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KW School of Music & Art
“Now I feel that I can still make good progress until the time comes when we can have in-person lessons again.”
Best Art Classes near Waterloo, ON
2 of these schools are based in Waterloo; the others serve Waterloo from towns including Kitchener (6 km), Guelph (23 km) and Orangeville (59 km).
15 open weekends · 22 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 16, 2026
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Joyous Expressions in Paint With Rashi
- Artist
- Knowledge
- Organized
“Rashi is very passionate about teaching art to kids and you can see how much your child learns when they see a random art work at a restaurant and talk about how it could be by a particular artist 🙂 She takes her time to make sure kids enjoy their ar...”
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Yulia B
- Learned
- Paint
- Skills
“Not only does my daughter take great pride in developing her own artistic skills but she now has a real appreciation for art in general, and enjoying art galleries and developing her own taste.”
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Art Studio Guelph
- Creative
- Patient
- Skills
“This is a wonderful place for children to learn how to make art through painting and drawing using many different types of art medium - I like the soft pastels best.”
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Social Art
- Atmosphere
- Feel
- Painting
“Major perks- their easel is up on a stage so you can always see the instructors painting over everyone else's heads AND they play quiet music in the background with their instructions over a microphone and speakers.”
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Mindful Makers
- Projects
- Skills
- Learned
“I also feel incredibly comforted knowing that the groups are intimate enough that my child is never lost among a ton of kids, and that their downtime almost never involves sticking them in front of a screen.”
The 24 schools listed for Waterloo, ON teach drawing and painting. Which media they cover, what the fee includes and whether they run model sessions all come from what each school states on its own site.
Area overview: Waterloo, ON
23 of the 24 schools on this page have a rating, from 4.4 to 5.0 across 628 reviews; 3 have 50 or more reviews and 22 are rated 4.5 or higher. When students and parents rate these schools on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (88%), quality (88%) and value (88%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the schools on this page are "skills", "patient" and "atmosphere". 15 are open on Saturdays and 8 on Sundays. 14 have ten or more years of experience, the longest 25 years. We have a website on file for 22 of the schools on this page; 20 publish a contact page; 17 list a public email and 4 take bookings online. We count these figures across the schools on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the school before you enrol.
Where do I find painting course levels and materials lists?
22 of the 24 schools here list a website. That is where levels, term dates and the materials list normally sit, and the list is the part people forget to read. Terms change, so check the site rather than the listing before you turn up.
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Artshine
- Creativity
- Family
- Son
“The way they provide opportunities for the community and consistency deliver fresh new projects and a variety of programs for all age groups and demographics is unmatched!”
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Dundee Pottery
- Sister
- Clay
- Studio
“For my first time ever using clay I thought I'd be a bit of a lost cause, but the instruction was very intuitive and got me making reasonably nice shapes right away.”
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Hespeler School of Art
“The pics are of kids' paintings in the art class and one of the teacher's (the yellow appartment/condo building by the river”
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Theonewithart
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Growing In the Arts School For Dramatic & Expressive Arts
“My kiddo has been going for many years and it is often the highlight of her week.”
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Arts Abound
- Summer
“Staff was welcoming, friendly, and amazing with both parents and kids!”
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Marion R.anderson
“Amazing artist and inspirational instructor!”
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Sight and Sound Studios
- Students
- Art
- Patient
“Erb truly loves his job, and wants to see his students enjoy the learning process and this was evident in the Spring Concert where all the kids had fun performing for their family and it was a relaxed and fun time!”
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Portprep
- Animation
- Skills
- Program
“Had a nice session with Garth, this animation portfolio review definitely helped me put my work in perspective and the feedback was really helpful in giving me a direction on where to go next and what steps I can do to make the best portfolio I possi...”
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Artfully You
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Glazed Expressions Paint Your Own Pottery & Glass Fusing Studio
- Party
- Birthday
- Project
“Nearly all of the girls were comfortable cutting the glass and for those who preferred not to, there were tons of pre-cut pieces of various shapes/colours to create very nice projects.”
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Aida
- Fun
- Skills
- Volunteer
“They were very attentive and playful while acting like we had ants in our pants, toads in our pockets, aliens, superheroes, human bumper cars and many more crazy interactive laughter exercises.”
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Milton Art Classes
- Patient
- Learn
- Artistic
“He asks questions to lead students to think by themselves instead of telling them what to do; He encourages students to use their own imaginations to express the possibility of art.”
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Dundas Valley School of Art
- Watercolour
- Learning
- Glass
“For intro potters: you'll need to be patient with yourself because it's much harder than it looks, but you can make and take home quite a few pieces (as many as you have time for).”
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Mystic Stained Glass Studio Ltd
- Lamp
“Just started getting into stained glass art and Maggie went above and beyond helping and guiding me with purchasing my supplies and gave amazing advice that you can't find on the internet!”
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Artsploration Children's Creative Studio
- Birthday
- Bus
- Space
“We had 18 kids and Alison was excellent at setting up 2 stations so half the kids were doing 1 activity outside the bus while the other half were inside the bus and then switched half way.”
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Pottery Parties Studio
- Birthday
- Family
- Space
“It's helped my children develop hand eye coordination skills, mobility skills, learning how to better grip items (like paint brushes, pencils, tooth brushes and utensils) in a more creative interesting way!”
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Ricky Schaede Art Studio
- Artwork
- Skills
- Patient
“My 9 and 10 year old have attended many art classes with Ricky and they really enjoy learning visual arts with him.”
Visual Arts Tutoring Services in Waterloo, ON Cost Estimates
Minimum cost
$161
Maximum cost
$1485
National Average
$297
Avg Per Hour Rates
$116
$223
$619
Typical price range is based on 436 cost profiles
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