ActonArt Drawing School
Private
ActonArt is a drawing school at 69 Great Road in Acton that runs a six-week summer season of drawing, painting, manga and digital art for students ages 5 through adult. Summer is offered two ways: weekly classes meeting once a week for six weeks, and in-studio workshops running one to five days in the morning and/or afternoon, with full-day and half-day options; workshop topics include foundation drawing, portrait painting, printmaking and themed sessions like Dragon Discovery and Mythical Creatures. The summer term runs from late June through the end of July, and workshops are open to ages 7 and up.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact ActonArt Drawing School directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★David BragdonActonArt is a vital resource in the arts and is a nurturing leader in enabling a full education in Massachusetts. ActonArt is a quiet force in putting the "A" into STEM, to empower it as STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics). I observe ActonArt as not only fostering growth in art itself but just as importantly awakening capacities for observation, imagination and flexible thinking in the sister STEM disciplines. Leila Kinney, executive director of arts initiatives at MIT, writes: “Beginning with the presidency of Jerome H. Wiesner in the 1970s, MIT incorporated the arts as a conduit of innovation, believing them to be essential to the creative environment of a research institution renowned for science and engineering."
★★★★★Melanie LiuMy daughter started to take drawing lessons at ActonArt at age 5, and continued for a several years until she shifted her interest to other things. Here is one of my daughter's painting in pastel when she's 5. I was totally amazed when I saw it.
★★★★★S IshiiMy son took classes at Acton Art for 9 years, until he went away to university where he is studying to complete a BFA in visual arts. His art education at Acton Art was top notch. The teachers are fantastic. The projects are engaging and the methods used for teaching how to draw are effective. My son loved his teachers and felt valued and respected as a student. Now I am taking classes at Acton Art, and my experience as an adult has been just as wonderful as my son's experience was. I feel so lucky to have access to such a high caliber art school, where the teachers so clearly enjoy sharing the joy of learning to create art with their students.
★★★★★Carolyn HallinanMy son loves to draw. We found ActonArt & couldn't be more pleased. His skills have improved tremendously, the schedule is great, and the teachers are wonderful (especially John). He loves going to class every week. Update, 2018: Still loving it, highly recommend!
★★★★★Julie ChamberlinMy daughter has been taking classes at Acton Art for three years. Her knowledge and skills have increased tremendously over that time. The teachers at Acton Art are outstanding. The program has an excellent balance between skill development and individual creativity. The supplies provided are high-quality, varied and abundant. The annual Student Art Show is an event highly anticipated by students and families alike. If my daughter had to start giving up activities, Acton Art would surely be the last to go.