Arts and Crafts + Arts: Visual + Drawing + Film + Painting/sculpture + Photography | Kids Out and About Albany

Afrim's Sports Colonie

Youth sports classes.
636 Albany-Shaker Rd.
Albany , NY , 12211
Phone: 518-438-3131
42° 43' 28.3152" N, 73° 47' 36.294" W

The Arts Center of the Capital Region

Classes include dance, photography, painting, drawing, pottery, woodworking, stained glass, jewelry making, fiber arts, mixed media, writing, and more. Classes are open to adults over age 18; camps are for kids aged 6-17.
265 River St.
Troy , NY , 12180
Phone: (518) 273-0552 x125
42° 43' 55.5564" N, 73° 41' 29.6124" W

STEAMwhiz - The STEM Learning Lab

Our in-person, hands-on, inquiry-based guided labs have been developed to create deep fundamentals while giving students the time and space to persevere, innovate, create, and succeed!
1 Charles Blvd.
Guilderland , NY , 12084
Phone: 518-512-9595
42° 42' 12.7944" N, 73° 53' 2.1624" W

Albany Academies

Academic, Language, Science, Math, Tech/Computers, Arts: Performance, Drama, Arts: Visual, Drawing, Exercise & Health, Swimming, Yoga, Hands-on, Arts and Crafts, Nature/Outdoors, Reading / Story time, Sports
135 Academy Road
Albany , NY , 12208
Phone: 518-429-2300
42° 38' 45.5532" N, 73° 47' 13.2432" W

518ForestFriends

Children's outdoor classes ages 18months-8 years. Guided play activities, singing, nature inspired lesson plans. Join spring classes beginning April 16th! Email 518forestfriends@gmail.com for information.

Albany Art Room

"Where everyone is an artist!" Classes for adults and kids in the visual arts including painting, pottery, print making, and more.

Albany Barn

Art classes and programs

Albany Institute of History & Art

The Albany Institute of History & Art offers monthly drop-in art making to artists of all ages, on the second Saturday of every month, October through May.

Allo Saratoga

We offer classes and open-play sessions.

Art in Mind Creative Wellness Studio

Classes in painting, drawing, watercolor, jewelry making, and more.

Art Omi

Arts education classes for all ages

Arts & Glass

Pottery and glass fusing classes

Austerlitz Historical Society

The Austerlitz Historical Society offers a series of hands-on workshops and classes at Old Austerlitz each year. Past workshops have included: Blacksmithing, Open Hearth Cooking, Plein Air Painting, Making Sauerkraut, Introduction to Fly Fishing, Wreath Making, and Early American Woodworking Skills.

Bash Parties

Cupcake Decorating, Craft Classes

Berkshire Museum

The Berkshire Museum offers a variety of enriching programs for kids, tweens, and teens from birth through high school including WeeMuse parent/child programs, Saturday gallery activities, after-school clubs, and more.

BeTa Community Programs

BeTa partners with local schools and parent associations to offer before and after school enrichment programs held directly at the school. BeTa also organizes programming for school half days, Kids Night Out events and summer camps.

Beth Brown Art & Design Studio

Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Collage

BioEndeavor Inc.

I Want to be an Innovator: 5 week virtual class for elementary students to learn about green innovation through creative expression. She Designs the Way Forward: 6 week virtual class for young women to chart their education and career path.

Blooming Artist Gallery and Instruction

We offer classes and courses for children & teens and tailor to homeschoolers and students enrolled in school alike! Current offerings include Drawing & Painting, Pottery, and a mix of both!

Bring on the Spectrum Community Space & Sensory Gym

Bring on the Spectrum offers classes like art, yoga, STEAM, fitness, music, Zumba and more.

Brooklyn Robot Foundry

Gear up for fun with Brooklyn Robot Foundry! Kids 2-14 love the exciting world of Brooklyn Robot Foundry, where art, imagination, silliness, and engineering come together in a dynamic, hands-on experience that sparks creativity and laughter!

Calvary Methodist Preschool

Half-day program for 2-5 yr olds, our curriculum now includes art, music, and PE specials!

Capital District Creative Learning Center

The Capital District Creative Learning Center was created to help bridge the gap for students who are online or on Zoom all day to have opportunities to interact with other people in person. A new and locally owned business, the CDCLC offers a mix of in-person classes and one-on-one tutoring on everything from art to school subjects, programming, music, and so much more! Several of our students travel from all over the Albany area including Guilderland, Voorheesville, Altamont, Albany, Rotterdam, Colonie, Capital District, and Schenectady.

Capital District YMCA - Glenville YMCA

A variety of fitness classes and programs

Center For Creative Education

The Center provides a wide array of classes in dance (Ballet, Latin, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Tap & Jazz), music (Percussion, Vocals, Guitar & Brooklyn Music Factory), fitness, theater, Songwriting, Martial arts, technology and the visual arts.

Clark Art Institute

Get your preschoolers off to a good start with themed talks, developmentally-appropriate gallery guides, and artmaking activities designed for this age group with the Start with Art program offered on second Saturday mornings of the winter months. Best suited to three- to six-year-olds and their parents, these two-hour events are free and open to the public. Artmaking can be messy—children should come dressed appropriately.

CM School of Fine Arts

Our Clifton Park performing arts school offers classes and instruction in a variety of performing arts to students of all ages and abilities. We offer music lessons in individual or group settings for instruments including Piano, Voice, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Trumpet, and Trombone. We also offer private and group dance classes and instruction in a variety of styles including, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Modern, and Lyrical. In addition to music we offer private instruction for fine arts as well. Private art instruction allows for undivided and personalized attention while ensuring the development of the student’s own unique style and abilities. We also offer group art classes for ages 3 and up. Our theater program includes private and group instruction for musical theater, acting 101, personae, play writing, and comedy.

CREATE Community Studios

Programs vary from week to week. Check our website for current offerings.

Cuozzo Creative

Creative project instruction for kids and adults: painting, drawing, paper arts, card-making, lettering, and more.

Drama Kids International Albany

Creative drama instruction classes

Edie's Fairytale Theatre

Acting & Voice - theatre technique & practice Creative Writing - Create an imaginary monologue, poem or song Create Your Own Show - Using a monologue, poem, and collection of songs we will put together a show highlighting you

Eidolon Blacklight Theater

The Art and Magic of Blacklight Theater

EnthuZiastic Inc.

We offer live and interactive online classes of chess, piano, Rubik's Cube, guitar, mathematics, abacus, public speaking, creative writing, yoga, Python programming, Scratch coding, physics, chemistry, and language classes (Spanish, German, French)

Expressive Journeys Creative Arts Clinic

Enrichment Art and Community Classes are offered Monday through Saturday at our Creative Arts Clinic located at 10 New Karner Road, Guilderland, NY. Programs including Enrichment Art, Yoga, Drop in Music and More!

Fairytale Playhouse Academy

Teaching Time, Spanish, Faith Based Lessons, Arts and Crafts, Easy Math, Music and Movement, Story time, ABC Bootcamp, Cooking Time, Virtual Field Trips, Abacus, Dance Party, English as a Second Language, Science Experiments, and Circle Time

FASNY Museum of Firefighting

Virtual Learning, Group Tours, Exhibitions

Guilderland Public Library

Literacy programs and community programs available.

Hawk Circle Wilderness Education

A variety of nature based programming for children and adults.

Hawthorne Valley Association and Free Columbia

Free Columbia began in 2009 as a year long program based in experiential two dimensional art: painting and drawing. Over the years Free Columbia expanded to include puppetry, Goethean science, social change, children’s classes and much more, but the base in experience runs through all of our programs.

Heldeberg Workshop

We offer a variety of classes in science, the arts, high adventure, and more to kids and/or adults. Information about classes available can be found on our website at www.heldebergworkshop.org.

Hubbard Hall

Theater, Music, Dance, Visual Arts and More!

Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House

Hudson Hall provides FREE afterschool art classes, dance classes, and drama classes for local youth taught by passionate and engaging professionals in the field.

HVCC Office of Community & Professional Education

The Office of Community Education at Hudson Valley Community College offers a wide range of educational, professional and recreational credit-free classes for everyone from kids to seniors.

iD Tech

Science, Technology/Computers- In person and Virtual classes and camps

Image Quilt Productions, Inc.

Workshops for children and youth in film and dance are offered. As part of the Kids First Film festival, Image Quilt will offer a free film workshop in the Winter/Spring. Workshops are also offered virtually. Sign up: http://campimagequilt.com

InnerStar Kids™

Yoga and mindfulness classes for children aged 5-8

Ira Marcks

Classes in cartooning, comics, and illustrated storytelling.

Iroquois Museum

The Iroquois Museum is an anthropological museum that uses art to educate and inspire. Our collections of contemporary Iroquois art and archeological artifacts open a window on Iroquois culture and society. Our programs fulfill the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts, Social Studies, and Language Arts. The Museum provides a stimulating object-based learning environment that engages visitors on visual, tactile, and intellectual levels.

Juckas Riding Stables

Juckas Stables offers Trail Rides, Private Lessons, Summer Camps, After School Camps, Holiday Camps, Birthday Parties, Pony Rides and lots' of opportunities to interact with and enjoy Horses.

Lilananda Yoga

The studio hosts various workshops, special classes, and sessions with vibrant & talented teachers.

Little Buddies

Little Buddies offers a variety of classes ranging from Art, Music and Dance to Science or Gym. Check out our older kid classes like Comic Book Drawing, Ukulele lessons and Painting!

Look Up to the Stars

Truly awesome, unforgettable astronomy classes that are literally out of this world. Many fun, exciting STEM hands-on activities are done in each 45 min class. Our Virtual Astronomy & Space Academy has dozens of different topics about the universe.

Lowe's - Latham

Arts and Crafts

Maple Ski Ridge

We offer snowboard and ski lessons for all abilities and ages. Private lessons as well as group lessons programs available.

Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth

MITY offers over 100 unique STEM, humanities and fine arts courses that are specifically designed to meet the needs of advanced learners. Classes cover topics not typically taught in schools within a fun and challenging environment.

Moon Shadow Films, Inc.

ON CAMERA Film Acting Class for Young People ages 7 to 16. The 4-weekend classes (8 hours total) are GREAT for those NEW to film acting (no experience required) & its a “tune-up” for experienced actors. Everyone gets ON CAMERA personalized coachIng.

My Daughters and Me MDAM My Sons and Me MSAM INC

MDAM MSAM After School Program is held every 2nd Tuesday of the month for ages 10-14 at 5pm Podcast and every 4th Tuesday for ages 10-14 at 5pm-7pm. On every 2nd Saturday is Family fun day 4pm-6pm. For more information mdam@mdamweb.com

NyceMoves,LLC

Afterschool programs that teach youth strategies for developing a spiritual champion mindset. Yoga, nutrition, mindfulness, self-affirmations, meditation, and more.

Omega Institute

Omega Family Week during the summer includes workshops for adults and kids camps that run concurrently. Meals, community gatherings, and evening entertainment are enjoyed together outside of the classroom.

Our Daily Abundance

Family yoga classes

Paint4Soul- Social Artworking Consultant

Discover your inner artist while having a good time with your friends. Classes for kids or adults. Even if you have never held a paintbrush before in your life, you will walk away with a piece of art you will be proud to hang in your home.

Piéce d'Occasion

We offer instructor led pottery painting and clay classes with step by step instructions. We work with children & adults. We are mobile and bring the studio experience at home, school, work or wherever you create!

Rochester Folk Art Guild

Education in traditional crafts

Saratoga Sensory

What makes Saratoga Sensory enrichment classes and social groups different? Not only are they provided in a sensory enriched environment, but they are also run by a pediatric occupational therapist with extensive sensory expertise.

Saratoga Spa State Park

Tours, hikes, and more.

Schoharie River Center

The Schoharie River Center is active in a variety of community, historical and cultural programs and activities.

School of the Performing Arts at Proctors Collaborative

Visit school.proctors.org for a full listing

Spotted Rabbit Creative Arts Therapy

Individual (1:1) creative arts classes with a wide range of materials including ceramics, woodworking, cosplay, painting & drawing, & more.

StaceySmile Creations

Quilling and other craft classes

Steven Himmel Magic

I provide magic lessons via the internet from ages 10-100

SUNY Adirondack Continuing Education

The Office of Continuing Education offers noncredit courses for students ages 7 to 97, creating endless possibilities for learning.

Superprof

There are a variety of classes offered which include academics, sports, arts&crafts, languages, and so much more. Lessons are adapted for students of all ages and all skill levels.

The Animation Course

We offer Animation, Drawing, Cartooning and Photoshop classes to students age 11-18. Live Online Courses with recorded options!
21008 NORTH PANORAMA ROAD
Colbert , WA , 99005
Phone: 661-755-5775
47° 50' 53.7864" N, 117° 23' 38.1696" W

The Huyck Preserve

Summer Programs like Nature Study (K-5), Ecological Explorations (6-8), and Wildlife Ecology Research Day Program (9-12) provide unique field-based learning experiences by giving students the opportunity to explore nature, ask questions, and carry out research projects while learning about the various facets of field biology.

The Kind Campus

We offer virtual educational enrichment classes via ZOOM for children in 1st-6th grades, Monday through Friday, five days a week from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts

Find your creative outlet, whether you’re 6 or 86! The LPCA has workshops for students of all ages and skill levels, both in-person and online. From pottery, to hula hoops, to painting, you’ll be sure to discover a class that excites you!

The Studio for Art and Craft

A variety of classes for kids and adults.

The Wonder Room

Art Classes, Caregiver/Child class, Open play, Lending library, Professional development for teachers and daycare providers, Classes for parents

THINQubator at Tech Valley Center of Gravity

We offer a variety of education programs for children and families that explore STEAM education- science, technology, engineering, arts & math. We are also home to STEAM-Powered Saturday, a FREE monthly workshop for kids ages 4-12 and their families.

Tiny Tots Early Learning Center

Tiny Tots Early Learning Center provides a variety of classes for babies and preschoolers.

Touching the Art

These 40-minute art appreciation lessons are designed for children ages 7-12. During the lessons we will immerse ourselves into the story of a wonderful artwork. We'll use our imagination and our thinking skills to figure out what is happening. And, then, we'll understand a little bit more about ourselves by empathizing with the characters.

Town of Bethlehem Parks & Recreation Department

A variety of extracurricular programs for youth and adults.

Town of Clifton Park - Parks & Recreation

A variety of classes and programs for youth and adults.

Traveling Players Ensemble

Join one of the nation's top performing arts and theatre programs, specifically created for students in grades 2 - 12. At Traveling Players, we offer a range of innovative summer camps and conservatories, alongside year-round acting classes and workshops.

Winged Canvas

Live, interactive online art lessons and mentorship from professional artists. Flexible enrollment. Join in anytime!

World Awareness Children's Museum

Check website for availability.

World Class Dance

Quality Dance instruction for ages 2-Adult: Creative Movement, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Lyrical, Contemporary, Pointe, Pop, Hip-Hop, Irish Step, Dance Musical Theater, Acro-Dance, Boys Only classes, 4 levels of DANCE TEAMS

WSWHE BOCES Cosmetology

Have fun with our cosmetology students this summer! WSWHE BOCES is pleased to announce it will be hosting several FREE Braid & Glam Style sessions for ages 5 to 12.