Art Classes

Get ready to glow, splatter, and create at Color Me Greenville! This unique Greenville experience encourages kids and families to suit up, step under the blacklights, and bring their own splatter-paint canvas to life while jamming to music. When your time is up the CMG staff will box up your art to transport it safely home, and best of all, they clean up all the mess! Color Me Greenville makes creativity fun, colorful, and completely mess-free for parents.

Questions Asked about Color Me Greenville:

What makes Color Me Greenville unique? Guests suit up, paint under blacklights with slingshots, water guns, and squishies, then leave while CMG handles all the cleanup. You take home your boxed-up canvas; they take care of the mess.
Is this good for birthday parties? Absolutely. Private party packages are available with options for larger canvases, paint guns, full-body suits, cupcakes, and more. Color Me Greenville also hosts cake decorating events and parties.

Location: 1801 Rutherford Road, Ste 111C, Greenville, SC
Color Me Greenville Website: colormegreenville.com

Such a FUN place! You don’t need to be an artist, you just need to want to have fun. The painting options like slingshots, water guns, and squishy things to throw made it such a unique experience. This would be fantastic for a date night or birthday party.

— Kristina H.

We recently had my 10-year-old’s birthday party here and had an absolute blast! We did the glow-in-the-dark paint deluxe package and everything was amazing, even the cupcakes. What a fun, unique experience!

— Angela D.

Children’s Art Classes offers nine-month programs of study that include painting, drawing, design, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, and much more. Students ages 3 and up will experience over 40 different areas of art to feed their passion and enhance their skills. Give your child this gift of art and register now.

Top Questions Parents Ask About Children’s Art Classes Greenville:

Does my child need art experience to join? No experience is needed to start, though a few upper-level classes like Art 2 and Art 3 do require the earlier class in the sequence first.

Can we start partway through the school year? Yes, as long as there’s an open seat, though Art 1 doesn’t take new spring enrollees.

Do parents need to stay during class? It depends on age. Staying is more common (but not required) for Tiny Hands due to the younger age group, while most other classes are simple drop-off and pick-up.

My 8 year old son loves going to his class! He is not a kid that’s into sports like his brothers so this gives him an opportunity to explore his passion. My son comes home telling me about the history and significance of different artists. I highly recommend!

— Children’s Art Classes Parent

Best For: Kids ages 3 and up looking to build real art skills through a structured, long-term curriculum
Location: 1618 Woodruff Road, Suite F, Greenville, SC
Website: sc-greenville.childrensartclasses.com

At Yellowbobbypins Art, we believe art is a language children speak fluently — and our classes are designed to nurture that voice with both creative freedom and meaningful structure. Whether your child is exploring art for the first time or developing refined skills, our classes offer a rich, developmentally aligned journey that honors their unique path.

Programs Offered:

• Wee Create Playgroup (Ages 2–5) is a thoughtfully curated introduction to art and social learning. Centered around a beloved picture book read aloud each week, children engage in sensory-rich play, easel painting, and a brief guided project. This gentle, joyful setting
  supports social-emotional growth, early language development, and both fine and gross motor skills — all within a nurturing environment that invites presence and imagination
• Elementary Art (Ages 4–6 and 7–10) introduces children to artists, art history, and diverse styles. Each week, students explore a new project inspired by a featured artist or movement. We gently integrate technique while prioritizing self-expression, creative confidence, and a lifelong appreciation for the arts
• Middle School Art (Ages 11–14) builds deeply into technique through a spiral learning approach. Students are introduced to foundational
  concepts, then revisit and expand upon them throughout the year —cultivating mastery, creative problem-solving, and artistic identity.
• New! High School Art classes (up to 12th grade, ages 14-18)

Best For: Best For: Budding artists | Ages 2–18 | Creative families looking for a unique party experience
Location: 1320 Hampton Avenue Ext, Bay 6, Greenville, SC 29601
Website: yellowbobbypins.com/parties

Spend some time in creative play with the teaching artists at TR Makers Co.!

Whether you’re looking for preschool art activities, art-driven classes for homeschoolers, art adventures in literature for elementary-age kids, or playtime for the grown-ups, you’ll find it all at this warm, welcoming Travelers Rest studio.

Come learn a new craft, like watercolor painting or needle-felting, and enjoy hanging out with friends, new and old, because everyone is creative, and there’s always something new to explore.

Classes Offered:

• Mini Makers Art Class: Toddler art class for ages 2-5, twice a month, Saturdays 9-10 am, year-round; 5-8 themed learning stations encourage fine motor, gross motor, academic, and social skills, plus a take-home craft and story time
• Open Studios: Ages 5-12, Wednesdays 3:30-5 pm, August-May; a new artistic challenge each week (from mixed media to stop-motion shorts) to build creative exploration, confidence, and project management skills
• Homec Class: Ages 7-16, six classes a month on Tuesday mornings and afternoons and Wednesday mornings (two weeks out of the month); workshop-style lessons in sewing, embroidery, natural dyeing, papermaking, and more
• Homeschool Arts Lead Learning (A.L.L.): Ages 5-12, select Thursday and Friday mornings; half-day classes exploring subjects like Life Science, Literature, Physics, and Math through a multi-disciplinary art approach, ending with a completed booklet and final project
• Monthly Workshops: Rotating workshops for all ages, led by staff or local guest artists
• Parents Night Out: One Friday a month; a screen-free, after-hours craft and pizza night for kids, perfect for a parents’ date night

Best For: Homeschool families, creative kids and adults, and crafty kids and adults
Location: 3 S. Main Street, Travelers Rest, SC
Website: trmakersco.org

The Bunny Hive is a vibrant, welcoming social club nestled in the heart of Greenville, South Carolina, where families come together to create lasting memories and meaningful connections. Our beautifully designed space offers a haven for parents and children aged 0-5.

We offer painting, ceramics, photography and drawing classes for kids of all ages, toddlers through teens (and even parents!).

Our Birthday parties can go beyond canvas painting for a truly creative and fun experience that can fit your child’s theme and create their dream party. Look also for our monthly Family Art Night and seasonal art workshops, all located in our downtown Simpsonville studio.

Yellowbobbypins Art Camp offers creative art classes for ages 2–16, including preschool playgroups, elementary art, drawing, homeschool cohorts, and advanced studio classes. Students explore global art, painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, and art history while building confidence, creativity, and technical skills through engaging, hands-on projects

Classes and workshops for adults and kids. Classes are by semester and focus on several art mediums.

Learn more about owner Brandi Grover and the unique SC coloring book she created!

Color Clay Cafe is a Paint-Your-Own Pottery Studio that also offers classes in addition to open studio time.

Offers: art classes, exhibitions and summer camps that provide an opportunity to cultivate art appreciation while experiencing Greenville’s growing arts community.

Kroc Greenville offers a wide variety of youth and community based programs in the heart of downtown Greenville. Programs are available to both members and non-members.  Scholarships are also available upon request.

PurrPoseful Art Studio is a Humane Education Art Studio. We offer weekday, weeknight and summer camp classes for children ages 7-13 that have a love for animals and a passion for art.

Offers: After school, art classes, summer art camps and private art lessons for infants and up.

Art Buzz Kids art classes spark your child’s creativity and imagination in a fun, interactive setting. Children have fun, get creative, and take home masterpieces!
You can find upcoming dates for their Art Buzz Kids classes on the Wine and Design website at their Greenville and Spartanburg location.

Dianna is a local artist, educator, and owner of DMCostaCeramics. She offers Pottery classes for adults and kids over 5 years old, kids drop in clay classes, small group summer camp, as well as clay workshops. Located in the Five Forks, Simpsonville area

Offers: Art classes through their after-school art program and cross-curricular art experiences through their homeschool classes.

Hollowed Earth Pottery, located in Hampton Station, offers classes during the day for kids in hand building and in using the pottery wheel. They also offer adults classes and workshops in clay building and throwing.

Summer camps and adult workshops to learn how to sew bags! Focus on craft, materials, tools, technique, and having fun!

A family art and music studio offering open studio, classes, workshops, parties for all ages 0-99+. We also have homeschool art classes, private music lessons and a Preschool of the Arts Program.