United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of ~~January~~February 2026

Commission File Number: 001-33910

ATA Creativity Global

c/o Rm. 507, Bldg. 3, BinhuZhuoyueCheng,

WenhuaKechuangYuan, Huayuan Blvd. 365,

Baohe, Hefei, Anhui 230051, China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o ¨

~~ATA~~Change ~~Creativity Global Announces Closing~~ of ~~Registered Direct Offering of its ADSs~~Directors

~~ATA Creativity~~Departure Global (“ACG” or the “Company”, Nasdaq: AACG), an international educational services company focused on providing quality learning experiences that cultivate and enhance students’ creativity, today announced the closing of ~~its~~Directors ~~previously announced registered direct offering for the sale~~ and ~~purchase~~Committee of 11,067,547 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing two common shares of the Company, with a par value of US$0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), at a purchase price of US$0.80 per ADS (equivalent to US$0.40 per Common Share), pursuant to the subscription agreement dated November 17, 2025 entered into by and among the Company and three investors.Members

~~The Company~~On ~~received~~February 2, ~~gross~~2026, ~~proceeds~~Mr. Alec ofTsui ~~approximately~~notified ATA ~~US$8.85~~Creativity ~~million~~Global ~~from~~ (the ~~issuance~~“Company”) ~~and~~of ~~sale~~his resignation as an independent director of the ~~ADSs~~Company, ~~before~~a ~~deducting~~member of the ~~offering~~Audit ~~expenses~~Committee ~~payable~~(“Audit byCommittee”), the ~~Company.~~Compensation ~~The~~Committee ~~net~~(“Compensation ~~proceeds~~Committee”) ~~from~~and the ~~registered~~Nominations ~~direct~~Committee (“Nominations ~~offering~~Committee”) ~~will~~in beeach ~~used~~case, ~~for~~of ~~general~~the ~~working~~Company, ~~capital needs~~effective from February 2, 2026.

~~Separately~~On February 2, ~~the~~2026, ~~Company~~Ms. Hope ~~announced~~Ni ~~in August 2025~~notified ~~that it entered into a non-binding term sheet (~~the ~~“Term~~Company ~~Sheet”)~~of ~~with~~her ~~Baby~~resignation ~~BTC~~as ~~Strategic~~an ~~Capital~~independent ~~Limited~~director ~~(“Baby~~of ~~Capital”)~~the Company, ~~pursuant~~ tochair ~~which Baby Capital intended to subscribe for new shares~~ of the ~~Company.~~Audit ~~The~~Committee ~~Company~~ and ~~Baby~~a ~~Capital~~member ~~have~~of ~~since~~the ~~terminated~~Compensation ~~the~~Committee ~~discussions~~in ~~regarding~~each ~~the~~case, ~~potential~~of ~~transaction~~the ~~contemplated~~Company, ~~under~~effective ~~the~~from ~~Term~~February 2, ~~Sheet~~2026.

Each of Mr. Tsui and Ms. Ni has advised that his or her resignation was due to personal reasons and not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the operations, policies, or practices of the Company.

Appointment of Directors and Committee Members

The Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Company appointed, with immediate effect as of February 4, 2026, (i) Mr. Haoyu Wang as an independent director of the Company, chair of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominations Committee, and (ii) Ms. Zhiping Feng as an independent director of the Company, chair of the Compensation Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominations Committee.

The biographical information of each of the newly appointed directors is as follows:

Mr. Haoyu Wang

Mr. Haoyu Wang currently serves as the investment director of Shenzhen Mingsheng Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd. and is engaged in professional investment focusing on hard-tech sectors such as new energy, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and life sciences. Before that, he worked as an investment manager in Shenzhen Mingsheng Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd from 2021 to 2025. From 2015 to 2021, he worked as an auditor of BDO Shu Lun Pan Certified Public Accountants LLP. Mr. Wang is a certified accountant and received a bachelor’s degree in financial management from Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University.

Ms. Zhiping Feng

Ms. Zhiping Feng is currently the corporate finance manager of ETHK Labs Inc. (formerly known as IVD Medical Holding Limited) (HKEX: 01931) where she is responsible for various listed company compliance and capital market matters. Before joining ETHK Labs Inc. in 2025, she worked as an assurance associate of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP from 2022 to 2024. She received a master’s degree in finance from the University of Rochezxster and a bachelor’s degree in quantitative economics from the University of California, Irvine.

Mr. Xiaofeng Ma, the chairman of the Board and the chief executive officer of the Company, would like to warmly thank Mr. Alec Tsui and Ms. Hope Ni for their long-standing services and continuous contributions to the Board’s work throughout their time in office, and welcome Mr. Haoyu Wang and Ms. Zhiping Feng as new independent directors of the Company.

This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-278921), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2024, to be a part thereof from the date on which this Report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

About ATA Creativity Global

ATA Creativity Global is an international educational services company focused on providing quality learning experiences that cultivate and enhance students’ creativity. ATA Creativity Global offers a wide range of education services consisting primarily of portfolio training, research-based learning services, overseas study counselling and other educational services through its training center network. For more information, please visit ACG’s website at www.atai.net.cn.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements

This report contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “likely to” and similar statements. ACG may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about ACG’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, further information regarding which is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this report. All information provided in this report is as of the date of this report, and ACG undertakes no duty to update such information to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof, except as required under applicable law.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Cayman Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman dated January 28, 2026

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	ATA Creativity Global

	By:	/s/ Ruobai Sima
	Name:	Ruobai Sima
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: ~~January 28~~February 4, 2026

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