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The Paintbrush
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(3.5-star rating across 4 reviews)

The Paintbrush is a unique art studio that offers classes and programs for children ages 1 to 10 years, including music appreciation and hands-on art lessons. They also offer drop-in sessions, birthday parties, and special events, making it the perfect place for your child's early art education.

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The Paintbrush

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Valentine's Day Family Workshop

The Paintbrush

Get ready for Valentine's Day at our Family Workshop. Cookie decorating, card making, temporary tattoos and Valentine's Day ART projects. Fun for the whole family; or drop your kids off (ages 5 and up only). Notes If snowy or wet out, please bring dry shoes to change into so you may enter the classroom.  Please park stroller outside under the overhang.  Kids 5 and up may be dropped off.

(4) All levels 5 and older
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Kids’ Night Out

The Paintbrush @ 2646 N Halsted, Chicago, IL

More fun than a babysitter!  Drop off your kids for an evening of movies, dinner, ART and playtime!  Reservations required. SO MUCH FUN!!! Notes Drop-off.  No parents allowed! ;-) Kids age 3.5 may attend if accompanied by older, participating sibling or by approval of teacher.  Kids with food allergies must bring EpiPen, Benadryl and Written Instructions, which must be handed to teacher upon arrival.  PLEASE LOOK FOR...

(4) All levels 4 - 12 years old
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Do-At-Home Pride ART Kit

The Paintbrush

Get ready to celebrate Pride! This ART Kit is packed with rainbow and unicorn tattoos; hand stickers in rainbow colors; rainbow crayon; and a rainbow of tempera paints and paper to create your own Pride ART! Glitter with glue stick optional add-ons. Note: Get ready to celebrate Pride! This ART Kit is packed with a rainbow shaped cookie and a unicorn shaped cookie, with frosting and sprinkles for decorating; a rainbow craft project (designated...

(4) All levels 2 and older
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Basic Architecture From Home

The Paintbrush

Architecture is all around us, but how does it get started? Teens and Tweens will find out in this class taught by architect student, Miss Alyssa. Pencil, paper and ruler required. Other (VERY basic) materials may be requested later in session. If you can't make it to class, email us and we wil send you a video of the lesson after we go live. Notes Please look for Confirmation Email after you submit tuition payment. Confirmation Email will contain...

(4) All levels 9 - 18 years old
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Little ARTists at Home

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Little ones love ART, too! This class most resembles our Tiny ARTists and Apprenctices classes (in-studio). Learn about a different artists and create art projects inspired by the featured artist using supplies you have at home. Parent participation required for kids ages 2 and 3; parent supervision for 4-year-olds.

(4) All levels 2 - 4 years old
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Shoo-be-dooby-DIY-Shoes Workshop

The Paintbrush @ 2446 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

Grab a pair of white canvas sneakers (available at Michaels Craft Store) and head over to this unique workshop. Veteran Shoe-Decorator Stephanie Aaron joins us to help your kids custom design their own shoes for summer! 

(4) All levels 4 - 13 years old
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Holiday ART Workshop

The Paintbrush @ 2446 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

Our Holiday ART Workshops are designed for kids to have a special hands-on, ART-driven experience with an upcoming holiday. Kids will be guided in the creation of one or more ART projects representing an upcoming holiday and perfect for adding to your holiday decor at home. Other activites, such as cookie decorating may also be offered.

(4) All levels 4 - 9 years old
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Pop-In Play Time

The Paintbrush @ 2446 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

Discover an ART-themed playroom at The Paintbrush where you and your kids can explore a variety of books, toys, and puzzles together. It's not a class, it's a creative playtime experience! Please note, that space is limited and one adult per family is required for optimal participation. No food or drinks are allowed in the playroom.

(4) All levels 1 - 4 years old
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ART and Cookies

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A family-friendly version of Art and Wine Fridays. Guided painting classes for kids with or without their caregivers. Fun for the family, or a group play-date or a special mommy-and-me or daddy-and-me day. Includes all materials, step-by-step instruction, aprons and a gallery-wrapped canvas that you take home.  BYOSnacks! 

(4) All levels 4 and older
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Winter Break ART Camp

The Paintbrush @ 2646 N Halsted, Chicago, IL

The Paintbrush offers unique camp day experiences on days that CPS is closed. Kids ages 4 through 10 can join in the creativity of a day of art projects based on our class model of introducing a artists and creating masterpieces based on the artists' works. The laid-back camp atmosphere often allows for specialty or holiday themed projects. Please see listing on the Camps and Workshops page of our website thepaintbrush.net for more info (regarding...

(4) All levels 4 - 10 years old
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$77

10 sessions

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Master ARTists (Ages 4 to 7 y/o)

The Paintbrush @ 2646 N Halsted, Chicago, IL

Art is fun. It’s been proven that early exposure to visual art and music promotes activity in the brain. Teaching children about art is a good idea because: Art helps children understand other school subjects much more clearly—from math and science, to language arts and geography.  Art nurtures inventiveness as it engages children in a process that aids in the development of self-esteem, self-discipline, cooperation, and self-motivation. ...

(4) All levels 4 - 7 years old
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$265

10 sessions

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Little Theatre Artists

The Paintbrush @ 2646 N Halsted, Chicago, IL

Let your pre-schooler play, create and perform. Focus on bringing the visual arts to life through performance and movement. Explore the many ways to bring characters and scenes to life through different ART projects, theatre games and dance using our ART creations. Each class we will have a new focus: costumes for a fairytale story, masks for a movement piece inspired by a magical rainforest, set designs for a small play we create as a group.

(4) All levels 3 - 5 years old
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$265

10 sessions

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Summer Tot Camp

The Paintbrush @ 2646 N Halsted, Chicago, IL

Preschoolers and their caregivers get to come to ART Camp like the big kids! This 2-hour Summer Camp incorporates our Signature ART Class, snack time and ART Play Time. Parent/Adult participation required. Each child's caregiver will be required to actively participate with their child to assist with their art project and make sure their child stays on task, plats nicely, cleans up their work space, etc. Notes: Please fill out and email...

(4) All levels 2 - 4 years old
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Summer Art Camp

The Paintbrush @ 2446 N Clark St, Chicago, IL

For ART-loving kids ages 4-10. Explore ART through a variety of approaches including drawing, painting, ARTist inspired projects, weekly tie-dye and slime days, games and more! Lunch break and some ART play time may take place outdoors on our brick terrace (weather permitting). Notes: We regret that there are no daily drop-ins allotted for this camp. We apologize that there are no make-ups or refunds for this camp. Please look for Confirmation...

(4) Intermediate 4 - 10 years old
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$454

5 sessions

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