From painting and pottery to sewing and sketching, San Luis Obispo offers an array of art classes for kids and teens. Here are SLO’s best arts and crafts classes that foster creativity while nurturing new skills. See which class fits your family’s schedule, budget, and interests!
Art Central
This art supply store offers workshops for kids and teens of all ages. Students can explore drawing and painting with different techniques and tools, such as pencils, charcoals, pastels, and paints.
- Where: 1329 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo
- Learn more: Art Central website
Bon Jon Studio
Artist and educator Bonnie Johnson teaches art classes to preschoolers, elementary-age children, and teens. Students learn to create beautiful art with watercolor paint, oil pastels, colored pencils, and other media.
- Where: 1415 Ironbark Street, San Luis Obispo
- Learn more: Bon Jon Studio website
Spencer Poulter Art Studio
Painter Spencer Poulter offers private lessons, group lessons, paint parties, and workshops for kids of all ages. In addition to painting, Spencer teaches drawing, crafts, and mixed media.
- Where: Art Central, 1329 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo
- Learn more: Spencer Poulter Art Studio website
Anam Cré Pottery Studio
Local ceramic artists offer weekly pottery classes for kids and teens in this well-established San Luis Obispo studio! These art classes teach students to sculpt clay with their hands or a pottery wheel.
- Where: 1243 Monterey Street, Suite 100, San Luis Obispo
- Learn more: Anam Cré Pottery Studio website
Village Creative Art Lab
In this weekly class at Village Creative, kids can learn the art of sketching, painting, and sculpting with clay.
- Where: 227 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande
- Learn more: Village Creative website
Village Creative Sewing Lab
At Village Creative, fashionable kids and teens can learn to sew and create unique designs with sewing machines. Students will learn about various fabrics and stitches, plus how to cut, measure, pin, and create clothing.
- Where: 227 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande
- Learn more: Village Creative website
Studio Stitch Youth Sewing Classes
Educator Meg Roberts offers sewing classes, camps, and private lessons to boys and girls ages 8 to 16 in North San Luis Obispo County. The program provides sewing machines and basic sewing supplies. Kids and teens will learn to read, cut, and assemble sewing patterns.
- Where: 4401 El Camino Real, Suite I, Atascadero
- Learn more: Studio Stitch website
Art Center Morro Bay
The Art Center in Morro Bay is one of the largest and best fine art museums on the Central Coast. It offers a variety of art classes for children ages 6 to 12, such as sculpting with polymer clay, drawing, painting, and printmaking.
In addition, the Art Center hosts Demo Days once a month, during which local artists present free, interactive demonstrations to the public.
- Where: 835 Main St., Morro Bay
- Learn more: Art Center Morro Bay website
