Cost-Free Art Lessons
Our young artists, ages 6–12, gather to draw, paint, sculpt, and experiment with new materials, guided by talented high-school and working artists from the Houston community.
A Houston community art program
Big art, made by little hands.
Little Artists is a grassroots initiative that gives all youth an equitable place to imagine, create, and connect with each other. This summer we carried that all the way to Ghana.
2,250students supported in Ghana
Houston + Austintwo chapters, growing
Ages 6–12free art lessons in Houston
Cultural Exchange
Our 2026 trip to Accra let our artists share their work, learn from Ghanaian students and teachers, and bring new inspiration home.
Community Powered
Little Artists runs on donations, volunteer hours, and community sponsors. Every bit of support shows up directly in what our kids get to create.
Thank you
Partners & Supporters
The organizations, sponsors, and supporters who make free art possible, here in Houston and on the ground in Ghana.
Hope Baptist Church
Lapaz, Accra
Care for Society Network International
Ghana
Gallery
Made by our artists
A rotating collection of work from our young artists.
What's coming up
Events
Studio sessions, showcases, and fundraisers: everything happening with Little Artists this season.
July 25 · Completed
Departure · Houston → Accra
The team flew out for the cultural exchange, July 25 to August 4.
Late July · Completed · Accra
Seven Days of Art Lessons
Drawing, colour theory, and watercolour with students at Achimota Anglican Basic School.
August 3 · Completed · Accra
Children's Arts Festival
Our closing exhibition and festival, showing the students' work to the whole Achimota neighbourhood. See the photos →
Date TBA · Houston
Welcome Home Gallery Night
New work, new stories, and everything our artists brought home from Ghana. Sign up to hear the date first →
🖌 Weekly studio sessions meet at the Chinese Civic Center. New season dates announced soon. Sign up to hear first →
Summer 2026 · completed
Our Summer in Ghana
In July and August, Little Artists travelled from Houston to Accra and ran a Cultural Arts Exchange and Children's Arts Festival with Achimota Anglican Basic School, in collaboration with Care for Society Network International. Seven days of art lessons, a closing festival for the whole neighbourhood, and supplies and lesson guides that stayed behind when we flew home.
July 25 – Aug 4, 2026
Houston → Accra
Art lessons + arts festival
Why Ghana?
A significant share of school-aged children in Ghana lack access to quality learning opportunities, and arts education is scarcer still. At the same time, Ghana is a place of deeply vibrant arts and culture, from textiles to sculpture to storytelling, which made it a powerful place to bring cost-free arts education that supports local youth long-term. It was also a chance for our own young artists to learn and grow: art is a universal language, and the trip let our students see firsthand how creativity connects people across different backgrounds.
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Support Little Artists
Every donation goes directly toward studio supplies, materials for our young artists, and the next cultural exchange.
Little Artists is a grassroots community program. Gifts are processed through GoFundMe.
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Enroll a Young Artist
Free art sessions for Houston kids ages 6–12, any experience welcome. We'll email you as soon as new session dates are set.
Our story
"Every kid deserves real tools, real mentorship, and a real audience. We make creating art free and possible for young artists across Houston, because creativity is a universal language and community is how we speak it."
Little Artists is a community art program based in Houston, giving young artists ages 6–12 a creative home base, and this year the chance to take that creativity abroad.
The Founders
Co-founder and Executive Director. Arkana leads Little Artists: the programs, the partnerships, and the 2026 cultural arts exchange in Ghana.
Full bio coming soon.
Co-founder and Creative Director. Sophie shapes what our young artists make: the lessons, the projects, and the showcases.
Full bio coming soon.
The Team
Secretary and Lead Instructor. Aiden keeps the program organized and leads studio sessions week to week.
Full bio coming soon.
Part of the Little Artists team, helping make every session happen.
Roles & full bios coming soon.
Guest Instructor. Olivia joins sessions to teach new techniques and bring a fresh perspective to the studio.
Full bio coming soon.
Director of Technology & Innovation. Dhevan builds the systems behind Little Artists, including this website.
Full bio coming soon.
Media Director. Tina tells the Little Artists story: the photos, the video, and the posts that show our young artists at work.
Full bio coming soon.
Director of the Austin Chapter. Chanel is building Little Artists in Austin: the sessions, the young artists, and the volunteers who make them happen.
Full bio coming soon.
Our Mission
We believe every kid deserves real tools, real mentorship, and a real audience for their creative work. Little Artists provides weekly studio time, exhibition opportunities, and in 2026, a cultural arts exchange in Accra, Ghana.
Our Community
Little Artists is powered by volunteer artists, local sponsors, and families across Houston who believe creative expression belongs to every child, regardless of what they can afford.
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Contact Us
Questions about the program, want to sponsor our work, or interested in enrolling a young artist? Reach out.
