Spotlight is an amazing dance studio. My 9 year old has been dancing there for 4 years. She started…read morewith one class and now takes four. Next season she'd like to take 5 classes and join the dance team. The teachers are wonderful, positive, and knowledgeable. The main office is always there to answer questions, and are so friendly and helpful. My daughter goes into the studio every week with a smile on her face and comes out with an even bigger smile. I can't imagine sending my little dancer anywhere else.

Miss Amanda and the teachers my daughter has are wonderful. We love Miss Justine for Irish Step…read more Miss Amanda the director does a Fantastic job running this school. Everyone is professional but down to earth. I would highly recommend this dance studio to anyone. Miss Amanda even worked out a special payment plan to make things work when my husband lost his job. The other review is quite old and is not the same management. Send your child here with confidence.

Had a great experience painting and drinking here. The instructor, Kyle, was a fantastic at walking…read morethe class through the steps of painting the northern nights. Took around 90 minutes todo and the results were satisfying. Whole class seemed pleased with their results and enjoyed the lesson. They have a variety of wines and canned beers to choose from. Plenty of extra brushes and paints if needed. Will definitely return!

Very cozy venue. They host many different paint nights so you can definitely find something of…read moreinterest. The instructors are very helpful.

Even as someone who isn't usually a fan of art museums, this was AWESOME…read more Things to love: - art that is really cool to look at and impressively made - admission is pay what you want with suggested donations - the front is a craft store!! - artists in residence - apparently they also have classes - gorgeous waterfront views!!

Cute place check for free days and events on site stopped here after a long walk I'd definitly go…read moreback

My daughter took art classes from Lisa all through high school. She is a wonderful teacher! She…read moreteaches technique in watercolor, oil, pen and ink, etc. Highly recommend!!

From the owner: This in-home studio is the perfect setting for Individualized instruction in drawing and painting…read more Student's age 5- adult of any ability level are welcome. Nationally awarded artist Lisa G Bailey works and teaches in most mediums: watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, pen, marker & oils. New students are offered a free consultation to plan a program that meets their personal needs. Private and small group (Max.8) weekly classes are offered throughout the year. Students learn the eight keys needed to become a successful artist: increase awareness, tune perception, stimulate & encourage imagination, enable self-expression, expand art vocabulary, understand fundamentals, practice technique and develop a person style. This studio offers a safe and allergy friendly environment where students can succeed while gaining self-esteem.

I have taken two classes at Metalwerx and I can't say enough good things. Fantastic teachers, a…read moregreat studio that is run thoughtfully! Safety and care of tools is always communicated. Easy to park, easy to grab lunch up the street at the sandwich shop. Take a class and you will love it!! Great for beginners or more advanced jewelers (I wrote a book about jewelry making and I learn something every time I'm here )

I always wanted to take a jewelry making class and finally enrolled in an evening class here. I…read morewas hopeless at jewelry making, but I really tried. This class helped me realize that I am a 2-D person -- sawing and soldering are not my think. That being said, I really tried hard and was very motivated to make something. I melted a few bezels. The teacher barely gave me the time of day, but the teaching assistant took pity on me and gave me some extra help. They never asked for feedback on the experience. I haven't been back since, but for the right person it might be an amazing experience.

Bob and Deb started us off with a fun tour of the school including the wall of lies and the kilns…read more Bob's demo was easy to follow along even though I forgot everything as soon as he was done explaining. With lots of help I managed to turn out an interesting cup. After cleaning up I picked my favorite piece and glaze. I got my piece back in a month and it turned out amazing

I came here last year, so my review is overdue…read more Fantastic studio with fun, informative classes. Fair prices for classes as well as firing your pieces. Lots of glaze colors to choose from. I no longer live in Boston but I wouldn't hesitate to return here if I ever move back.

Dew Claw Studios is truly a Rhode Island gem! John and Kris are such kind, welcoming people that…read moremake ceramics accessible to all skill levels! The classes are relatively affordable and generally filled with diverse groups of people. Whether you're looking to hand build or throw pots on a wheel, Dew Claw Studios is a great pottery studio!

A bad place for beginners. The owner is extremely nice and affable, but his inability to actually…read moreinstruct (particularly for the price of these classes!) is absurd. I initially signed up for a hand-building class and noted that the instructor seemed to enjoy socializing with studio "regulars" more than spending a lot of time truly instructing. Indeed, one day the entire class (instructor included) spent the ENTIRE class talking and no lesson was provided at all. This was of course bothersome, but something that I could work through since hand-building can be fairly intuitive/self-taught. Also, I was motivated to learn and this is practically the only studio in the area that offers these courses. However, I then signed up for a pottery wheel course, at which point the cracks began to truly show in terms of the instructor's limitations in the teaching arena. Certainly, the pottery wheel definitely requires a LOT of practice in order to become proficient. But if the majority of your class can't even CENTER a pot--the foundation of pottery wheel work-- by the 4th or 5th lesson (and are being taught by a few of the other class members who have somehow caught on), that truly indicates there's a problem. I attended several open studio sessions in an attempt to hone my skills prior to additional lessons, but again, the instructor would spend the entire time socializing with others working in the studio. You felt as though you were dragging him away from his chit-chat with studio regulars in order to get instruction that you were paying him for. Two studio regulars sitting beside me at my first open studio session finally took pity on me and taught me how to center, which is certainly not their job. But there you are. I stuck out the wheel course for perhaps 5 sessions, in the meanwhile the majority of other students in my section stopped attending. I finally joined them, as I could certainly think of better things to do on my day off than try to wrangle a pottery wheel with little-to-no instruction. I imagine Dew Claw is a fantastic place for those with a background in pottery who are looking to build on their skill-set. But whether they realize it or not, this studio is truly taking advantage of new students who pay a reasonable amount of money and spend a large amount of their time for little return.

Eli Portman is a terrific teacher! And both the Eliot street and amory street locations are very…read morecomfortable, with easy parking.,,

It makes me sad to write this review, especially since I felt the possibilities of a community…read moreatmosphere at the Eliot school, but I was really disturbed by the use of the words, to me in the last email by the Assistant Director, Jean - "At this point, I think we just need to part ways." (when someone who's providing a service to you says that - HUGE RED FLAG!) So, I signed up for private lessons with Joe for $65/hour. This was expensive for me, but I really needed to get a project done for a deadline. I was clear about what I wanted a small model of a house, with all mitered joints, because I was going to use it to cast a model. I even brought paper patterns. Joe met with me and said it was do-able. We did the first session of three hours, one of which he gave me an hour free, it seemed to go well. (I got the hour free - because the the machines here aren't so good - so its not your fault, his words) We didn't finish so I suggest we meet again. An hour into the next session, Joe proclaimed that the project was not do-able and too complicated, because there isn't a left-handed table saw. He even took my piece and attempting to go forward, took it the sander and wanted to sand it down to 45 degrees (yikes). Anyhow, so I decided to cut my losses and say, okay let's stop. He decided not to charge me for this hour. So I left with a pile of wood, and also broken-hearted, because I had really wanted to complete this piece. So, I wrote Jean, asking if I could get my money back, because I was clear about what I wanted in my project and felt like I should have been told that my project was not do-able from the beginning or at minimum, warned. Not have my project unfinished, after I had spent $130, 4 hours of time, and $30 on materials. And on top of it, I now need to find and pay someone to build this model. It wasn't anything personal against Joe, he was a nice guy, but more about professionalism. For example, if you had a contractor who said they could do something, they wouldn't walk away midway through the project and say it was too hard, leaving you hanging. Same concept. But instead, I got an email that from Jean that said, we are NOT refunding you, but (as if I had won a prize) we aren't charging you for the extra two hours Joe gave you, and "at this point, I think we just need to part ways."