I love this little art studio and can't wait to take more classes here! I participated in a Dutch…read morePour Class (offered through Artown) and had so much fun making a set of coasters. The class size was perfect for this activity, allowing for the teacher to adequately share instructions, demonstrate the process, and work one-on-one with students as needed. The instructions were organized on a print out with all the materials and supplies needed to replicate the activity at home and referenced during the instruction portion of the class. The materials for the class were well-maintained and organized at each place setting for each student. I've taken other art classes elsewhere and I felt like this was a step above with regard to organization, instruction, and take away materials. I loved the experience so much that I'm going to take another class in October, and this time I'm bringing a friend! In addition to the art classes and studio, Copper Cat also has a delightful little art/gift shop with items made from the artists in studio. Most are in the front shop, but some pieces are scattered throughout. Take your time looking at all the wonderful pieces... so many great art gems for sale at very affordable prices. This little shop is now on my go-to for gift shopping.

Finally made it out to visit Copper Cat Studio! What a beautiful shop; so much larger than I ever…read moreexpected. Spacious and well-lit classroom space. I'm not a mosaic or stained glass artist, but even to my eyes, the supply they carry looked amazing. Also local artists' works (including the owner Katie's) throughout; perfect for gift shopping. Yes, original art makes great gifts, while supporting a local woman-owned business! Everything is so tastefully, lovingly displayed. Just very lovely space. Hope you'll come visit.

This business is adorable-located in the cutest bright yellow renovated building-you can't miss it!…read moreThey have a great selection of crafts and the owner Jenn is so friendly and helpful. We celebrated a surprise birthday here and they were so helpful with the planning. Speaking of, its a perfect place for a party and you can bring your own food and drinks. Super fun-try it out!!

From the owner: Hammer & Stain is a Do-it-Yourself Studio specializing in Home Decor. Attend a Public Workshop,…read moreBook a Private Party, or just spend time crafting during the day with us. We offer all types of projects from Wall Signs, Yard Games, Customized Picture Pallets, Porch Decor, Chunky Knit Blankets and Functional Decor. We will walk you through the process step by step, sharing our tips and painting techniques to add texture and visual interest to your one of a kind handmade project. We want you to make something you'd display proudly. If the public setting isn't for you, you can even grab a kit and take it home to craft at your convenience. Everyone can enjoy the experience at Hammer & Stain Sierra Nevada from advanced to beginner, and any and all age groups.

I sooo highly recommend anything and everything Art of Gold! Alice and the entire Art of Gold team…read moreare amazing and sweet and kind and incredibly creative. My son talks and talks about each of his classes. Everytime I dropped him off it felt like he was spending the evening with family! The projects are fun and always something new. The boutique store is fantastic! Local and small business products that for adults are gorgeous and for the kiddos are fun, cute and creative.

From the owner: Creative space in Reno offering kids art classes, adult craft workshops, birthday parties, camps…read moreand more! From nostalgic throwback craft nights to kids' art camps with whimsical themes, we curate experiences that are both fun and memorable. Join us at Art of Gold and discover the joy of making art in a community that celebrates imagination and creativity!

Another store/educational opportunity that is close to home and offers qualified instruction and…read moreinstructors to potentially help you into a new hobby and for some a lifelong interest. The artist in you is clamoring to be noticed, is it pottery? So much to take in, we purchased a few items in the scholarship bin as a way to support local and the program. It's time to get your hands dirty.

My husband and i did a date night pottery class and it was so fun! Our instructors were Alicia and…read morea man so sorry can't remember his name :( but they were great! Super friendly and very informative and helpful with the pottery. We had so much fun. We thought we were only going to make one piece but turns out it was unlimited so we ended up with 5! I was intimated before starting but the instructors were just so nice and made me feel way more comfortable. By the end, my husband and i felt like professionals! (Not really but definitely better than when we started) My only suggestions for the class would be different snacks. They did provide snacks but everything was finger food which is just not possible with our dirty clay hands. Or at least maybe provide forks. Other than that it was perfect!

My partner and I took a Date Night Class with Hayley and it was one of the best dates ever! Hayley…read moreis so incredible at what she does and is such an amazing teacher to top it all off! My favorite part of the class was the partner throw! One partner is the left hand, the other partner is the right hand, and you get to make a piece together! It was such a fun, competitive, and wholesome moment to share with my partner and the other couples there! I can't wait for our next one!

I took my first pottery class with Hayley last year and enjoyed it so much! She has great energy…read moreand I learned a lot and had a great time. Can't wait until she moves into a bigger studio area to be able to have more access, as there are only 4 wheels in the current setup. Would definitely recommend a class here if you're interested in learning ceramics!

I love First Thursdays with the girls! I love how they have different breweries around the city…read morehost the beer choices! Tonite it was Parlay 6 and Battle Born! Sometimes, I wish they change the music up with other local artists in our town. It's always great seeing friends there especially if you haven't seen them in along time! Tonite I got my friends to go look at some of the art exhibits and we went to my favorite one! See photos!

Visited on a Saturday afternoon at approx. 3pm. The cafe has closed by then, and the museum wasn't…read morebusy. We managed to visit two floors of exhibits in about an hour. There were many thought-provoking and educational pieces. I love that the fruit and vegetables planted on site is accessible to everyone. I also love the floral mural and curtains in the lounge. The retail items in the gift shops are gorgeous as well. Would have been awesome if there were NMA merchandise to purchase for souvenirs!

Bottom line: no one showed up to teach my scheduled workshop or has called me to apologize (it has…read morenow been a week). So I can't really give any stars for that. I got a Groupon and the reviews were mixed. It seems like if you are lucky enough to get the right workshop/teacher/materials, it's great! But that doesn't always happen. So I sorta knew I was taking my chances but I do not think it should be that way! I booked online and the email says- You're all set! But I called a couple hours ahead of time to confirm. No one called me back so I had my suspicions as I headed over that maybe the class would be a bust. There's a sign on the door to knock and/or call...i did both, to no avail. Left another message. I waited for like 15 minutes (I really wanted to make the mosaic!!) and then left. A week later, I am still left wondering. Groupon refunded me so that part worked out but I would have been extra mad if I were trying to get my money back from this business that ghosted me. So you're definitely taking your chances if you do! Sad. I wanted the lucky great workshop experience.

My partner & I had a Groupon and set an appointment up for September 23rd at 1:00pm. We arrived at…read more12:45 and were greeted by a "Be back at 2:00" sign on the door. I called several times, no answer. We held onto hope and waited 25 minutes for an employee to show up. Eventually, someone did -- but the reason? Her boss asked her to pick something up. So this lady completely forgot about our appointment and then proceeded to laugh about the irony of her boss reminding her to check online for any appointments prior to this happening. She seemed indifferent overall. The process of making a mosaic is really fun and tedious. That part was great! Only do the 8x8 mosaic workshop if you're okay with figuring it out yourself; the employee there did not guide us at all, despite knowing it was our first time. Once we were finished, she told us that they would need to fill in the gaps with grout and that we would receive a call sometime throughout the week if we were unable to pick up the finished pieces the immediate following day. A week goes by and no calls were received. Shocker, really. Today (October 1st) at around 2:30pm, we called to ask if we could pick up our finished pieces. The same employee from last week answered the phone and told us, "yes," we could, they just "close at 3." We told her it'll only take 15 minutes to get there, which she sounded okay with. We arrive at 2:45pm and catch the lady running back inside, as though she was just in the process of leaving. Which we confirmed to be the case, as she handed our pieces off to us and talked about how she was "leaving early" and we "got here at the just the right time." At this point, I am dumbfounded with how awful this employee is. She hears that a customer is coming to pick up their piece before closing and her instant thought is to leave early/before the customer arrives? As for the cherry on top, the grout looks terrible. There's so many holes. I felt like my contribution to the piece (the glass placement) was done well, but if I had known the employees were going to be careless about it.. I would have done it myself. I am pretty unhappy with the way it turned out and it's not because of my own doing. This place has potential to be great. I feel bad leaving a review like this, but something has to be said. Please do not go here if you're looking for a good glass art experience -- I promise you, this is not it.

This is a rad little gallery. I showed some mixed media oil paintings at Reno Art Works recently…read moreand they were great to work with. Very professional and nice in emails and in person. The atmosphere is cool as it's kind of like an industrial storefront in the Dickerson road arts district. Lots of cool arts stuff outside. I was driving by and I was like, yes, this must be the gallery. I visited the group art show to check it out and it all looked great. Didn't make the opening as I'm shy, sober and socially awkward but heard it went well. I hear Reno Art Works has art classes in the space which seems pretty awesome too. What a great community arts resource!

This is a great co-op art studio that rents space to artists. Once a month they have Open Studio…read moreSaturday where the public are welcome to walk through and interact with the artists and see their work. The gallery changes and is currently set up with dog and cat pieces to benefit and raise awareness for the SPCA. They host various events like bands and my personal favorite a public "Stich N' B!tch". If you're looking to get a little culture or are an artist looking for a space to create, this is the place for you.

Okay seriously cutest thing ever to do with your littles! The staff is so friendly, helpful and…read moremakes it fun for the kids! There are so many options to choose from and the kids have a blast creating their slime. We will definitely be back as my daughter had the best time doing this! It's a bit pricey but well worth the experience.

Slime Kitchen is a cool one and done experience for most, but maybe a staple activity for some…read more.. We visited the Slime Kitchen Reno with our two boys on a weekday. It wasn't busy and the two young girls working greeted us quickly and got us started on some slime making. The experience itself is really cool. It lasts quite awhile and there are tons of steps from texture to aroma to colors. Every step involves some level of decision making so if you have a really little one, like I do, it's definitely best to accompany them through the whole thing. A grade school aged kid could mostly do everything on their own. After choosing some texture, color, smells, and mixing, you can play with your slime for as long as you'd like. Then you can do your mix ins and package it up. The cost is the toughest thing to stomach about this place. It's $25 to make a slime, so for my two kids and taxes, it was nearly $60 to make something that will likely eventually have to be thrown away. The prices on the retail slimes that you could buy and make at home seemed much more reasonable- around $15. I loved this for my kids- but just this once. I think it would have to be a special occasion to come back and do it again. I could see myself picking up a retail slime for a gift. If you don't mind the $25 price tag, this could be a staple experience for you! Still 5 stars in my book.

It's alive! Monster mini golf returned to the generator this October with some of the most exciting…read moreand elaborate mini golf creations ever witnessed. Some of the most creative people in the world called the generator and we get to have all of this right here in our backyard. If you're not familiar, the generator is a maker space that house is numerous independent artists that create works of all shape sizes and mediums . It's also a community of artistic folks who come together to learn and enhance each other creativity and teach each other how to become better and more accomplished artists as well. The resource sharing in the space is magical and the work that comes out of it has put our community on the map in a major way. We are so fortunate to have This organization in our community and if you got to check it out, I urge you to hit their website, find an opportunity and get in there. Even if you don't know what you wanna do you can still just drop in and check it out and see everything that's going on so you can be inspired to dive in a little deeper. Back to the mini golf, though this is an annual event where teams come together to showcase their creativity and encourage others to just come and have a little fun interacting with it. The mini golf course has 18 holes a very themes, all tied back to the Halloween holiday my favorites this year had to be the massive Mount Rose Ski lift and Mountain, which was fully operational. I also loved the haunted house that was a full long walk-through or should I say put through and of course, the cow casino, or CowSino, complete with working slot machine that accepted Candy as coins and paid out a massive sugary jackpot when the bell tolled. The cost to attend is super affordable and it's a great outing for a date night family or just friends hanging out . The generator does a ton of other events throughout the year, so definitely hit their website scope out the calendar and get involved .

I write this review with mixed emotions. My daughter has attended summer camp here the last two…read moreyears and loved it. The space is amazing, there is a beautiful park across the street, and the teachers were energetic and had plans for each day. Kids used a different medium each day and did sculpting, 3D printing, etc. They went to the park almost every day and made creative projects where they learned a lot, my daughter loved it. This summer has been completely different. From the moment I brought my daughter in on Monday and asked where she should put her stuff and was told, "I don't know, I guess we can try over there?" I could tell there was no coherent plan. I was also told right away it was going to be tough because there are "a lot more students this year" when it seems like the camp is the same size or even smaller than I have observed in years past. Most of the day is spent in "free time" where there are legos and arts and crafts in a room, there is a yellow piece of tape the students are supposed to stay behind and they are kind of left to their own devices. They have gone to the park once. I asked today if they would be going, and I was told by the teacher they didn't want to get left out if it starts pouring, even though it's an unseasonably beautiful day with a high in the low to mid 70s. There is an 8% chance of rain, in the afternoon, and when I said I don't think it's supposed to rain the teacher told me that her phone said "blaring thunderstorms." The only medium the kids have used is plaster and hot glue, and there is no exploring of the space and activities in other parts of the beautiful space like there used to be. The kids are safe, and it's not like anything is horribly wrong, but there is no creativity or coherent plan, and my daughter, who never complains, said it's boring this year and she doesn't want to go back. I brought this up with the teacher and she informed me it's her first time there, and she's "still trying to figure out the camp and what is and isn't allowed." I'm not sure completely what that means, but for the students who signed up for this week, that doesn't do them much good. She also mentioned "Well, we'll be doing a lot more stuff today," which I guess is great, but also an admission they haven't done much, and it's already the last day of the camp for this session. It is a CLEAR case of making things easier for the teachers over prioritizing the experience of the students. Kids need to be safe, but teachers also need to be proactive and creative, and if there are too many kids for this to happen, there needs to be more staff added.