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Painting & Drawing Classes in Rome

Drawing, watercolour, painting and life drawing around Rome, from drop-in figure sessions to multi-week courses.

27 painting classes in Rome

Sketching Class in Villa Borghese at Sketching in Villa Borghese with GuidoBook any day

Sketching Class in Villa Borghese

Sketching in Villa Borghese with Guido · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese

Book any day

€38 / person

Painting Class Near Piazza Navona at Art Gallery RomaDAILY · 9:30 AM

Painting Class Near Piazza Navona

Art Gallery Roma · Centro Storico

Recurring session

€95 / person

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk at Inky LarksSUN, OCT 25

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk

Inky Larks · Centro Storico · 2.5 h

One-time class

From €32 / person

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk at Inky LarksMON, OCT 26

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk

Inky Larks · Centro Storico · 2.5 h

One-time class

From €32 / person

Fresco Painting Workshop with an Art Restorer at Mirò RestauroMON, WED & FRI · 10 AM

Fresco Painting Workshop with an Art Restorer

Mirò Restauro · Trastevere & Monteverde

Recurring session

From €95 / person

Sketching Tour with Watercolour Sketchbook at Sketching Rome ToursSATURDAYS · 10 AM

Sketching Tour with Watercolour Sketchbook

Sketching Rome Tours · Centro Storico

Recurring session

From €65 / person

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk at Inky LarksFRI, NOV 6

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk

Inky Larks · Centro Storico · 2.5 h

One-time class

From €32 / person

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk at Inky LarksSAT, NOV 7

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk

Inky Larks · Centro Storico · 2.5 h

One-time class

From €32 / person

The Secret Story of Pigeons: Reading and Art Workshop at Palazzo delle EsposizioniSUN, NOV 8

The Secret Story of Pigeons: Reading and Art Workshop

Palazzo delle Esposizioni · Monti, Esquilino & Termini

One-time class

€9.50 · €2.50 online booking fee

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk at Inky LarksSUN, NOV 8

Sketchbook Making and Sketching Walk

Inky Larks · Centro Storico · 2.5 h

One-time class

From €32 / person

Paint the Modern Masterpieces of the National Gallery at Caffè delle ArtiSAT, NOV 14

Paint the Modern Masterpieces of the National Gallery

Caffè delle Arti · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese · 4 h

One-time class

€60 / person

Paint the Modern Masterpieces of the National Gallery at Caffè delle ArtiSAT, DEC 12

Paint the Modern Masterpieces of the National Gallery

Caffè delle Arti · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese · 4 h

One-time class

€60 / person

Living! Julian Beck, Painter at Ripense – Accademia Nazionale di San LucaTHRU SAT, NOV 14

Living! Julian Beck, Painter

Ripense – Accademia Nazionale di San Luca · Trastevere & Monteverde

Multi-week course

Free

Marina Bindella: Cosmographies at Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa BorgheseTHRU SUN, NOV 15

Marina Bindella: Cosmographies

Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese

Multi-week course

€7.50 / €6 reduced

Miriam Cahn: What Looks at Me at MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of RomeTHRU SUN, NOV 15

Miriam Cahn: What Looks at Me

MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese

Multi-week course

€6 museum ticket

Fires on the Tiber: Rome Through the Eyes of Kanutas Ruseckas at Castel Sant'AngeloTHRU SUN, NOV 22

Fires on the Tiber: Rome Through the Eyes of Kanutas Ruseckas

Castel Sant'Angelo · Vatican & Prati

Multi-week course

€18 / €2 reduced (castle ticket)

Fulco Pratesi: Pioneer Watercolours at Museo di Roma in TrastevereTHRU SUN, DEC 6

Fulco Pratesi: Pioneer Watercolours

Museo di Roma in Trastevere · Trastevere & Monteverde

Multi-week course

€9.50 / €5 reduced

Titian: Dialogues Between the Sacred and the Profane at Galleria BorgheseTHRU TUE, DEC 8

Titian: Dialogues Between the Sacred and the Profane

Galleria Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese

Multi-week course

€16 + €2 booking fee (museum ticket)

Diego Rivera and the Making of Modern Art in Mexico at Capitoline MuseumsTHRU SUN, DEC 13

Diego Rivera and the Making of Modern Art in Mexico

Capitoline Museums · Centro Storico

Multi-week course

€15 / €13 reduced

The Unfinished: Poetics and Technique at Capitoline MuseumsTHRU MON, JAN 4

The Unfinished: Poetics and Technique

Capitoline Museums · Centro Storico

Multi-week course

Included in museum admission

Italian Baroque in Dresden at Museo NapoleonicoTHRU SUN, JAN 10

Italian Baroque in Dresden

Museo Napoleonico · Centro Storico

Multi-week course

€7.50 / €6 reduced

Correnti Sotterranee: Paintings by Marina Baciocchi at Museo delle MuraFRI, OCT 30

Correnti Sotterranee: Paintings by Marina Baciocchi

Museo delle Mura · Appian Way, EUR & South

Multi-week course

Free

GAM 100: A Century of Rome's Municipal Gallery at Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Roma CapitaleTHRU SUN, FEB 7

GAM 100: A Century of Rome's Municipal Gallery

Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale · Centro Storico

Multi-week course

€14.50 / €10 reduced

Pontormo at Scuderie del QuirinaleTHRU SUN, FEB 7

Pontormo

Scuderie del Quirinale · Monti, Esquilino & Termini

Multi-week course

€18 / €16 reduced · €12 under 30 · €5 ages 6–17 (+ €2.50 booking fee)

Kandinsky at Palazzo BonaparteTHRU SUN, FEB 14

Kandinsky

Palazzo Bonaparte · Centro Storico

Multi-week course

€18 / reduced from €7

Carlo Maria Mariani at Villa Farnesina: The Essence of Painting at Villa FarnesinaFRI, NOV 27

Carlo Maria Mariani at Villa Farnesina: The Essence of Painting

Villa Farnesina · Trastevere & Monteverde

Multi-week course

€12 / €10 reduced (villa admission)

De Chirico and Metaphysics at National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC)THRU SUN, MAR 21

De Chirico and Metaphysics

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese

Multi-week course

€17 / €2 reduced (museum ticket)

Painting & Drawing studios in Rome, side by side

The 21 studios behind the classes above, worked out from what each one has on our calendar right now: how many sessions, the lowest printed price, what kind of class it runs and when the next one is.

StudioAreaClassesFromFormatsNext
Inky LarksCentro Storico5€32One-time classSUN, OCT 25
Capitoline MuseumsCentro Storico2€15Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, DEC 13
Caffè delle ArtiFlaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese2€60One-time classSAT, NOV 14
MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of RomeFlaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese1€6Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, NOV 15
Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa BorgheseFlaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese1€8Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, NOV 15
Museo NapoleonicoCentro Storico1€8Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, JAN 10
Palazzo delle EsposizioniMonti, Esquilino & Termini1€10One-time classSUN, NOV 8
Museo di Roma in TrastevereTrastevere & Monteverde1€10Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, DEC 6
Villa FarnesinaTrastevere & Monteverde1€12Multi-week courseFRI, NOV 27
Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Roma CapitaleCentro Storico1€15Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, FEB 7
Galleria BorgheseFlaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese1€16Multi-week courseTHRU TUE, DEC 8
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC)Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese1€17Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, MAR 21
Castel Sant'AngeloVatican & Prati1€18Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, NOV 22
Scuderie del QuirinaleMonti, Esquilino & Termini1€18Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, FEB 7
Palazzo BonaparteCentro Storico1€18Multi-week courseTHRU SUN, FEB 14
Sketching in Villa Borghese with GuidoFlaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese1€38Book any dayAny day
Sketching Rome ToursBeginner sessionsCentro Storico1€65Recurring sessionSATURDAYS · 10 AM
Art Gallery RomaBeginner sessionsCentro Storico1€95Recurring sessionDAILY · 9:30 AM
Mirò RestauroTrastevere & Monteverde1€95Recurring sessionMON, WED & FRI · 10 AM
Ripense – Accademia Nazionale di San LucaTrastevere & Monteverde1Not printedMulti-week courseTHRU SAT, NOV 14
Museo delle MuraAppian Way, EUR & South1Not printedMulti-week courseFRI, OCT 30

Questions people ask

How much do painting classes cost in Rome?+
Across the 27 painting classes we list in Rome, printed prices run from €6 to €95. A single session typically costs about €32. Multi-week courses run about €15 for the full course. The lowest price on the calendar right now is Miriam Cahn: What Looks at Me at MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (€6 museum ticket).
Where can I try painting once, without signing up for a course?+
6 studios run single-session classes on our calendar: Palazzo delle Esposizioni (from €10), Inky Larks (from €32), Caffè delle Arti (from €60) and Sketching Rome Tours (from €65), among others. Use the "One-time class" filter above to see only those.
Are there beginner painting classes in Rome?+
Yes. 2 studios list classes billed as introductory or open to first-timers, including Sketching Rome Tours and Art Gallery Roma. Intro sessions usually provide clay, tools and firing, so you only need to turn up; check the listing for what is included.
Can I take a painting class on a weekend or after work?+
Of the classes listed now, 21 start on a Saturday or Sunday (at Art Gallery Roma, Inky Larks and Sketching Rome Tours). The "When" filter narrows the list to either.
Which part of town has the most painting studios?+
By the studios we list, Centro Storico (7), Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese (6), Trastevere & Monteverde (4), then Monti, Esquilino & Termini, Vatican & Prati and Appian Way, EUR & South. Pick an area in the filters to see what is near you.
How current is this list?+
Every class here was read off the studio's own booking page by a person, with the date, time and price as printed. Sold-out and cancelled sessions come off when we see them, and courses show their next real start date. If a studio's page disagrees with ours, the studio's page is right, and we would like to hear about it.

How this page is put together

Every listing here was read off the studio's own page by a person: the date, the price as printed, and whether a session is a one-off, a course or something you book for any day. Where a studio keeps its dates behind a booking system we say so rather than inventing one, and where it publishes no price we say that too.

Recurring classes show their next real occurrence rather than the date they were first entered, worked out in Rome (Central European) time so a 6:30pm class stays 6:30pm across the clock changes. The side-by-side table and the answers above are calculated from the same listings, so they change as the calendar does.

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