Ages 6–11 · 5th grade & below

Art Classes for Kids in Flushing, Queens

Small weekend and after-school art classes where young children learn to draw, paint and finish work they're proud of.

An extracurricular that builds more than art skills

MorningSun Art has taught children in Flushing, Queens since 2006. Our youngest students start as early as 6 years old, and many stay with the same teachers until they leave for college.

In the Foundations level, children learn drawing and color basics through guided projects. Each project is a small design problem: where to place things on the page, how to show light and shadow, and how to finish what they started. Those habits of planning, patience and close observation carry into schoolwork too.

What a class looks like

  • Small classes so every child gets personal guidance from a teacher.
  • Drawing and color fundamentals such as shapes, proportion, shading and mixing color.
  • Real projects that children finish and bring home.
  • All studio materials included during class hours.

Classes run every Friday afternoon and all day Saturday and Sunday, all year round. Children come at least once a week for about 2 hours and can arrive any time during class hours, which makes it easy to fit around school and other activities.

Convenient for families across Queens

Our studio is in the heart of Flushing, a few minutes’ walk from the 7 train and the LIRR. It’s an easy trip from Bayside, Fresh Meadows, Whitestone, College Point, Murray Hill, Forest Hills and Elmhurst, a direct ride from Manhattan and western Nassau towns like Great Neck and Manhasset, and a short drive from the Bronx and Brooklyn. Routes from each area are listed below. Families farther away can join the same classes live online.

Our teachers speak English and Chinese, so you can talk to us in whichever language is easier.

Where it can lead

Children who keep going move up to our specialized high school art prep level in 6th grade, and later to college portfolio classes. Our students have won national medals at the Scholastic Art Awards and gone on to LaGuardia High School, Stuyvesant, Bronx Science and Hunter College High School.

Questions parents ask

What age can my child start art classes?

Children can start at 6 years old. The Foundations level is for students in 5th grade and below.

Does my child need any art experience?

No. Teachers start from each child's current level and give personal guidance during class.

When are kids art classes in Flushing?

Friday 4 to 8:30 PM, and Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 5:30 PM, all year round. Children can arrive any time during class hours.

Are materials included?

Yes. All materials used in the studio during class hours are included.

How do we try a class?

Book a Foundations tryout class online for $72.40. If your child continues, $70 goes toward the first term.

Getting here

From anywhere in NYC and Long Island

Our studio is a few minutes' walk from the Flushing–Main Street 7 train and LIRR stations. Families too far for a weekly trip can join the same classes live online. See live online classes

  • Manhattan

    Take the 7 train to Flushing–Main Street, the last stop, or the LIRR Port Washington Branch from Penn Station or Grand Central Madison, about 20 minutes.

  • Brooklyn

    Drive via the BQE and Long Island Expressway, or take the G or another line to transfer to the 7 train.

  • The Bronx

    Drive over the Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge, or take the Q44 Select Bus from the Bronx Zoo area straight to Main Street.

  • Nassau County

    Take the LIRR Port Washington Branch from Port Washington, Manhasset, Great Neck, Little Neck or Douglaston to Flushing–Main Street, or drive via the LIE or Northern Boulevard.

  • Queens

    Easy from Bayside, Fresh Meadows, Whitestone, College Point, Forest Hills, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights by the 7 train, bus or car.

  • Staten Island & Suffolk County

    If the trip is too long for every week, join our live online classes, taught by the same teachers during the same class hours.

Queens neighborhoods

Kids art classes for every Queens neighborhood

Flushing is one of the busiest transit hubs in Queens, with the 7 train, the LIRR and dozens of bus lines, so the studio is an easy trip from across the borough. Here's how to get here from each part of Queens.

Northeastern Queens

Closest to the studio. A short drive or Q bus ride, or one or two stops on the LIRR Port Washington Branch from Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Auburndale and Murray Hill.

  • Flushing
  • Murray Hill
  • Auburndale
  • Bayside
  • Bay Terrace
  • Beechhurst
  • Bellerose
  • College Point
  • Douglaston
  • Little Neck
  • Floral Park
  • Fresh Meadows
  • Glen Oaks
  • Hillcrest
  • Kew Gardens Hills
  • Malba
  • Oakland Gardens
  • Pomonok
  • Utopia
  • Whitestone

Northwestern Queens

A direct ride on the 7 train from Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside and Willets Point. From Astoria, take the N or W to Queensboro Plaza and switch to the 7.

  • Astoria
  • Astoria Heights
  • Ditmars Steinway
  • Long Island City
  • Hunters Point
  • Sunnyside
  • Woodside
  • Willets Point

Central Queens

The 7 train from Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona and East Elmhurst, or a short drive on the Long Island Expressway or Grand Central Parkway from Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, Briarwood, Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood.

  • Briarwood
  • Corona
  • East Elmhurst
  • Elmhurst
  • Forest Hills
  • Glendale
  • Jackson Heights
  • Kew Gardens
  • Maspeth
  • Middle Village
  • Rego Park
  • Ridgewood

Southeastern Queens

The Q44, Q20 and Q17 buses run from Jamaica to Main Street in Flushing, and the Q27 runs from Cambria Heights and Queens Village. By car, take the Van Wyck Expressway or Clearview Expressway.

  • Jamaica
  • Jamaica Estates
  • Jamaica Hills
  • South Jamaica
  • Holliswood
  • Hollis
  • St. Albans
  • Cambria Heights
  • Queens Village
  • Laurelton
  • Rosedale
  • Springfield Gardens

Southwestern Queens

A drive up Woodhaven Boulevard or the Van Wyck Expressway.

  • Howard Beach
  • Lindenwood
  • Ozone Park
  • South Ozone Park
  • Richmond Hill
  • South Richmond Hill
  • Woodhaven
  • The Hole

The Rockaways

A drive over Cross Bay Boulevard and up Woodhaven Boulevard, or join the same classes live online.

  • Far Rockaway
  • Arverne
  • Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Park
  • Belle Harbor
  • Neponsit
  • Breezy Point
  • Broad Channel

Classes Friday to Sunday, in studio and online

See what your child can make

Classes are small, so every student gets real attention from a teacher. A tryout is the easiest way to find out if we're a good fit.

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132-15 41st Avenue, Suite CA1, Flushing, NY 11355 · (917) 765-8648 · 中文 & English