Local Art Activities
Charlotte-area places where kids and families can make art, see art, take classes, or try hands-on creative activities.
Museums
Classes
Studios
Family Days
Charlotte Art Hub Kids
Kids Art Corner
A family-friendly space for young artists, parents, teachers, and creative families. Find simple projects, drawing prompts, local art activities, mini lessons, and safe ways to share kids artwork through Charlotte Art Hub.
Kids artwork should only be submitted by a parent, guardian, or approved teacher.
Use first name only. No last names, school names, addresses, or private contact information.
Draw Something
OpenUse the simple drawing page to make a quick picture, save it, or use it as a starting point for a bigger art project.
Easy Art Projects
Simple at-home projects using cardboard, crayons, paper, glue, paint, magazines, and everyday materials.
At Home
Low Cost
Simple
Weekly Prompt
One quick creative challenge kids can draw, paint, build, or turn into a story.
Drawing
Imagination
Story
Mini Lessons
Short art lessons about color, texture, abstract art, murals, design, and creative choices.
Color
Texture
Design
Gallery + Submissions
GalleryView approved artwork in the live gallery or submit kids artwork through the same reviewed Charlotte Art Hub submission system.
Parent + Teacher Info
Safety notes, classroom ideas, and simple rules for sharing children’s artwork responsibly.
Local Activities
Kid-friendly art around Charlotte
Places and programs families can check for classes, camps, family days, pottery, museum activities, and creative workshops.
The Mint Museum
Family and youth programs, hands-on gallery learning, and museum activities.
Visit Mint ProgramsImaginOn
A major youth destination connected to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.
Visit ImaginOnArts+
Music and visual arts education for students, including classes, camps, outreach, and youth programs.
Visit Arts+Small Hands Big Art
Children’s art studio offering pottery, classes, camps, workshops, and parties.
Visit StudioKidcreate Studio
South Charlotte art studio for kids with classes, camps, clay, painting, drawing, and crafting.
Visit KidcreateDish It Out Pottery
Paint-your-own-pottery studio where families can paint a piece and have it glazed and fired.
Visit Dish It OutClayworks
Charlotte nonprofit ceramic arts organization with youth clay classes and educational opportunities.
Visit ClayworksMcColl Center
Contemporary arts hub with family days, youth programs, exhibitions, and creative events.
Visit Family DayThe Little Studio
Neighborhood ceramics studio near NoDa and Plaza Midwood with clay experiences and youth camps.
Visit Little Studio
Times, prices, age ranges, and availability can change. Check each place directly before heading out.
Easy Projects
Simple art projects
Low-cost ideas kids can do at home, in class, or at the kitchen table.
Cardboard Castle
Turn old boxes into a fantasy fortress. Use cardboard, scissors, markers, and tape.
Paper Plate Masks
Make animals, heroes, dragons, monsters, or original characters.
Crayon-Resist Watercolor
Draw with crayons, paint over it, and watch the hidden lines show through.
Magazine Collage Animal
Cut shapes and colors from magazines to build a wild creature.
Painted Rocks
A simple small-object painting project using found stones.
Homemade Comic Strip
Draw a short story in three to six panels.
Weekly Prompt
This week: Dragon in Charlotte
Draw a dragon living somewhere in Charlotte.
It could sleep on a skyscraper, hide in NoDa, guard a food truck, or fly over the skyline.
Bonus Ideas
Give the dragon a job. Design its home. Draw what it eats. Add a Charlotte landmark.
Monthly Challenge
Dream City. Draw, paint, or build your dream city. It can be futuristic, magical, underwater, floating in space, or completely invented.
Mini Lessons
Coloring + short art lessons
Beginner lessons that stay useful without feeling like homework.
Charlotte Skyline Coloring Page
Draw or print a simple skyline, then redesign the city with new colors, murals, trees, or flying cars.
Design Your Own Mural
Give kids a blank wall shape and let them design the mural they wish existed somewhere in Charlotte.
Friendly Dragon Coloring Page
A dragon flying over Charlotte. Make it cute, scary, armored, sleepy, rainbow-colored, or covered in patterns.
What is a Color Wheel?
A color wheel shows how colors relate to each other. It helps artists choose colors that clash, glow, calm down, or stand out.
What is Texture?
Texture is how something looks or feels. Rough bark, soft fur, shiny metal, and bumpy rocks are all examples.
What is Abstract Art?
Abstract art can use shapes, colors, marks, and movement to show a feeling or idea.
Parent + Teacher Info
Keep kids artwork safe
Simple rules for sharing children’s artwork responsibly.
Kids’ artwork should be submitted by a parent, guardian, or approved teacher. Charlotte Art Hub should only show child-safe information such as first name, age, artwork title, medium, and general art details.
Do Not Share
No last names, home addresses, personal contact information, private school details, or identifying location details.
Classroom Prompt Ideas
Draw a city made from shapes. Create a creature using only warm colors. Design a poster for kindness. Draw a self-portrait as an explorer.
School Art Features
Teachers can submit classroom displays, student projects, school art shows, or creative lessons for possible Charlotte Art Hub features.
Email School FeatureSubmit Student Art
Use the live submission form and choose Kids Gallery when appropriate.
Submit Student Art