See listings under Enrichment-Crafts for additional creative art programs.
Art Adventures
245 Madison Ave., Madison, 973-660-0405, email:
artadventuresartstudio@gmail.com. Come explore the world of art! Classes offered for children ages 2-6 years. Lots of messy art for young artists. Fun and creativity run free! All classes taught by Evelyn Cucchiara, BFA/MA Art Education & Art Therapy. Free brochure. Sorry, no summer classes offered.
Art-4-All
265 E. Main St., Somerville, 908-725-4490. Year-round art classes for all ages--Mom & Me (ages 3-5), pre-schoolers, children, teens and adults. Students may enroll at any time for classes in painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. Scout programs, also. Call for brochure. Barbara Gerson, M.A. Fine Arts/Education.
Art Project
A collaboration between seventeen art museums from the United States, Europe, Russia and Google, the Art Project enables users to view more than 1,000 artworks online in extraordinary detail, learn about a work's history and artist and tour museum galleries.
Arts Guild New Jersey
1670 Irving St., Rahway, 732-381-7511. Eight-week studio art classes for kids (7-11), teens (12-16) and adults. Week-long summer workshops for kids and teens in drawing, painting, sculpture, cartooning and collage.
The Center for Contemporary Art
The new identity of the Somerset Art Association. 2020 Burnt Mills Rd., Bedminster, 908-234-2345. Exhibit gallery and classes in visual arts for adults and children of all ages and skill levels beginning at age 4. After school classes; workshops; teen programs; summer art camps.
Creative Hands Art Studio and Atelier
14 Kings Rd., Madison, 908-604-0773. Classical and contemporary training in the fine arts—drawing, painting, cartooning, sculpture, ceramics and pottery wheel—with year 'round classes for ages 3 through adult. Students are taught by professional artists in small classes (10 to 12); use top quality, professional-grade art materials (included in class cost); and are provided an opportunity to develop their artistic vision while obtaining a firm foundation in the skills and joys of creating art. School-year classes once a week offered Mon. thru Sat. in 10-week sessions from Sept. thru mid-June. Flexible, week-by-week summer program offered June-Aug. Fun art birthday party workshops and cartooning classes. Inquire about our homeschool programs.
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Homeschool Programs.
The Do-Re-Mi School
93A S. Livingston Ave., Livingston, 973-758-1500. From Introduction to art for ages 4-6 to portfolio program and classes for adults, with everything in-between. Painting, drawing, composition, introduction to great masters of the past and contemporary artists. Still life, portraits, sometimes, weather-permitting, landscape; copy from photographs. Professional artists-teachers. Find more info online.
Hunterdon Art Museum
7 Lower Center St., Clinton, 908-735-8415. Gallery and exhibitions of contemporary art in a 19th century gristmill on the Raritan River. Year round classes for adults & children ages 4 and up, all skill levels. Concerts; outreach programs; art camps.
Hunterdon County Department of Parks & Recreation
1020 Hwy. 31, Lebanon, 908-782-1158. Art classes for children, preschool-age and up, teens and adults.
Livingston Arts Association
973-992-7749. Art classes for children, teens and adults in winter, spring and fall sessions by certified art teachers.
Morris County Art Association
10 Catherine Lane, Morristown, 973-267-1722. Year-round art classes and workshops for children and adults in our community.
Newark Museum Studio Classes
Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark, 973-596-6616. Fine art classes are offered on Saturdays during fall and spring for all ages, from toddlers with parent to teens and adults.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art website offers interactive art activities and projects for kids.
1978 Maplewood Arts Center
1978 Springfield Ave., Maplewood. Volunteer-organized, community center features art exhibitions, classes for children and adults, an artists forum and special events.
Roving Press Traveling Outreach
Printmaking Council of New Jersey, 440 River Rd., Branchburg, 908-725-2110. The Roving Press offers printmaking programs including woodblock, silkscreen, papermaking and photography for all ages. One-hour, one-day or weeklong programs are instructed by professional artists. Limited scholarships available for schools.
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
68 Elm St., Summit, 908-273-9121. Art Classes and Workshops for Kids and Teens • Kids' Art Camp (ages 5-12) • Summer Saturday Art Camp (ages 6-9) • Teen Art Camp (ages 13-15) • Portfolio Development Intensive (ages 16-18). Ceramics, digital photography, drawing, fashion design/illustration, jewelry, painting, sculpture and more!
Jan 9
Winter Semester begins.
Apr 9
Spring Semester begins.
Jul 9
Art Camp begins, eight one-week sessions
Watchung Arts Center
18 Stirling Rd., Watchung Circle, Watchung, 908-753-0190. Classes in drawing and painting for children ages 6-12, performing arts for grades 3-12 and MusIQ Piano Lab for grades 2-5; summer camps. Memberships available.
The Zimmerli Art Museum Drawing Club
Rutgers University (Tnpk. exit 9 to Rt. 18N), George and Hamilton Sts., New Brunswick, 732-932-7237, ext. 615. After school sessions for young artists ages 6-14.