Painting Classes in Winchester, MA

Our most popular summer program returns for Summer 2026: Art Lab! Does your child love to engage in the process of art making and experiment with new things? If so, Art Lab! is the week for them. This week will be chock full of exploration of art materials and may include things like making fizz art using baking soda, salt resist painting, kaleidoscope making, paper marbling with shaving cream and more! It's sure to delight the adventurous artist!

Spend your vacation getting creative! Come on over to Studio on the Common for some nonstop, art-filled fun! We'll have daily programs, so you can sign up for just one day or the whole week. With a creative mix of drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media projects it's sure to be a blast!

Get ready to draw, glue, and yarn-ify your art! This week, kids will explore two exciting art traditions from Mexico: Huichol yarn painting and Talavera tile design. Huichol artists create textured pictures using bright yarn, while Talavera tiles are known for bold colors, repeating patterns, and mirror-image designs. You’ll combine these ideas to design your own Yarn Painting Talavera, using symbols, colors, and patterns that show who you are—animals, sports, nature, family traditions, and more. You’ll also learn to weave on a wooden loom, creating colorful textile pieces while practicing over-under patterns and adding fun details like beads, pom-poms, and yarn textures. This hands-on, project-based week is full of color, creativity, and self-expression. You’ll head home with unique artwork that’s truly one of a kind—just like you!

Spend your vacation getting creative! Come on over to Studio on the Common for some nonstop, art-filled fun! We'll have daily programs, so you can sign up for just one day or the whole week. With a creative mix of drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media projects it's sure to be a blast!

Spend your vacation getting creative! Come on over to Studio on the Common for some nonstop, art-filled fun! We'll have daily programs, so you can sign up for just one day or the whole week. With a creative mix of drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media projects it's sure to be a blast!

Does your child love books and storytelling? This week, we'll be using children's stories to inspire our artwork. With a different book each day, kids will create art that explores the connection between books, storytelling, and art. As they unleash their imagination and create their own unique interpretations and artwork, projects might include a mix of drawing, painting, sculpture, and more!

Spend your vacation getting creative! Come on over to Studio on the Common for some nonstop, art-filled fun! We'll have daily programs, so you can sign up for just one day or the whole week. With a creative mix of drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media projects it's sure to be a blast!

Spend your vacation getting creative! Come on over to Studio on the Common for some nonstop, art-filled fun! We'll have daily programs, so you can sign up for just one day or the whole week. With a creative mix of drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media projects it's sure to be a blast!

Make some art—and some memories! Join us for a fun-filled family painting workshop where each person creates their own canvas, then connects them all into one big, beautiful masterpiece. Perfect for kids (4+) and their grown-ups—parents, grandparents, caregivers, and loved ones of all kinds are welcome as we celebrate creativity and connection this Mother’s Day weekend. One adult + one child included. Add more family members for $25 each. All materials provided—just bring your imagination!

Get ready to blast off on a super fun space adventure! This week, you’ll travel far beyond Earth and into outer space using your imagination and creativity. Young artists will explore the stars as they create bright, glowing galaxy paintings, experiment with cosmic colors, and learn fun techniques to make space really shine. You’ll also build your very own cardboard rocket ships, designing them with windows, fins, and special details for imaginary space missions. Along the way, you’ll create silly alien masks and other space-themed crafts, inventing friendly (or funny!) creatures from faraway planets. Each day is filled with hands-on art projects, creative play, and storytelling as we imagine life in outer space. By the end of the week, you’ll have a collection of out-of-this-world artwork to take home—and memories from an exciting creative journey through the cosmos. Perfect for kids who love planets, rockets, aliens, and big adventures in space!

Does your child love to paint? If so, this is a great program to practice and learn new skills. Your artist will practice using watercolor and acrylic paint. Some of the skills we'll focus on include color theory, composition, and painting from observation - all while creating a gallery of art. Expand your skills in this painting week where you can let the sky be the limit as you explore different styles of painting, including abstraction, impressionism, and pop art . Kids will get creative and let their ideas abound! Some of the AWESOME projects we will make this week: abstract landscape still life with a limited color palette reverse painting on plexiglass pop-art masterpiece

This week is for those kids who say that their favorite color is all the colors in the rainbow! This week we will focus on making colorful projects that will sure to put a smile on your face! Each day will feature super fun art projects including drawing, painting, sculpture, and more! A few of the AWESOME projects we will make this week include: Extra large rainbow collage - a fan favorite project! Rainbow inspired paper piñata Model magic rainbow Beaded sun catcher that will make rainbows in your window Red, orange, green, blue, purple, pink drawings, paintings, and sculptures! AND so much MORE!

Get ready for a colorful, creative mini adventure in art! This 2-hour workshop is a fun “taste” of our weeklong summer program, giving kids a chance to explore the vibrant world of yarn painting in a quick, hands-on experience. Students will design and create their own mini cartoon portrait using bright yarn to build texture, color, and personality. Inspired by the bold, expressive style of traditional yarn art, kids will learn how to use line, shape, and color to turn simple drawings into fuzzy, eye-catching masterpieces. This workshop is all about creativity and self-expression—perfect for young artists who love to draw, experiment, and try something new. By the end, each student will take home a one-of-a-kind yarn portrait that’s playful, personal, and full of character! Loved this project? This workshop is just the beginning! In our full summer program, Summer 2026: Yarn Painting & Weaving: Color, Texture & YOU! (ages 8–12), students dive deeper into yarn painting, explore colorful pattern design inspired by global art traditions, and learn to weave their own textiles on a loom. It’s a full week of creativity, texture, and imagination you won’t want to miss!

Step into a magical kingdom where creativity reigns! This week, you’ll enter a world of magic, castles, and enchanted forests! You’ll let your imagination run wild as you: Build castles and fairy gardens using cardboard, clay, natural materials, and colorful decorations. - Craft fairy wands, magic potion bottles, and other magical tools to spark your own stories. - Design crowns, tiaras, or royal costumes to bring your favorite fairy tale characters to life. - Tell and act out your own fairy tales, sharing adventures with your friends in a magical kingdom you’ve helped create. Every day is filled with hands-on, imaginative projects, from sculpting and decorating to painting, crafting, and storytelling. By the end of the week, you’ll have your very own collection of magical creations to take home—and memories of a whimsical kingdom you helped bring to life! This workshop is perfect if you love magic, storytelling, building, and creating—and want to spend a week exploring a world where anything is possible.