Children & Teens

The Art League School offers arts education for children and teens through classes, workshops, and Summer Art Camp in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Kids ages five and up can explore their creative side and learn new skills in painting, drawing, manga and cartooning, clay animation, ceramics, sculpture and more!

Watch a clay animation camp in action.

Classes for Children & Teens

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Term

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Time of Day

Instructor

Pottery Wheel Techniques for Youth (Ages 10-14)

Meredith Patton

Fall 2023

Saturday

September 23, 2023

9:30 am

— 11:30 am

9 Session

, $300.00

Creative Drawing and Painting (ages 9-12)

Emily Cotton

Fall 2023

Saturday

September 23, 2023

1:30 pm

— 3:30 pm

9 Session

, $240.00

Art Fun-damentals (ages 5-8)

Deborah Pawlik

Fall 2023

Saturday

September 23, 2023

10:00 am

— 12:00 pm

9 Session

, $240.00

Mixed up Mediums (Ages 8 – 12)

Luke Rains

Fall 2023

Saturday

September 23, 2023

10:00 am

— 12:00 pm

9 Session

, $240.00

Drawing and Painting for Teens

Amy Browning-Dill

Fall 2023

Sunday

September 24, 2023

2:30 pm

— 5:00 pm

9 Session

, $245.00

Manga, Comics & Cartooning (ages 11+)

Luke Rains

Fall 2023

Sunday

September 24, 2023

1:30 pm

— 3:30 pm

9 Session

, $240.00

Art Fun-damentals (ages 5-8)

Deborah Pawlik

Fall 2023

Sunday

September 24, 2023

1:30 pm

— 3:30 pm

9 Session

, $240.00

Art Fun-damentals (ages 5-8)

Deborah Pawlik

Fall 2023

Sunday

September 24, 2023

10:30 am

— 12:30 pm

9 Session

, $240.00

Manga, Comics & Cartooning (ages 8 – 10)

Luke Rains

Fall 2023

Sunday

September 24, 2023

10:30 am

— 12:30 pm

9 Session

, $240.00

Basic Drawing for Young People (ages 9-12)

Stephanie Chang

Fall 2023

Sunday

October 1, 2023

1:30 pm

— 3:30 pm

8 Session

, $220.00

Children & Teens instructors

It’s Not Too Late for Art Camp Fun: Fiber Camp!

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Did you know? Even though Summer is underway, you can still sign your kids up for fun camps at The Art League through August 16!

June 17, 2019

Summer Classes are Here: Choose Your Summer Getaway

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May 21, 2019

8 Years of Fun: Art Camp Time Machine!

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Did you know: The Art League's Art Camp is the longest running visual arts camp in the area! We've been here for more than 30 years! While sadly we can't find any photos from the '80s (please let us know if you have any lying around), let's take a look back at the last several years of burgeoning kid artists and eight years of fun at Art Camp!

February 22, 2019

Spring Forward: 5 Spring Workshops to Look Forward To

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Make the last few days of this snowy winter a little more colorful at The Art League. The school is gearing up for Spring classes, workshops, and Art Camp 2019! Here’s a curated selection of Spring workshops to welcome back longer days and warmer weather:

October 24, 2018

7 of our Favorite Mini-Maker Artful Halloween Costumes

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To celebrate our inaugural Mini-Makers gallery program (a free guided art project for children 5 and younger on October 31st) The Art League has compiled seven of our favorite artful mini Halloween costumes, perfect for your little artist or to scale up for your own get up!

August 23, 2018

Choose Your Adventure: Which Fall Class Should You Take?

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With 250+ fall classes and workshops, deciding on a class might be pretty tricky. We're here to help!

August 16, 2018

2018 Art Camp by the Numbers

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It’s the final week of Art Camp, and after a fun and artistic summer, we're taking a look back at all the fun had by our 1,000+ campers.

July 24, 2018

8 Artful Activities Kids Will Love – Inspired by Summer Art Camp

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It’s already July, and maybe your kids are getting a little antsy. Ideas from The Art League's Summer Art Camp to the rescue!

May 8, 2018

Summer Registration is Open!

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It's time to check taking an art class off your summer bucket list. Registration for summer classes is open!

October 18, 2017

Art Safari Returns Saturday!

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Now in its 22nd (!) year, Art Safari is the Torpedo Factory Art Center's annual hands-on open house for kids and their families.

July 24, 2017

Cool Creatures & Creations From Art Camp

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It's amazing how much creativity can be contained in one building. (OK, sometimes we go outside, too.)

May 5, 2017

Register for Summer Classes This Monday!

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The creative days of summer are almost here. How are you going to spend them?

February 10, 2017

Monday: Plan Your Escape

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On Monday, you can get yourself an early Valentine’s present at the Best Place to Take Classes in the DC area!

June 17, 2016

Summer Classes & Art Camp Start Monday!

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Monday marks the official start of summer!

February 5, 2016

Register for Art Camp and Spring Classes Starting Monday!

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Monday, February 8 marks the official start of Looking Forward to Spring!

August 7, 2015

What’s New, Art Camp?

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May 22, 2015

One Month Until Art Camp!

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To start the countdown, here's a video featuring cartoonist and t-shirt designer Cole Goco.

February 27, 2015

Our Fridge Wasn’t Big Enough: The 2015 Young Student Show

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We’re showing off some of the artwork by our young students!

September 4, 2014

The 2014 Art Camp Photo/Video Scrapbook

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Sharing everything that happened at Art Camp this year would take another summer. So instead, here's a short scrapbook with some photos and videos from the past few weeks.

July 25, 2014

Next Week at The Art League: July 27–August 2

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Next week at The Art League: registration starts for the Portrait & Figure festival, and continues for summer art camps and classes!

July 18, 2014

Next Week at The Art League: July 20–26

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What's happening next week at The Art League? Art Camps, Bin Gallery orientation, and Basic Drawing starts up.

June 26, 2014

Postcard from Art Camp

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With the second week of Art Camp drawing to a close, here's an update on some of what was happening over at the Madison Annex classrooms yesterday.

February 25, 2014

Bonus Student Show! See Our Young Artist Showcase

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Our slate of youth and teen classes is well-represented in an exhibit just upstairs from the Gallery, on the second floor of the Torpedo Factory.

February 14, 2014

Register Now for Summer Art Camp!

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Registration is now open for Art Camp 2014 at The Art League!

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Classes for Children & Teens

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Children & Teens instructors

Emily Cotton

Deborah Pawlik

Luke Rains

Lisa Schumaier

Children & Teens classes on the Creativity in Action blog

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Drawing

Painting

Pottery & Ceramics

Photography

Watercolor

Children & Teens

Printmaking

Graphic & Book Arts

Jewelry & Metal

Sculpture

Stained Glass & Mosaic

Fiber & Textile Arts

Art & Technology

Becoming Professional

Travel

Visiting Artists

Give the gift of art!

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