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Philly Art Center - Mount Airy
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If your kid comes home covered in paint and grinning, this place is doing its job.
At a glance
- Ages
- 0-17 years
- Location
- Mount Airy
- Setting
- indoor
- Time
- ~1 hour
- Effort
- Some planning
- Signup
- Drop-in
Register by session, plan ahead — not a drop-in spot
What to know
- •Mount Airy location on Carpenter Lane in the heart of the neighborhood.
- •Same session-based registration as other locations.
- •Creative Playgroup + Story Time is the one drop-in option (babies/toddlers).
- •Adult clay classes here are popular — Saturday sessions fill fast.
- •After-school includes free school pickup from Mt.
- •Airy schools.
- •10% household discount.
- •Tuition assistance available.
- •Street parking on Carpenter Lane — usually easier than the Center City locations.
Our experience
A real art studio for kids — not a paint-and-sip gimmick. Process-focused classes from baby playgroup through tween, plus camps and after-school with free pickup.
More details
Process-over-product art classes for babies through tweens
Philly Art Center's Mount Airy studio on Carpenter Lane offers classes, camps, and after-school programs for kids from infancy through tweens, plus adult classes in clay and more. Programs include Creative Playgroup + Story Time (drop-in for 0-30 months), adult+child music and art classes, drop-off kids art classes (ages 2+), tween classes, summer camps (ages 4-13), vacation camps (ages 5-12), and after-school art with free school pick-up from Mount Airy schools. Process over product philosophy — all materials included.
