30 upcoming · 4 local studios
The Upper West Side has 127 art classes across six studios, with strong offerings at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and smaller neighborhood venues like UWS Ripley Grier. Programs span toddlers through elementary school, with winter session costs ranging from $35 per class to $816 for multi-week programs, mostly scheduled on weekday afternoons. All upcoming sessions are listed below—filter by age to find the right fit.
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artMon, Aug 31 · 8:00 PM
Children's Museum of Manhattan · Upper West Side
Create bright, sky-focused artworks or hand out outside having fun in H2O. Soak up the last days of summer break at CMOM.
artMon, Sep 7 · 8:00 PM
Children's Museum of Manhattan · Upper West Side
School is back in session—so make it magical! Turn everyday supplies into tools for invention and self-expression.
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From $43Wed, Sep 9 · 9:15 AM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
13 Wednesdays; except Nov 11 + Nov 25 Yogi Beans is an educational, energetic, and transformative yoga-for-kids program. Our classes develop children's abilities to focus (attention), stand up straight (posture), move their limbs with control (coordination) and grace (flexibility), and find inner strength (self-confidence). The Yogi Beans curriculum is designed to introduce kids to the foundations of yoga and translate yogic concepts into language children understand and appreciate. Classes give children a peaceful respite from busy city schedules and long school days. The Yogi Beans program is a wonderful way to introduce your child to a healthy lifelong activity that is noncompetitive, non-judgmental, physically challenging, and a ton of fun! It is of deep importance to us that our programs be financially accessible for all. If your family would like to discuss financial assistance for any of our programs, please email lenora@jccharlem.org.
From $22Wed, Sep 9 · 6:00 PM
697 Amsterdam Ave. · Upper West Side
⭐ Reset and refine your routines under the cosmic guidance of the New Moon in Virgo Workshop in New York ⭐ Highlights ♍ Astrological Chart Exploration 🧘 Guided Grounding Ritua 🗺️ Interactive Digital Worksheet 🔍 Live Chart Spotlights General Info 📅 Date: September 9 ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM ⌛Duration: 90 minutes 📍 Location: 697 Amsterdam Ave 👤 Ages: 21 + Description Step into a cozy, supportive virtual space designed to help you analyze your astrological chart and explore where the themes of healing and refinement apply to your life. You will navigate a live session featuring an astrology lesson, grounding reflection prompts, and a clarity-centered intention-setting practice. Engaging in a simple at-home ritual using a journal, pen, and tea allows you to anchor this mindful action into your reality. This online circle perfectly suits planners, healers, detail lovers, and anyone craving alignment, regardless of whether you are an astrology beginner or an experienced student. Get your tickets for Moon Magic Online – New Moon in Virgo Workshop now!
artThu, Sep 10 · 8:00 PM
Children's Museum of Manhattan · Upper West Side
Celebrate the Jewish New Year with art inspired by sweetness, reflection, and new beginnings.
artFrom $750Mon, Sep 14 · 3:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Mondays (except Sep 21, Dec 21, + Dec 28) Our Intermediate 1 class builds on our Beginner 2 class with more emphasis on independent swimming and introduction to proper stroke work. Time is spent on arm and leg coordination for both freestyle and backstroke, with a focus on proper kick technique and side breathing.
artFrom $750Mon, Sep 14 · 3:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Mondays (except Sep 21, Dec 21, + Dec 28) This class builds on skills learned in our Intermediate 1 class. Mastering the timing for side breathing in freestyle is a main focus, along with an introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick. Advanced freestyle and backstroke drills are used to produce more efficient swimmers. Prerequisites: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters independently.
artFrom $675Mon, Sep 14 · 4:00 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Mondays: Sep 14, 2026- Jan 11, 2027 [Except: 9/21, 12/21, 12/28] In Person. In this arts class guided by a skilled professional artist, children will explore the fundamentals of painting. Students will develop their brushwork skills and learn techniques such as blending, sgraffito, and stippling while developing their unique artistic style. Each session builds on the elements and principles of design, focusing on composition and various styles, including landscapes, abstracts, portraits, and still-life sketching. This engaging, hands-on class fosters creativity, confidence, and a love for artistic exploration.
artFrom $750Mon, Sep 14 · 4:15 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Mondays (except Sep 21, Dec 21, + Dec 28) This class builds on skills learned in our Intermediate 1 class. Mastering the timing for side breathing in freestyle is a main focus, along with an introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick. Advanced freestyle and backstroke drills are used to produce more efficient swimmers. Prerequisites: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters independently.
artFrom $750Mon, Sep 14 · 4:15 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Mondays (except Sep 21, Dec 21, + Dec 28) Our Intermediate 1 class builds on our Beginner 2 class with more emphasis on independent swimming and introduction to proper stroke work. Time is spent on arm and leg coordination for both freestyle and backstroke, with a focus on proper kick technique and side breathing.
artFrom $750Mon, Sep 14 · 4:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Mondays (except Sep 21, Dec 21, + Dec 28) Our Dolphins 2 - Intermediate class builds on the skills presented in our Dolphins 1 - Beginner class. This class focuses on water safety, breathing, basics of freestyle, backstroke, treading, and floating without help. Prerequisite: Children MUST be comfortable putting their face in the water and floating with assistance.
Mon, Sep 14 · 8:00 PM
Spark @ West Side · Upper West Side
Combines art, yoga and meditation. Children taught art across a variety of mediums by Teaching Artists. 12 weeks, starts week of Sep 13th.
artFrom $800Tue, Sep 15 · 8:00 AM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29) Toddlers of mixed ages learn primary swim skills including submersions with kicks, back floats, and rollover breathing while enjoying a variety of songs, games, and water play designed to strengthen their comfort and command in the water, while preparing them to move confidently into their first drop-off swim class.
artFrom $800Tue, Sep 15 · 9:30 AM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29) Toddlers of mixed ages learn primary swim skills including submersions with kicks, back floats, and rollover breathing while enjoying a variety of songs, games, and water play designed to strengthen their comfort and command in the water, while preparing them to move confidently into their first drop-off swim class.
artFrom $800Tue, Sep 15 · 3:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29) This class builds on skills learned in our Intermediate 1 class. Mastering the timing for side breathing in freestyle is a main focus, along with an introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick. Advanced freestyle and backstroke drills are used to produce more efficient swimmers. Prerequisites: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters independently.
artFrom $800Tue, Sep 15 · 3:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29) Our Intermediate 1 class builds on our Beginner 2 class with more emphasis on independent swimming and introduction to proper stroke work. Time is spent on arm and leg coordination for both freestyle and backstroke, with a focus on proper kick technique and side breathing.
artFrom $800Tue, Sep 15 · 4:00 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29) Our Dolphins 2 - Intermediate class builds on the skills presented in our Dolphins 1 - Beginner class. This class focuses on water safety, breathing, basics of freestyle, backstroke, treading, and floating without help. Prerequisite: Children MUST be comfortable putting their face in the water and floating with assistance.
artFrom $800Tue, Sep 15 · 4:15 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29) Our Intermediate 1 class builds on our Beginner 2 class with more emphasis on independent swimming and introduction to proper stroke work. Time is spent on arm and leg coordination for both freestyle and backstroke, with a focus on proper kick technique and side breathing.
artFrom $800Tue, Sep 15 · 4:15 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29) This class builds on skills learned in our Intermediate 1 class. Mastering the timing for side breathing in freestyle is a main focus, along with an introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick. Advanced freestyle and backstroke drills are used to produce more efficient swimmers. Prerequisites: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters independently.
museumTue, Sep 15 · 8:00 PM
Children's Museum of Manhattan · Upper West Side
Create imaginative school tools inspired by the magic of everyday school life. This art activity at the Children's Museum of Manhattan is a drop-in session for kids, with museum admission covering the cost.
artFrom $800Wed, Sep 16 · 8:00 AM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Wednesdays (except Dec 23 + Dec 30) Our Dolphins 2 - Intermediate class builds on the skills presented in our Dolphins 1 - Beginner class. This class focuses on water safety, breathing, basics of freestyle, backstroke, treading, and floating without help. Prerequisite: Children MUST be comfortable putting their face in the water and floating with assistance.
artFrom $800Wed, Sep 16 · 9:00 AM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Wednesdays (except Dec 23 + Dec 30) Toddlers of mixed ages learn primary swim skills including submersions with kicks, back floats, and rollover breathing while enjoying a variety of songs, games, and water play designed to strengthen their comfort and command in the water, while preparing them to move confidently into their first drop-off swim class.
artFrom $43Wed, Sep 16 · 9:15 AM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
13 Wednesdays; except Nov 11 + Nov 25 Yogi Beans is an educational, energetic, and transformative yoga-for-kids program. Our classes develop children's abilities to focus (attention), stand up straight (posture), move their limbs with control (coordination) and grace (flexibility), and find inner strength (self-confidence). The Yogi Beans curriculum is designed to introduce kids to the foundations of yoga and translate yogic concepts into language children understand and appreciate. Classes give children a peaceful respite from busy city schedules and long school days. The Yogi Beans program is a wonderful way to introduce your child to a healthy lifelong activity that is noncompetitive, non-judgmental, physically challenging, and a ton of fun! It is of deep importance to us that our programs be financially accessible for all. If your family would like to discuss financial assistance for any of our programs, please email lenora@jccharlem.org.
artFrom $750Wed, Sep 16 · 3:00 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Wednesdays: Sep 16, 2026- Jan 13, 2027 [Except 11/25, 12/23, 12/30] In Person. In this project-based STEAM class, young learners dive into exciting scientific concepts through hands-on exploration. Children will investigate gravity, physics, mechanics, engineering, cause and effect, and more, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Facilitated by Adam Metzger, expert early childhood educator and Education + Arts Director for The Saul and Carole Zabar Nursery School at the JCC, this class provides developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage kids to explore construction, art, and science. Using a mix of new materials and familiar objects in innovative ways, children will build, experiment, and create in a fun and engaging environment.
artFrom $750Wed, Sep 16 · 3:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Wednesdays (except Nov 25, Dec 23, + Dec 30) This class builds on skills learned in our Intermediate 1 class. Mastering the timing for side breathing in freestyle is a main focus, along with an introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick. Advanced freestyle and backstroke drills are used to produce more efficient swimmers. Prerequisites: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters independently.
artFrom $750Wed, Sep 16 · 3:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Wednesdays (except Nov 25, Dec 23, + Dec 30) Our Intermediate 1 class builds on our Beginner 2 class with more emphasis on independent swimming and introduction to proper stroke work. Time is spent on arm and leg coordination for both freestyle and backstroke, with a focus on proper kick technique and side breathing.
artFrom $750Wed, Sep 16 · 3:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Wednesdays (except Nov 25, Dec 23 + Dec 30) Our Dolphins 2 - Intermediate class builds on the skills presented in our Dolphins 1 - Beginner class. This class focuses on water safety, breathing, basics of freestyle, backstroke, treading, and floating without help. Prerequisite: Children MUST be comfortable putting their face in the water and floating with assistance.
artFrom $750Wed, Sep 16 · 4:00 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Wednesdays: Sep 16, 2026- Jan 13, 2027 [Except 11/25, 12/23, 12/30] In Person. In this project-based STEAM class, young learners dive into exciting scientific concepts through hands-on exploration. Children will investigate gravity, physics, mechanics, engineering, cause and effect, and more, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Facilitated by Adam Metzger, expert early childhood educator and Education + Arts Director for The Saul and Carole Zabar Nursery School at the JCC, this class provides developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage kids to explore construction, art, and science. Using a mix of new materials and familiar objects in innovative ways, children will build, experiment, and create in a fun and engaging environment.
artFrom $750Wed, Sep 16 · 4:15 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Wednesdays (except Nov 25, Dec 23, + Dec 30) This class builds on skills learned in our Intermediate 1 class. Mastering the timing for side breathing in freestyle is a main focus, along with an introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick. Advanced freestyle and backstroke drills are used to produce more efficient swimmers. Prerequisites: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters independently.
artFrom $750Wed, Sep 16 · 4:15 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
15 Wednesdays (except Nov 25, Dec 23, + Dec 30) Our Intermediate 1 class builds on our Beginner 2 class with more emphasis on independent swimming and introduction to proper stroke work. Time is spent on arm and leg coordination for both freestyle and backstroke, with a focus on proper kick technique and side breathing.
Most art and craft classes in Upper West Side run for ages 18 months through 12 years. Specific age bands are listed on each class page so you can filter by what fits your child.
Prices in Upper West Side range from free library or museum sessions through about $60 per class for studio programs. Free events and drop-in pricing are flagged on each class card.
Most studio-run art and craft classes require advance registration through the studio's booking page. Library and city-park art programs are typically drop-in, though some popular sessions release a limited number of tickets in advance.
Most studio-run art classes include all materials in the class price. Library and museum drop-in sessions also provide supplies. We note any BYO-supply requirements on individual event pages.