A weekly art class gives a child a regular time to draw, paint and work with their hands, with a teacher in the room and the materials already there. At Master Artist that starts at age 4. Classes stay at eight children or fewer. Young children, ages 4 to 8, are RM400 a month. Older children, ages 9 to 15, are RM440 a month. The first thing parents usually notice is not a perfect painting. It is a child who can stay with a piece of work, use their hands with more control, and tell you what they were trying to do.
The fees in this article are the September 2026 prices on our pricing page. The class itself — drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media — is described on the art page.
They practise real skills, not a craft kit
Children’s art here covers drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Younger children (4–8) spend the time on line, shape and colour, and on finishing something they started. Older children (9–15) work on technique and a portfolio: composition, form, and ideas that are theirs. Cheong Chui Yen teaches the classes. She trained in fine arts and has taught drawing and painting from young children through to adults. Founder Sabrina Hew runs the studio; the weekly children’s art class is Cheong’s.
A session is two hours, once a week, and the materials are included. You do not buy a list of paints before the first visit. The class is small on purpose. Eight is the maximum, so a teacher can stand next to a child who is stuck instead of demonstrating once and hoping the room kept up. That is the practical benefit: feedback while the work is still on the table, not a mark on a form at the end of term.
NAEYC describes the same kind of open-ended art: drawing, painting and clay build the small muscles used later for writing, and staying with a task supports focus. That is a general finding about process-focused art, not a promise that a term of classes will raise a test score. What we offer is the weekly practice.
Age 4 is early enough, and 9 is a different class
Four is our starting age for art, a year younger than music. A four-year-old does not need to “be good at drawing” before they come. The young children’s class assumes beginners. What helps is a child who can be in a group for a while and who likes to make a mess with a purpose. If they are not ready, the trial will show that more clearly than a guess at home.
At 9 the class changes. Older students are asked to look harder at how a picture is built, and to keep work they can look back on. That portfolio is their own pieces, not a folder of identical worksheets. Children who already draw at home usually enjoy the extra demand. Children who have never had a class are still in the right room; the stages are there so a new student is not dropped into a critique.
From age 10 there is also Graphic Design, at RM480 a month, for children who want to move the same ideas about layout and colour onto a screen. It is a separate programme, not a requirement. Many children stay with drawing and painting straight through 15. Adults who want the daytime version take Adult Art at RM480 a month, on weekday mornings from 10:30am and on Monday to Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm.
A fixed afternoon, near Mont Kiara
Children’s art runs Monday to Friday, 3pm to 5pm, for ages 4 to 15. On Sunday there is art for all ages from 10:30am to 12:30pm. The studio is at 38-2, Jalan 28/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, above Savor — a short drive from Mont Kiara. Opening hours are Sunday to Thursday, 10:30am to 9pm, and Friday, 10:30am to 5:30pm. Saturday is closed, so there is no Saturday art class to plan around.
That timetable is why the class works for Hartamas and Mont Kiara families who need something straight after school, on a day you can repeat. It is also why we ask you to message us before you assume a particular weekday still has a seat. Classes run subject to a minimum number of students, and a full group of eight is actually full. The visit page has the map if you have not been to the building before.
What you are paying for, and what a trial shows
Art for ages 4 to 8 is RM400 a month, RM100 a session. Art for ages 9 to 15 is RM440 a month, RM110 a session. Both are sold as a pack of four sessions, and a session pack is valid for two months. The monthly fee is four weekly sessions. There is no materials charge on top, and there is no deposit.
A trial class is RM50. If you enrol, that RM50 is credited in full to the first month. Parents can stay and watch. Registration, once you continue, is RM100 per family, and it is free for the Founding 50, who also receive the first month at half price with that rate held for 12 months. A sibling is 15% off, a second programme is 15% off, and paying a term in advance is 10% off. Graphic design, if you add it later, uses that second-programme discount.
The trial is the right place to see whether your child likes the room. Two hours is a long time for some four-year-olds and a short time for some ten-year-olds. Watching one real class tells you more than a list of benefits. Book it on the pricing page and choose the age group that matches your child.
Art class and a Sunday workshop are not the same thing
We also run workshops in baking, painting and craft, for all ages, with no experience needed. Each workshop is priced on its own, so ask us about the next date. A workshop is one afternoon. An art class is the weekly habit: the same teacher, the same group, and work that continues. Book the class for the benefits above, or a workshop if you want a single Sunday together.
Frequently asked questions
What are the benefits of an art class at this age?
In our classes, children draw, paint, and work in sculpture and mixed media, with a teacher and at most eight others. That weekly practice is what builds control in the hands, patience with a picture that is not finished yet, and a way of talking about their own ideas. Research summaries such as NAEYC’s describe the same gains for process-focused art. We can promise the class. We cannot promise a grade.
What age should my child start?
Art starts at 4. Ages 4 to 8 and ages 9 to 15 are separate classes, at RM400 and RM440 a month. Under 4, keep making things at home. From 10, graphic design is an extra option at RM480 a month, not a replacement for art unless they want the screen.
Who teaches, and can I watch?
Cheong Chui Yen teaches the art classes. Parents are welcome to sit in on a class, including the trial. The studio is in Desa Sri Hartamas, near Mont Kiara, and it is closed on Saturday.
Do we need to bring anything to the trial?
No. Materials are included, and the RM50 trial fee is credited to the first month if you enrol. Wear clothes that can survive paint. Tell us your child’s age when you book so we put them with 4–8 or 9–15, not in the wrong room.
If you want one concrete next step, book the age group that matches your child and come to a single class. You will see the room, the teacher and whether your child wants to come back — which is the only benefit that matters in the first month. We are at 38-2, Jalan 28/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, a short drive from Mont Kiara.
