Pratt Institute - Youth Programs

Welcome back ! This past Saturday, we had a great first day and start to our Fall 2026 Saturday Art School semester!

Since 1897, Pratt Institute’s Saturday Art School has been offering a broad range of classes for children and teens that encourage them to explore a variety of media, techniques, and approaches to art-making. Swipe to see our student artists busy at work!

Attention ! Last chance to sign up for the remaining spots of Saturday Art School for the Fall semester! There are only a few open spots left in classes and spots are filling up quickly.

Click the link in our bio to register!

Attention ! Last chance to sign up for the remaining spots of Saturday Art School for the Fall semester!

There are only a few open spots left in classes like High School Drawing and Painting, Creative Writing, and Inclusive Arts Studio. Click the link in our bio to register!

Attention ! Last chance to sign up for the remaining spots of Saturday Art School for the Fall semester!

There are only a few open spots left in classes like High School Drawing and Painting, Creative Writing, and Inclusive Arts Studio. Click the link in our bio to register!

Hey , check out our Saturday Art School ‘Drawing and Painting’ class, now offered in American Sign Language! In collaboration with Pratt’s Art and Design Education department, the Center K-12 is offering a section of our ‘Drawing and Painting’ class, ages 8-10 in ASL and with an interpreter, for our deaf and/or hard of hearing student artists.

Saturday Art School registration for the Fall 2026 semester is now open!!!

This includes our High School Painting class for grades 9-12. Financial aid information and the registration link can be found on our website. Click on the link in our bio to register!

Do you have an elementary aged child that loves arts? The Center K-12 Saturday Art School program offers an ‘Inclusive Arts Studio’ course, for children ages 8-12 who may have higher learning and support needs and/or prefer a more individualized approach to learning.

This class provides individual support and encourages social interaction, community building, and self-expression through art-making and movement exploration and is offered in collaboration with the Department of Creative Arts Therapy.

Click the link in our bio for more information and register for the course on August 11th!

Mark your calendars for August 11th!

Registration for our Saturday Art School Program will open on August 11th, promptly at 9AM on our website and is first come, first serve. We offer a variety of art and design courses for ages 6-18 and financial aid for those eligible. Chick on the link in our bio for more information!

We can’t believe Summer Scholars is already over! We hope you learned a lot from your two-week summer intensive with fellow artists. Check out some of the previous amazing work from Architecture taught by Jonathan Scelsa.

We’ve entered week 2 of Summer Scholars! Check out our students hard at work in Painting taught by Professor Kelly Oh. In this course, students explore many approaches to painting with a range of water-based materials, like watercolor, acrylic, gouache, and more!