kids absolutely love taking art lessons at ARTuity. The whole place has a great vibe. It's calm,…read morecreative, and chill, making it the perfect space to learn and get lost in your drawing or painting. The studio is always clean and welcoming. Ms. Antoinette is a wonderful teacher. She is kind, encouraging, and really brings out each child's artistic side. She helps the kids feel confident and proud of their work. One of the best parts is the friendly poodles. If the dogs are around, they're super sweet and the kids love them. It adds a warm and playful touch to the whole experience. We also like that they allow food and drinks inside. It makes the space feel relaxed and comfortable, like a second home where kids can create freely. Overall, ARTuity is a fun and inspiring place where kids can express themselves through art. We highly recommend it.

My kids (6,9) have take 2 classes per a week and absolutely look forward to their class. I have no…read moreartistic ability but the teacher has really encouraged them to try their best and teaches them about the supplies and how to fix painting the property way if they feel they made a mistake. I am so pleased to see my kids love of art bloom, which is great to keep them away from screens and their electronics. The owner/teacher is so incredibly kind and she really creates a calming environment, when you step in the studio with the light piano music in the background it just gives you and I'm sure the kids just a great peaceful atmosphere. I really appreciate this place here in the AV. There are classes all week long and they have a website to check it out.

My 13-year-old son took Kassie's 8-week workshop class and he absolutely loved it! He created a…read morecouple pieces of art that he is very proud of and had a lot of fun learning the process on how this type of art is made. Kassie has great patience in teaching and I highly recommend this business for wood work creations and classes.

Amazing experience! Highly recommend! The place is very organized, super cute, and the people that…read morework there help every step of the way! Such a fun time!!!

We absolutely love Mrs.Zsofia. My daughter looks forward to art class all the time and has grown so…read moremuch in both her skills and confidence. The lessons are fun and creative and I love that my child gets to learn different mediums like water color, graphite, and ink. Zsofia is very kind and caring and my daughter loves spending time there- you can tell she genuinely cares about her students and wants them to enjoy the process of creating. Highly recommend for any child who loves to be creative and wants to gain new skills in different types of art styles!

My daughter Emily had a private piano teacher for a couple of years but never really showed much…read moreprogress. After joining this academy, she since then has really grown as a pianist and has also enjoyed it more at a personal level. Highly recommended.

Classes here were excellent. The teacher was on point and took extra time to make sure our pieces…read moreturned out well. One person didn't listen and her piece didn't turn out as well. My advice is to listen to what Cynthia tells you.

CA Swan Art Studios and gift shop are a true delight. Cindy's artistry and creativity is…read moreabsolutely stunning, and her depth of knowledge is truly amazing. The classes are very fun and make for a wonderful couple of hours to learn about the process and make a piece of your own. John is also really great and they make a fabulous team. Highly recommend!

My friend and I painted here and had a great time! The instructor was informative and also lovely…read moreto chat with. Had the good vibes flowing!

From the owner: My name is Connie, I enjoy painting and I love to teach my guest how to create their masterpiece…read morewill enjoying a glass of wine.

Alexis designs are so uniique. I love her vibrant colors and would buy up everything if I lived…read morecloser!

A local small art museum filled with diverse, amazing, & unique artwork by talented local artists!…read moreWorth a quick 15-30 minute visit if you are in the area. Free admission! Parking is unique and is along the middle of the street as well as the sidewalks. It's great to come here every few times a year and see new and fresh exhibits. We always come back because of that! The place is well-taken care of with friendly staff and a lot of side events go on as well! Make sure to research if they are open and ensure they are not in the middle of constructing/preparing new exhibits. Always feels good to appreciate the local arts!

Museum of Art & History or MOAH is in a modern, ferro-concrete buildIng with wide expanse of plate…read moreglass & aluminum framing. It has a generic institutional look so typical since the last fourth of the 20th century.  So much clear glass must trap huge amounts of heat from rays of the intense summer sun which must mean much pollution creatIng energy has to be expended to cool its interior. Not exactly a building meeting zero emission standards in the new age of global warming.  January - April 2022: Exhibition of Works by Marc Steven Greenfield is a must-see. It addresses in a very deft way racism as witnessed and experienced by a Black Man in America in a new, sophisticated, novel light. He raises questions about race, equality, inequality, retribution, and possible reconciliation. His mastery in many different styles proves that he is a meister artist capable of manipulating the media into thought provoking questions often done by confronting and "owning" negative, insulting stereotypes of Blacks on canvas.   In another method, he places Blacks in the style of Catholic icons of the Virgin & Baby Jesus and the Pietà where Virgin Mary cradles the dead Jesus. In the background there are scenes of racist Nazi's receiving just retribution for their horrendous acts against humanity.  There is even an iconic portrait of Yasukè (yah soo keh), who was a Sub-Saharan Black African, who served as a high ranking Samurai in 16th century Japan during the Warring States period, in high Japanese military regalia.    Marc Steven Greenfield is well informed about history, culture, religion, politics, race and synthesizes a powerful brew that if we drink it, it gives us food for thought....Why are we so hung up on the color of our skin?  It's another indictment that we humans are the strangest of all animals.  Be sure to see Mr. Greenfield's interview in the small side projection room. The second floor is dedicated to "What would you say?",  Activist Graphics from LACMA: It's a melange of graphics by various artists depicting Disco Singer Sylvester as Gay or even alluding at a Trans Woman. Black Man in white Ku Klux Klan dress is tongue in cheek, sarcastic humour ridiculing white supremacy.  Series of repeating prints of a woman with the title of "I will not be Assimilated." as though she is threatened by the Borg which, in fact, is our own conformist society.  Esoteric reference to Royal Crown Hair Dressing and showing a woman wearing a dress decorated with a woman showing a big butt seems humourous in line with rap songs idolizing ample derrière.  Another great thing about MOAH is that it's free. You only need to give out your resident zip code. Great way to spend an afternoon creating new, cerebral, synaptic connections.  There are two other associated museums nearby:  Western Hotel Museum and Cedar Center for the Arts Museum. Times and dates vary so be sure to call.