I went to the wrong location for my friend's photography exhibit. But while here, I forgot how…read morebeautiful the historic Art Association's building is and how wonderful a venue it is for showcasing area artists and appreciating visual art. I couldn't help but notice two oil-on-canvas paintings by the current artist, Sarah Mendez. Currently, Sarah is one of the featured artists and has an exhibition that ends tomorrow, April 2. If you're looking to personalize your home decor, add artwork to help define your personal space. Seven days a week, there is no admission fee for admittance to the Art Association of Harrisburg for a unique art experience. The Art Association also offers art education classes; check out their website.

The Art Association is nestled downtown just around the corner from the library. I've lived in the…read morearea my whole life and never even knew it was there! I took a wonderful paint class with a top notch artist to teach us. Her directions were clear, she didn't move too fast, and she was always willing to help. I so enjoyed myself. So much that I'm thinking of taking up classes there. They offer watercolor, acrylic, and oil paint classes. I'm really intrigued by the clay class held in their clay studio on Reservoir Park. The prices are very reasonable too.

My first experience at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center was seeing Dr. Eliseo Rosario's…read morephotography art show. The last time I was inside this building was at a quaint French restaurant called the California Cafe. The former Carlisle pediatrician, now photographer, is capturing striking examples of the area, animals, and nature in his art show at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center. My favorite photo is the capture of the majestic eagle. Dr. Rosario's art show ends August 2. Free parking on Saturday at the Comfort Inn parking lot across the street from CALC. No admission fee to view current exhibits at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center.

A beautifully art filled hall. Lots of inspiration and peace. Bought a couple of pieces as gifts…read moreduring the holiday season that were reasonably priced as well as much more appreciated since they were hand crafted items. The staff was very nice and informative, but not hovering. During a second visit, their display on the second floor was very educational regarding historical facts about the areas minority situations and happenings. Looking forward to returning again in the near future and perhaps taking a class at some point hopefully. Highly recommend a stop in next time your in Carlisle.

I had been wanting to go to this establishment for a long time now and finally made it in last…read moreweekend. There is so much to pick from it. It was hard to decide prices ranging from $60+ to $7. However, after browsing the selection, my mom and I picked two items each! It took me and her about 2 hours and cost $50, which wasn't bad at all. The only reason I give four stars and not 5 the workers when we walked in were just sitting talking didn't really engage with us or show us around ask if it was our 1st time I had to tell them. Also, when painting, I thought they would come around to see if we needed anything or look at our work and tell us we need more layers I had to ask. However, personally, they were still nice, just not as engaged as i would like. All in all a great experience and super fun I will be back.

My wife and I were excited to end our first ever trip to Ice Fest by making a pottery souvenir. We…read morehad seen the Facebook advertisement to make a coffee mug with Carlisle Ice Fest stencils. However, our experience painting pottery left us very frustrated and determined never to return to this business when we're next in town. We've painted pottery in numerous studios in Maryland and New Hampshire, so we understand the basics of the process. When we entered the studio, no one greeted us or was seemingly working there to answer our questions. We wanted to know if there was a studio fee or if that was included in the pottery prices. Despite advertising the mugs, they were not easily identified as being the special. The staff, and I'm reluctant to actually call them employees, we're giggly teenagers who were more interested in chatting then helping customers. We had to stand in the check out line to get basic questions answered and ended up waiting for the owner to come over to have the stencil process explained. In addition to the lack of support from the staff, the owner/manager was busy running an adjacent store selling teas and other goods. As a result, it appeared no one was actually managing the pottery studio. Focusing on either the pottery studio or the other store instead of poorly running both would have improved everyone's experiences. The owner was gracious enough to ship our mugs to our home in Maryland. However, the packaging was poor and resulted in chipping one mug and completely cracking the other. Luckily, we can use the Japanese kintsugi technique to salvage our mugs as candle holders instead of their intended purpose.

We had an amazing experience here! The manager and studio assistant were so nice, and my daughter…read morehad the best time celebrating her 5th birthday while painting her very first pottery piece.

My daughter and I visited Urbana Art & Soul studio yesterday and it was such a cute experience. The…read morestudio is a cute shop called Creative Spaces Boutique with other cute jewelry, kitchen goods, art supplies, and locally sourced goods. This art studio has different projects that you can paint and take home for all ages. I can't wait to go back and try doing another project soon.

The adult painting classes are masterfully lead by Trevor with his vast pool of art knowledge and…read moreskills, as well as his enthusiasm for the craft. It is empowering to break down more complex pieces into doable steps, tackling subjects I thought were too complicated. The classes are always wonderful!

I literally think-- what have you done with my child?? Normally, my 9 year old is grumpy and I walk…read moreon egg shells whenever I pick him up from something just waiting for an explosion of emotions. When I pick him up from your camps, he is downright GIDDY! Laughing, smiling and so jubilant! I don't know what you've done with my child but I am grateful!!!!!

I arrived on a Sunday at 1:30pm while it seemed the galleries were in transition or preparing for a…read morebig sale of items and art in the week ahead. A lot of artists coming and going with their art and supplies and other donations that appear to potentially benefit the organization and/or the artists. Everyone was kind and welcoming as I browsed what art was on the walls for exhibition or sale, as well as what items were laid out on tables for classes and for sale. I've included a lot of information brochure photos to help offer a sense of what classes and events are held.

Very nice art gallery with 2 separate shows running simultaneously. Great organization to join and…read morebelong to. They have a small gift shop for artists to sell smaller items.

Great location, straightforward classes. I'm really enjoying…read moreToni Bueker's classes and the great location in the Owen Brown Village Center in Columbia, MD. It's across from Sonoma's which makes it so easy to find. I'm learning oil pastels, water color and how to paint. I also just learned that she offers Summer Camp for kids ages 6 and up. That's awesome. They do nature walks, crafts, painting and have fun.

Professional, great instruction and most of all they made it fun for my daughter to ride around…read morewith them learning to drive! Highly recommend for lessons and testing.

Ray Magaro was my tester. He took one very nervous and scared 67 yr. Old and made the experience…read moremuch better. A great instructor and the company itself was a pleasure to do business with. I will highly recommend shield driving school to anyone needing their services. Thanks to all who i talked to while there. John Iorio