Private primary art school

Art brings
us together

Dance, visual arts, music and drama for children from the age of four. We teach in Partizánske, Bánovce nad Bebravou and other towns and villages in the region, often right at your child’s nursery or primary school.

Apply to the school

You fill in the application online in the iZUŠ system. Ideally, bring it printed and signed to the enrolment day. We will let you know by email whether your child has been accepted.

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Every child

has a talent

We help you find out where your child’s talent lies. Five-year-olds at nursery school can start with Rytmíkovo, our early music programme, after which we recommend the department that suits them.

Choose a department

Departments

Four departments, one school

Each department develops something different: movement, imagination, a musical ear and the courage to perform in front of others. Choose the one your child enjoys most. If you are not sure, drop us a line and we will help you decide.

All departments

Dance

Modern, jazz, folk and classical dance. Children learn good posture, build fitness and movement memory, perform regularly and take their choreographies to national and international competitions.

From age 4

About the department

Young dancers in tulle skirts performing on stage

Visual arts

Drawing, painting, printmaking, modelling, ceramics and three-dimensional work. We visit galleries and enter competitions, and we help older pupils prepare for entrance exams to secondary art schools. Above all, though, it is about the joy of creating.

From age 4

About the department

Children drawing with pastels at an art workshop

Music

Piano, guitar, violin, drums, flute, accordion, saxophone, trumpet and singing. Lessons are one to one, so the pace follows your child. We also prepare talented pupils for the conservatoire.

From age 5

About the department

A pupil playing the guitar at a school recital

Drama

Improvisation, voice and speech, movement, reciting poetry and prose, and staging our own plays. Children grow in confidence and learn to perform in front of an audience.

Bánovce nad Bebravou

About the department

Children in costume at a drama rehearsal

Department and branch

Find the right department and branch for your child

We teach at 19 branches in 15 towns and villages, mostly right inside nursery and primary schools, so your child doesn't have to travel far.

Not sure which department to choose?

The guide asks about age, interests and where you live. It then suggests a department and shows you the nearest branch that teaches it.

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Where is your nearest branch

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The Umenie dedín exhibition of pupils’ artwork at the Partizánske House of Culture

Why Ars Akademy

Art close to home

We started in Veľké Uherce in 2006 with a simple aim: to bring art as close to children as possible. Today we teach in 15 towns and villages across the Partizánske, Bánovce nad Bebravou and Prievidza districts, mostly right inside nursery and primary schools. For many children, their art lesson is just a few doors down, in a building they already know well.

Our teachers are young and fully qualified, and they take pupils to concerts, exhibitions and competitions. We deliberately keep the parental contribution low so that an arts education stays within reach of every family in the region. Monthly fees start at €10.

What we are proud of lately

Bronze at the World Dance Masters DanceStar 2024 world championships in Poreč, Croatia, for our Aladdin choreography.
First place at the Showtime Dance 2026 European finals in Siófok, Hungary.
First place in the regional round of the Vesmír očami detí (Space Through Children’s Eyes) art competition in Trenčín.
Silver and bronze awards for our music pupils at competitions in Prievidza, Ružomberok, Zvolen and Banská Štiavnica.

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