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Saturday Studios
Explore Your Creativity with Saturday Studios: Art Classes for Grades 3–12
Discover the exciting world of artmaking! Now in its 96th year, MassArt’s Saturday Studios offers students in grades 3–12 a fun and supportive space to explore their artistic passions. From painting and drawing to printmaking, ceramics, photography, and more, our diverse range of classes sparks creativity and inspires young artists of all skill levels—whether picking up a paintbrush for the first time or refining your craft.
Led by Art Education Student Teachers under the guidance of expert faculty, Saturday Studios is not just about learning art but also about building connections and discovering new possibilities. No prerequisites, no portfolio reviews—just bring your imagination and a passion for art!
Schedule: October 17 – December 12, 2026 (No class November 28)
Grades 3 – 5: Saturdays, 9:30am – 11:45am
Grades 6 – 12: Saturdays, 9:30am – 12:00pm
Location: On-Campus at MassArt
Cost: $210
Registration Opens: September 9, 2026
Registration Ends: September 27, 2026
Registrations are accepted on a rolling, space available basis
Payment is due in full by October 2, 2026.
Grades 3 - 5
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 11:45AM
In this class, students explore a wide variety of media and materials that may include drawing, painting, printmaking, clay, and more. This class provides ample room for play while also introducing young artists to different and exciting approaches to artmaking.
Cost: $210
Grades 6 - 8
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 12:00PM
This studio class focuses on the art of storytelling. Learn how to translate sketches into clear, dynamic and entertaining comics. Focus is placed on story structure and style. Find your voice in the ever-changing world of comic art.
Cost: $210
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 12:00PM
Through drawing, painting, collage, fibers, and more, students learn to observe and explore the world around them. They will investigate new styles of making and learn more about themselves as artists. Students will be exposed to work by contemporary artists working in a variety of media.
Cost: $210
Grades 9 - 12
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 12:00PM
Bring your stories to life in this introductory animation class. Using contemporary artists and animators as inspiration, students will work with a variety of materials and methods to create moving imagery.
Cost: $210
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: ecember 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 12:00PM
Students will create with clay as they learn a variety of hand-building, sculptural, and wheel-working processes. In addition, an overview of surface techniques and image design on clay will be incorporated into the process of making. Contemporary artists that use clay will be studied throughout the class. All skill levels are welcome.
Cost: $210
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 12:00PM
Students gain an understanding of the human figure using classical and contemporary techniques for understanding proportion, value, contrast, line, texture, and shape. Explore different ways of constructing an image of the figure through both personal expression and abstraction. This class will look at traditional and contemporary works and techniques to help inform one’s work. Materials for this class include pencil, pen, charcoal, or other art materials readily at hand.
Cost: $210
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 12:00PM
Engage in visual storytelling through a variety of painting and drawing mediums. Learn what illustrators do and practice illustration techniques while communicating ideas through images.
Cost: $210
Start Date: October 17, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Time: Classes are held weekly from 9:30 – 12:00PM
Working from both observation and imagination, students will learn to express themselves in the versatile medium of paint. This class explores foundational concepts such as color, texture, form, and space. Painting media will be water based.
Cost: $210
Program Information
Program Fee: $205
Payment is due in full by October 2, 2026.
For attendance issues or updates (late arrivals, absences, etc.), please contact k12@massart.edu.
Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served and space available basis. Submission of a registration form does not guarantee enrollment in a class. If you submit a registration form and your preferred classes are full, you will be placed on the waiting list and notified as soon as possible if a space becomes available.
Scholarships are based on financial need and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate on your registration form if you would like to request a scholarship. To be considered, you will be asked to provide family financial information on the registration form (required).
MassArt reserves the right to cancel classes in the event of an insufficient number of registrations. Students will receive a full refund in the event that a class is canceled for this reason. Classes with low enrollment will be canceled at least two weeks before the start of the program.
Students will receive a full refund for classes dropped by October 2nd. Students who fail to notify MassArt Youth Programs of their registration cancellation in writing to k12@massart.edu prior to this date, will not be eligible for a refund.
Failure to pay the class fee by the payment deadline does not withdraw a student from the program. Students who do not pay the class fee, and who do not attend the class will still have the class fee charged to their student account. Withdrawal from the program is only accepted via writing to k12@massart.edu by the October 2nd deadline.
