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Kids are naturally creative, and Cleveland offers the perfect spaces to let their imagination run wild. Across the city, there are amazing art hubs where children can paint, perform, film, design, and experiment with all kinds of creative tools in welcoming environments.
Check out these 10 places where kids can create all kinds of art.
Art House Inc
📍 BROOKLYN CENTRE
Located in Cleveland’s Brooklyn Centre neighborhood, Art House is the perfect hub where kids can explore, experiment, and express themselves through art. Their activities usually include painting, drawing, crafting, ceramics and mixed-media projects. Here, young artists are encouraged to create freely while learning new skills in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center
📍 BROOKLYN CENTRE
The Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center is a space where Latino art, culture, and community come together to inspire young minds. The center offers a variety of creative workshops, cultural programs, community events and hands-on activities, children and teens have opportunities to explore visual arts, music, dance, and heritage in an engaging and welcoming environment.
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📍 HOUGH, CLARK-FULTON
This long-standing Cleveland organization provides a wide range of programs in music, dance, drama, visual arts, and even culinary arts! From after-school classes and workshops to exciting summer camps, performances, and special events, Rainey Institute serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade. With two campuses in Cleveland’s Hough and Clark-Fulton neighborhoods, the organization makes arts education accessible to families across the city.
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📍 HOUGH / ST. CLAIR SUPERIOR
For kids who see the world through a camera lens, the Cleveland Print Room offers a unique opportunity to explore photography as an art expression and also as a way to tell stories. The organization also offers youth-focused programs such as Project Snapshot, a multi-week course in analog photography and storytelling, and Analog Bootcamp, a free summer experience that introduces teens to the magic of film development and darkroom printing.
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📍HOUGH / ST. CLAIR SUPERIOR
Children, teens, and adults can explore traditional and experimental paper-making techniques through hands-on workshops, classes, exhibitions and community programs. They’ll turn raw materials into handmade paper, books, prints, and mixed-media artwork . The Conservatory also hosts custom workshops, summer programs, and school partnerships, making it a dynamic place for creative exploration and learning.
Future Ink Graphics
📍CLARK-FULTON
For creative kids interested in art and tech, Future Ink Graphics is the place where art meets community! This studio based in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood offers activities in graphic design, printmaking, digital design, and creative entrepreneurship. Young creators can explore new ways to tell stories and turn their ideas into real projects while building artistic skills in a fun environment.
Community Arts Center
📍CLARK-FULTON
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Community Arts Center (CAC) is a large and exciting space where imagination takes center stage. Here, children and teens can dive into free, creative experiences through workshops, open studios, after-school classes, a comic club, and even yoga sessions designed to make art and wellness accessible and fun for everyone.
Talespinner Children’s Theatre
📍CLARK-FULTON
In this children’s theatre, storytelling comes alive on stage for young audiences, where they can explore acting, puppetry, movement, and play-based theatre while building confidence, collaboration skills, and creative expression in a supportive environment. They also offer arts education programs, including theatre classes, workshops, and year-round camps designed for children of all experience levels.
Young Filmmakers Academy
📍OHIO CITY
If your children are interested in the seventh art, the Young Filmmakers Academy is the perfect place to spark their creativity. Through hands-on filmmaking experiences, they can learn the art of storytelling while exploring screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and production. Working alongside industry professionals and mentors, young filmmakers gain practical skills to bring their ideas to the screen.
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning
📍 GLENVILLE, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE
The Center for Arts-Inspired Learning offers a variety of programs that help young people explore their creativity while building life skills. In this center kids can attend summer camps, workshops, performances, and a year-round program in areas such as visual arts, music, theater, dance, digital media, and more. The Inspiration Through Music (ITM) program provides free lessons in violin, guitar, percussion, keyboard, and ensemble for youth in 3rd-12th grades.Kids and teens are encouraged to think creatively, build confidence, and develop skills that extend far beyond the classroom.