Very welcoming and interesting experience. Highly recommended for a few hours in Whistler!read more

Did an floral oil painting courese last weekend with Steve Williams and it was briliant...learned a…read morelot and got some wonderful tools to further my growth as a painter...Steve is a great teacher and I loved the venue! JJ

Just finished my most recent workshop with Justin -- inspiring as always! He's extremely…read moreknowledgeable and is a great instructor. He shares a wealth of tips and techniques. He's also exceptional at encouraging creativity. I've taken several workshops and will be back for more.

What an amazing and unique arts and crafts to do alone, a small group, or in our case, a group of 8…read moregirls! All of us had a great time from the moment we walked in. The ambiance is super cute, with colorful, warm vibes. The music always soothing, and you even get hot tea and Turkish delights in bites. 1) booking has never been easier. We selected the pick you piece on site. So go earlier so you can browse and really find the piece and size you want. 2) go early, so you can start planning what kind of mosaic you plan to design in your platter. 3) be mindful of the time. You get 3 hrs, but the hours go really fast when you're having fun, and you're also new to this. Set some time aside, more than 1 hr, so do the filler beading at the end. My friends and I really pushed the boundaries of time limit and was rushing to finish our beading filler. Still super fun, but super intense thinking we wouldn't finish on time. Definitely would go back and do this again. The staff was super friendly and helpful. The establishment was clean and chic. Please note that this isn't wheel chair friendly and that you will have to go down a bunch of stairs to reach the studio. Price was right! For unlimited glass and beads. And for just the whole experience. Really recommend it! Parking was easy to find outside. Paid meter, bust its only 2 hrs max? So had to go up again to refill.. send a friend up with your receipts so one person can refill all the cars. Or carpool!

Hands down, the best art workshop around!…read more At the Mosaic Art Studio you can make your own traditional Turkish lamp using hand cut mosaic glass and beads. I've never been to a more satisfying art workshop. You start with a specific project in mind (think Candle Holders, or different shapes of lamps... Table, Aladdin, Swan, and Moon lamps). They are all the same difficulty and range in prices from $79-139. In their studio, you spend 3 hours making your lamp, and what may seem like a lot of time, those precious hours will fly by. Their studio, which is just across from Columbia station, is gorgeous! It's decorated with rugs and lamps and intricate Turkish pieces all set to get inspiration from. Each workshop table has an assortment of colorful beads and hand-cut glass pieces. You also get a handy sheet that has examples of designs that you can use for your creation. It's fun getting to design your own lamp. You have the creative freedom to choose the color, shapes and styles, or you can even wing it. Whatever you choose, it will come out perfectly following their instruction on what to do. Once you're finished making your glass bowl insert, the studio takes two weeks to seal it to preserve your design. You'll receive an email when it's ready to collect. And at home, you can marvel in awe of what you created. I've also booked the team here for an in-office team-building group workshop, and they were fantastic. They set up everything similar to their studio and even played the traditional Turkish music. The instruction was clear and they had plenty of their friends to help on a one-on-one basis if anyone needed help or advice. The team here make it a really seamless process and I couldn't recommend them enough! Come to their beautiful studio or book them for an event, either way, it's a fun time creating your own Turkish mosaic lamp!

We had a very different experience upon our visit to Black Tusk Gallery than reviewer Skylar L. My…read morefriend David and I were out exploring Whistler Village and decided some art galleries would be interesting and fun - and a way to get out of the heat (was upper 80's that day - Fahrenheit). The gentleman running the gallery (I forget his name) was very friendly and answered all of our questions about the art pieces - including the very large ceremonial mask hanging from the ceiling in the center of the gallery. I love learning about North American natives and their culture - their music, art, history, etc. I wish I could afford a couple of their art pieces - they were way out of my price range - but I still enjoyed seeing them and hearing about them!

My friends and I went in here last year. Just because we were young (all in our 20s) the woman…read moredidn't give us the time of day. Granted, I don't have money to spend on mostly mediocre art (some better, more worse), but one of the girls I was with definitely could have and then some. Because of the woman's extreme rudeness none of us will ever patron this gallery.

Under the 4Cats umbrella they seem to have recently rebranded as the Edgemont village Art studio…read more It's really nice to have a place kids can go and be led through projects with proper art supplies and techniques. I've done a few drop in events with my daughter and a class or two with my then 3 year old. Most recently we held my daughter's birthday party here where they made little dog style ceramic cups which turned out really cute. All the girls loved their art once it was ready. There wasn't enough time for them to paint the details unfortunately but the studio did that for them so they ended up with a finished cup that they can actually use! Was a great place for a small crafty kids party and the classes are nice too as the kids end up with canvas art and things they can use or display. I miss the splatter parties for the really little ones! They were so much fun.

Our son absolutely adores this studio -- he's participated in numerous ongoing weekly sessions, as…read morewell as spring break camps, and has had wonderful experiences in both. Alice and Laurie have amazing enthusiasm and energy, and do a terrific job of inspiring that same love for art in their students. Kudos!

It was all about the Westcoaster Luge during our visit to Whistler. The kids also enjoyed the mini…read morezipline and Amazen Maze, but the luge was by far their favorite. Kids can go on their own around age 8, so our youngest had to have an adult accompany him (yipee!). You can easily control your speed, so it was funny to see how fast or slow different people went. They did a good job of spacing out riders so you didn't bunch up. There is a timer to track your speed if you're competitive. I've been to adventure zones at several resorts in Lake Tahoe (Squaw Valley and Northstar) and this is far superior.

My daughters loved this (2 and 6 years of age). The 'Kiss the Sky' bungie jump was the favorite by…read moreboth. My no fear 2 year old had a blast on it and my more cautious 6 year old really liked it and appreciated the staff that started out with small jumps and made sure she was comfortable with going higher before launching way high up. The activities are fun and not short like a state fair would have. The staff are all friendly, clean, mature and helpful. If parents want something to wear out their kids a bit, take them here for a couple hours.