Arts and Crafts + Arts: Visual + Drawing + Film + Painting/sculpture + Photography | What’s happening in San Diego

Adams Recreation Center

A variety of recreational activities are offered for both youths and adults ranging from football, to basketball, to Yu-Gi-Oh, to ceramics, and even more. See what seasonal activities are being offered for which age groups.

Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation

Each day will include environmental education and literacy, a craft made from recycled materials, outdoor play and more! ​ Preschool Playdates is held weekly throughout the entire year, except for holidays (see below).

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens invites kids and their families to Saturday Classes featuring hands-on activities, Incredible Edibles, conservation lessons, and tours of the Gardens.

Amazing Grace

Our mission is to provide children with quality educational courses and extracurricular activities in a safe, encouraging and enriching environment.

Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum (AGSEM)

Immerse yourself in hands-on classes, workshops, and demonstrations spanning blacksmithing, clocks & watches, fiber arts, model trains, and gas & steam engines. Uncover the secrets of skilled techniques and practices that shaped the early American life, and join us on a journey through history.

AR Workshop - San Marcos, CA

Our workshops are everyone! Come by yourself, with a group of friends or book a private event! We offer Youth Summer ARt Camps and Birthday Parties. Get $10 off 4-day or 5-day Youth Summer ARt Camp when using code KOA10.

ArtReach

ArtReach hosts community workshops that low-cost art educational opportunities for the public and paid teaching opportunities for artists. Classes are open to youth and adult of all ages.

Bravo School Of Art

Hands-on Fine Art, Craft, Mixed Media, DIY Classes for beginning and professional folks.

City of Vista California

The City of Vista's Recreation & Community Services Department offers programs that build community, promote healthy lifestyles, and provide entertainment for a variety of audiences. The department operates many of Vista's recreation, aquatic, and cultural arts venues, and hosts activities for all ages including preschoolers, youth, adults, and seniors. Be active and join the fun!

Digital Media Academy

Courses that are media-rich, age-appropriate, relevant, interest-based and include activities and projects for students from kindergarten through grade 12.

Digital Photo Academy

Photography, Hands-on

Eco Rangers

ECO Rangers offers engaging outdoor educational programs designed to connect kids with nature and spark curiosity. Programs are suited for various ages, promoting environmental stewardship and scientific discovery. Visit www.ecorangers.co

EDMO

Our live, interactive Zoom-based learning experiences are anything but boring. All programs are intentionally designed to keep kids’ minds, hearts, and bodies active and engaged.

Encore Creative Arts Camp

A variety of classes offered for Minnow Camp ages 4-6, and students ages 7-15: Anime, Science, Film/Media Arts, Photography, Miniature Craft, Kaleidoscope Arts, Recycled Arts, Musical Theatre, and more. Students also enjoy games, & outdoor activities

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)

Fairytale Playhouse Academy - Online Preschool

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

Fit Kids America

Fit Kids offers over 70+ exciting and enriching After School Activities! Enjoy Sports, Art, Dance, Karate, Chess, Cooking, and so much more!

Galileo Camps

Daily and weekly online classes thoughtfully designed to inspire innovation, boost creative confidence and encourage independence—all with curriculum built around easy-to-find household materials.

Gymboree Play & Music, San Diego

Play-based learning classes for families with children ages 0-5 years.

iD Tech

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

iD Tech - California

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

KidzToPros

KidzToPros online and on-campus after-school programs in STEM, Sports & Arts provide your child with opportunities to exercise their body, explore their imagination, learn new skills, and socially interact in a safe, fun, and stress-free environment.

Little Artists - Poway

Drawing and painting for kids age 4 to teen.

Little Fish Comic Book Studio

The aim of Little Fish classes is to educate students using the standards of a traditional art school and the comic book industry with the passion and the openness of a relaxed studio environment

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.

Lux Art Institute

Lux Art Institute provides live art classes for kids, teens, and adults on various topics and techniques. Explore the exciting options and find an artist inside you!

Maritime Museum of San Diego

We offer a variety of educational programs for K-12 school groups, Scouts, Families, and Adults.

Milk Oolong Pottery

2 hour workshops in pottery wheel or hand-building. 5-week classes with focus on the pottery wheel, surface decoration, and glazing.

Mingei International Museum

various art related class opportunities

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.

Mira Mesa Senior Center

Painting Classes, Piano, Ukelele and Guitar Classes, Communicating with Technology Classes

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Teen Art Collective (TAC). This is an opportunity for teens to meet for a year and learn about contemporary art, explore art collections, meet artists and art professionals, create art, and plan a museum exhibition.

Mustard Seed Collective

Classes and workshops vary

My Gym, The Children's Fitness Center in La Jolla

Whether you're looking for a fantastic Parent and Me program or high-energy classes for big kids – you've come to the right place! Our Guest Experience includes Bonus Class classes and Practice and Play (free play) sessions for a full 1 weeks!

NeuroQuest Enrichment Center

At NeuroQuest, we offer hands-on and engaging classes to help supplement your child’s education. Whether your child is in a Roblox coding class or cooking up a new recipe, they will engage with like-minded friends and find a supportive community.

Oceanside Museum of Art

Various art programs for youth and families

Outside The Lens

For more than 20 years, students have benefitted from arts-integrated programming in classrooms, community centers, and alternative learning sites. Outside the Lens also offers after-school programs, workshops, and summer camps.

Phoenix Fan Fusion

Events & Activities include lego building, arts & crafts, laser tag, celebrity guests, comic books, reading nook, and more!

Ringer's Roller Rink & Derby United

Want to learn to play derby? No experience necessary! We’ll teach you this full contact game from the ground up. With practices available that suit all genders and programs geared toward teens and adults as well as youth programs for younger skaters ages 6 and up.

Ro Z's Sweet Art Studio

We offer private and group instruction in your home or venue, and now virtually! Baking, decorating: buttercream, fondant, modeling chocolate, and sugar art lessons based on skill level and project desired. We also offer birthday parties!

Rochester Folk Art Guild

Education in traditional crafts

Rock Ranch - Valley Center, CA

Arts Classes- Tell us who you are and we’ll reach out for a quick online assessment to determine just the right trial class for you or your child to attend.

San Diego Art Camp

Make your own schedule, 1, 3. or 5 hours weekly of each subject.

San Diego Botanic Garden

SAPLinGS (Science, Art, and PLay in Garden Spaces) offers weekly activities for children and their caregivers every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 am to 12 noon. Science activities engage kids with cool science and hands-on learning.

San Diego Children's Discovery Museum

Learn together through song, music and movement, storytime, sensory exploration, and hands-on crafts for caregivers and children.

San Diego Craft Collective

San Diego Craft Collective offers a wide variety of craft workshops, camps, clubs and enrichment experiences, from woodworking to ceramics, glass art to fiber arts. Come and explore a new craft today!

San Diego Junior Theatre

THEATRE SKILLS ARE SKILLS FOR LIFE: San Diego Junior Theatre’s education programs have been inspiring young people to grow as confident communicators, creative problem solvers, community builders and artists for over seven decades!

San Diego Little Wonders

Sensory play and messy art projects. Please wear clothes that can get messy.

Seabreeze Craft Chocolates

Learn how to make and decorate chocolates from San Diego’s Premier Chocolatiers. We offer group classes and private classes— perfect for families, date nights and group gatherings looking to have fun with chocolate!

Small Wonders Learning

Toddler Sensory Class

Spanish Village Art Center

We seek to inspire and educate people of all ages and backgrounds in the visual arts.

Steven Himmel Magic

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

Studio ACE

Multi disipline art classes, Art History Lecture series, Art resources

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!

The Artist Outpost

We work with students ages 4-18 to teach them beginner, intermediate, and advanced techniques in painting, drawing, watercolor, pastels, pottery, handbuilding clay, and mixed media projects. Our teachers all have a wide variety of knowledge and experiencing, that give each of our classes a fun twist on each project.

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 Salvation Army Kroc Center - San Diego

The Kroc Center offers classes in visual arts, theatre, piano, guitar, voice, ballet, gymnastics, dance basics, swim, soccer, basketball, volleyball, ice skating, ice hockey, and martial arts,

The Young Innovators Collective

Are you looking for a dance, theater, or film class in Encinitas? Our All in One Creative Expressions class allows your child to try all three within one class! Your Innovator will get to explore of dance, theater, and film in a friendly environment.

Therapeutic Recreation Services

We offer various programs on the weekend and during the weekdays for individuals ages 3 years and older with various disabilities. Programs can include, but are not limited to, a dance class, art, guided community service, garden programs, etc.

Total Kids Magic / Foam Diego - San Diego , CA

8-Lesson Wand Magic Class - 8 Hours of Magic Instructions where students receive Magic tricks, file folders & more 1 Hour STEAM Magic Workshop - Kids love to learn using Magic as a method. Explore STEAM in a way that your child has never seen.

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.

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.

USS Midway Museum

Leadership Program: Middle school and High Schooler are invited to participate in a character building program in partnership with the Travis Manion Foundation.

Visions Museum of Textile Art

We provide a welcoming and inclusive space where individuals of all ages and backgrounds can explore, appreciate, and engage with the beauty and craftsmanship of textile art.

XplorStem

We love hosting in-person events with live science activities for kids of all ages!