Mesa Arts Center Youth Classes

Downtown Mesa's flagship arts campus

Mesa Arts Center is the City of Mesa's flagship cultural institution, a full city-block campus on East Main Street downtown. The Center houses multiple performance venues, studio spaces, and a museum, and runs one of the most extensive city-run youth arts programs in Arizona.

Age-tiered youth programs

Classes split by developmental tier with short and long formats. Offerings include:
- Youth Classes by age (6-9, 10-12, 10-15, 12-15, 13+)
- Ceramics (hand-building, wheel)
- Drawing and Painting
- Glass (fusing, lampworking)
- Metalworking
- Media Arts (photography, digital)
- Movement and Theater classes
- 1-day Workshops, 1-3 Week courses, 4+ Week sessions
- Summer Camps and school-break programs

What's Included

• All studio materials and firing fees included in tuition
• Working-artist and professional instructors
• Access to proper equipment (kilns, kilns, glass furnaces, metal shop)
• City-subsidized pricing
• Scholarships available
• Performance and exhibition opportunities

Experience

City-level scale with private-studio-quality equipment - kids can try ceramics, glass, and metal in the same summer. Good fit for East Valley families wanting serious arts education at community pricing rather than private-studio costs.