What a great time we had! Mom and I had been planning a trip to Do Art for years. Finally we made it and we had a great time. This is a great place for artists at any level. My mom is a whiz at drawing and painting and I'm below a novice. Two year olds draw better than I do. There was a lot of pre-made ceramics to choose from; which was a lot of fun to browse through before settling on the right piece. The staff were really helpful. They explained different techniques - 3 coats of paint will give you a more solid color, don't paint light over dark - to help us get started. Our table was well grounded, not wobbly. This is important when you are painting delicate fine lines on your piece. The paint brushes were well used which could make it hard to paint the more delicate things. Lots of paint colors and ceramic pieces to choose from. The pricewas $9 lab fee that includes the cost of paint, firing, brushes, pencils and other goodies. Then you purchase ceramic you are painting. Prices for ceramic pieces cover a wide range. My small candy dish with lid cost $11.50 and mom's vase/paint brush holder was $10. But we had unlimited use of the studio and paints. We had our own table. 5 stars for the studio, very clean and people friendly. 5 stars for variety and price. 4 stars for staff. The more mature staff were always available and walking the floor to make sure everybody was helped and having a good time. At the staff change a younger group of staff came in. While friendly it was a bit harder to figure out who was staff and who wasn't when we checked out. I ended up approaching a nice college aged woman to ask her if she worked there. Her purse was on one of the tables and she was totally engrossed in painting a piece. She did work there and we were able to check out. Our pieces will be ready in a week. 3 stars for not having a better system for tracking ready to pick up items, items that have been fired and ready to go home. No labeling system. Just walk in and say I'm picking up a tea cup and the staff says is this it and you say yea or nay. They might have a pefrect system but I did worry about not getting my mom's vase returned. We will see on Friday. Overall it was a wonderful experience and I had a great time hanging out with my mom and watching her work her amazing artistic magic on that vase. read more

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I love Do Art. I have been coming here since I was a little girl in elementary school (I am now in my third year of college). The old place was really cool because in the summer they had camps where you could make all your pieces and work on the potters wheels. It was a really good outlet for all of my creative energy, and it still is. I came here tonight with one of my girlfriends, and we had a really nice time just being mellow and painting. The ceramics to choose from was a bit lacking-they did not have what I was looking for, but I settled for a medium size box and a large square serving platter. Unlike their old place, they have a ton of paints and I didn't have to fight with people to get the color I wanted (this actually used to be a huge pain because you'd have to go around to every table to see who had the bottle of paint you were looking for), but now they have three bottles of every color available which is great. The studio is clean and I definitely give them props for their music choice- all the songs reminded me of my middle school days listening to Simple Plan and Bowling for Soup; it was almost nostalgic. The only complaint I really have is that the staff is not very friendly. When I first walked in, an older lady sitting at a table peered at me over her glasses and asked what I needed. My friend walked in after me and had a similar experience. That old lady needs to go or change her attitude. The other woman who came in later was super nice, however. All in all, it was a fun experience and I will be back. I hope next time that there will be more choices of ceramics to pick from! read more

Do Art Pottery & Art Studio - Art Schools Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

Do Art is located in a Westgate plaza, right next to a music store and Sweet Dreams. I had always seen it and vowed one day to come in and check it out. today was that day. Do Art is a do-it-yourself craft spot where you can paint ceramic, create mosaics, or create clay pots. The set up is a bunch of tables (large ones for adults, smaller one for the kiddies). I went for the ceramics as I've done this before at the Reitz 6 years ago and didn't want to risk spending money on an atrocious mosaic. You browse the store and pick a piece of ceramic to paint. Prices are on thr bottom. Prices ranged from $2 for a teeny tiny tile to $40 for a cake stand. I picked a bunny-shaped serving platter for $23. Kind of pricey. You also pay for the painting and materials fee, which is $5 for kids and $9 for adults. This covers the paint, clean up, materials, time and firing of your piece. You can come in multiple times to touch your piece up. They keep an unfinished piece for 30 days, and a finished piece for 60. So for $31, I got to paint my own plate. I didn't finished and intended this as a lazy day activity, so I put it away and will come back on another boring day to finish it. 4 stars for awesome idea, 3.5 for selection, 2.5 for price. read more

Found a deal on groupon and had a blast doing a painting here with my girlfriend. The staff was awesome they took their time and answered everyones questions and really made it a fun experience. read more

Do Art Pottery & Art Studio - Art Schools Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

Another living social deal cashed in. I have never been to something like this so I didn't know what to expect. You really couldn't get anything worth being "artistic" on for the 7 dollar credit purchased via living social. Ended up having to bump up to double the price and settled on jazzin' up a skull mug. We got a quick crash course on where everything was..stencils, brushes, paint, sponges etc. It was cool to kill and hour or two. Would consider coming back to try my hand at a mosaic...however having to "bump up" the price to make my 40 min drive from Ocala worth it, left a bad taste in my mouth. They really should make it clear on living social or their own website, what the price ranges on their items are so people have a better idea. read more

We had so much fun here. The staff was a little busy with a birthday party so it was hard to get help in the beginning but our overall experience was great. We would go again. read more

I took my daughter here for the Rapunzel painting.. she and I had a BLAST! Rapunzel was there and taught the class how to paint the picture of the lanterns that Rapunzel painted in the movie. We got pizza, prizes, pics with Rapunzel, and the gorgeous canvas painting that my daughter did! Well worth the $15! Amazing! My only complaint is like the previous posts, the older lady is a little gruff. Not rude, just not overly friendly. But the rest of the staff was extremely helpful and happy. read more

Fun activity to do on a lazy day. We went in picked out a few pieces to paint and spent a few hours listening to good music and getting creative. The staff was very nice and helpful and I'm excited to go back and see our pieces next week read more

Love do art. Its a nice place for little ones and adults. You can paint any item you want. If you dont know what to do, the person at the front is always helpful. They also have canvas classes! I love to go with my family and eat snacks while we paint. read more

After paying for a very overpriced piece that I spent a lot of time working on, I gave it to Do-Art for them to finish up the process. They assured me that they kept track of things and it would be fine. What happened? The piece went "missing." I spent HOURS gluing the tiles onto the wood, and while they did agree to refund me the price of the piece, they were extremely RUDE and unsympathetic. You would think they would want to retain customers and at least be understanding that people get attached to the artwork they create, especially when they come in expecting a finished piece. I remember I had to wait and call several times to get any resolution from the manager. Do Art, If you mess up and screw your customer out of time/energy/etc, at least offer a discount or something on another piece. I wouldn't have come back anyway, but at least I wouldn't have walked away thinking you were complete a**holes. read more