SCHEDULE 13D/A 0001456120 XXXXXXXX LIVE 10 Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share 01/28/2026 false 0001420529 00211V106 ATA Creativity Global

Rm. 507, Bldg. 3, BinhuZhuoyueCheng WenhuaKechuangYuan, Huayuan Blvd. 365 Baohe, Hefei, Anhui F4 230051

Xiaofeng Ma 86-10-6518-1122-5518 c/o 1/F East Gate, Bldg No. 2, Jian Wai Soho, No. 39 Dong San Huan Zhong Rd Chao Yang Dist, Beijing F4 100022 0001456120 N Ma Kevin Xiaofeng OO N F4 1734446.00 23426062.00 1734446.00 23426062.00 25160508.00 N 29.2 IN (1) The value in rows 7 and 9 represents 1,734,446 Common Shares held by Xiaofeng Ma. (2) The value in rows 8 and 10 represents (i) 4,998,988 Common Shares held by Able Knight Development Limited, and (ii) 18,427,074 Common Shares held by Joingear Limited. Able Knight Development Limited is a British Virgin Islands company wholly owned by Precious Time Holdings Limited and ultimately wholly owned by HSBC International Trustee Limited as trustee of an irrevocable trust constituted under the laws of the Cayman Islands with Xiaofeng Ma as the settlor and certain family members of Xiaofeng Ma as the beneficiaries. Joingear Limited is a British Virgin Islands company wholly owned by Xiaofeng Ma. (3) Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) is calculated based on 86,102,136 outstanding Common Shares as of January 28, 2026 as notified by the Issuer. Y Able Knight Development Limited OO N D8 0.00 4998988.00 0.00 4998988.00 4998988.00 N 5.8 CO (1) The value in rows 8, 10 and 11 represents 4,998,988 Common Shares held by Able Knight Development Limited. (2) Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) is calculated based on 86,102,136 outstanding Common Shares as of January 28, 2026 as notified by the Issuer. Y Precious Time Holdings Limited OO N D8 0.00 4998988.00 0.00 4998988.00 4998988.00 N 5.8 CO (1) The value in rows 8, 10 and 11 represents 4,998,988 Common Shares held by Able Knight Development Limited. (2) Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) is calculated based on 86,102,136 outstanding Common Shares as of January 28, 2026 as notified by the Issuer. Y Ma Family Trust OO N E9 0.00 4998988.00 0.00 4998988.00 4998988.00 N 5.8 OO (1) The value in rows 8, 10 and 11 represents 4,998,988 Common Shares held by Able Knight Development Limited. (2) Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) is calculated based on 86,102,136 outstanding Common Shares as of January 28, 2026 as notified by the Issuer. Y Joingear Limited OO N D8 0.00 18427074.00 0.00 18427074.00 18427074.00 N 21.4 CO (1) The value in rows 8, 10 and 11 represents 18,427,074 Common Shares held by Joingear Limited. (2) Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) is calculated based on 86,102,136 outstanding Common Shares as of January 28, 2026 as notified by the Issuer. Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share ATA Creativity Global Rm. 507, Bldg. 3, BinhuZhuoyueCheng WenhuaKechuangYuan, Huayuan Blvd. 365 Baohe, Hefei, Anhui F4 230051 This Amendment No. 10 ("Amendment No. 10") amends the Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 20, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment No. 7, Amendment No. 8 and Amendment No. 9 filed with the Commission on March 23, 2016, August 30, 2017, February 8, 2018, June 29, 2018, August 17, 2018, August 29, 2019, December 24, 2019, May 21, 2020 and November 19, 2025, respectively (as amended, the "Schedule 13D") by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Shares issued by the Issuer. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 10 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D, unless otherwise defined herein. As previously reported by the Issuer on a current report on Form 6-K furnished on January 28, 2026, the Issuer issued 11,067,547 American Depositary Shares (each representing two Common Shares of the Company) to certain purchasers on January 28, 2026. As a result, the holdings of the Reporting Persons were accordingly diluted, leading to the diminished beneficial ownership in the Issuer that the Reporting Persons are reporting in this Amendment No. 10. Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows: Calculation of the percentage of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as noted on the cover pages of the Schedule 13D is based on 86,102,136 outstanding Common Shares as of January 28, 2026 as notified by the Issuer. Ma Kevin Xiaofeng /s/Xiaofeng Ma 01/30/2026 Able Knight Development Limited /s/Xiaofeng Ma 01/30/2026 Precious Time Holdings Limited /s/ Authorized Signatory(ies) of Lion International Management Limited 01/30/2026 Ma Family Trust /s/Authorized Signatory(ies) of HSBC International Trustee Limited 01/30/2026 Joingear Limited /s/ Xiaofeng Ma 01/30/2026