the shutter speed, and the aperture. Learn how to organize and edit your photos using Adobe Photoshop, and print a selection of your images with EAC’s inkjet printers. Understand how to properly adjust your camera’s exposure to achieve different results and become a more confident photographer! ...

Learn new materials, methods, and principles of drawing and painting. As you create multimedia projects, you will gain an understanding of shape, form, value, composition, proportion, perspective and color.

Explore a fun art form that combines the written word and the visual image, bookmaking. Utilizing a variety of materials, we will create simple folded books, comic books, accordion books and pop-up books looking to important artists and illustrators as inspiration.

Design, decorate, dye, take home (and eat!) your own unique Easter eggs. Snacks and story time included.   NOTE:  The fee is for UP TO 4 FAMILY MEMBERS per group. One Easter Basket per family. Register only ONE child's name. DO NOT list more than one child's name when you register unless you wish to have more than one full basket/full...

Decorate plates and bowls with faces and animals like Picasso, paint over stencils like Matisse, and make colorful whimsical figures like Miro! Create masterpieces while learning the basic techniques of working with clay and glazes.