This is a truly magical school. The teachers and all of the staff genuinely care about their…read morestudents and consistently go above and beyond. Their passion for the Arts resonates throughout the school and in each incredible production. My only regret is not sending my son here sooner. He started in Grade 10, but truly would have benefited going for all of his schooling here. Bravo Vic!

Sad to see such crazy bad reviews. My experience as a student was live-saving and fantastic. I had…read morenever fit in or belonged growing up in school, and with my mental health issues it made school and making friends very difficult. When I moved to Edmonton and started school, that all changed. The teachers were fantastic, passionate about the subjects they taught and very understanding. Not only that, but they have a separate office upstairs for mental health and ability services. The school is LGBTQ+ proactive and friendly, and as far as I knew and what I experienced, most all the students were willing to be friends with others. Kids from all different interest groups would get together to play magic the gathering, no matter the social status. I still am very close with my friends I met there, and it's been a few years.

I took a workshop with the owner. I asked him to help me and he said, "this is the last time. Don't…read moreask me again for heip." I was taken aback because first, I hadn't asked him for any help until then, and second I paid for this workshop and that was his job to teach. I went back once after that and he was still arrogant and overbearing. I don't recommend this school unless you're pretty tough skinned and don't mind being scolded. Way too controlling for me.

From the owner: Pro's Art Atelier teaches the techniques of drawing, perspective and composition in oil painting…read more Students are guided through the styles of Classical Realism, Naturalism, Gesture and Impressionism. Students work in a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere. People work in the school as one big family, helping and encouraging one another. Many students work hard to better themselves, but still think of the group not just of themselves. Students are able to use tilting desk tops or easels. The students can leave Still Life sets up and work on them continually every time they come. The gallery is located throughout the building and is a sumptuous display of artwork. The public is welcome to come in and browse/view the works any time a class is in progress. The visitors are free to talk to the individual students and ask questions regarding their art. Workshops are of numerous types. We have in class drills during regular classes so that we may work altogether on the same theme during that one class, example: painting trees or a face. Occasionally workshops are held Saturday afternoons, Sunday or Thursday mornings. We also have live model drawing and painting classes. We also invite a variety of guest instructors from around the world to teach. Past teachers include Zhoaming Wu, Sherrie McGraw, Robert Johnson, & Rick Weaver.

This is a pretty neat space! I've only been here once, to watch a video game jam wrap up (and see…read morewhat the participants came up with). Some of the participants were students at the Edmonton Digital Arts College. One of the people in charge of the event was a teacher at this college. He had a great personality and seemed to take pride in the work of his students. I loved seeing all the art on the walls and in the halls of the school. It really looks like they use their space fully and that the students here create some awesome stuff!

When I interviewed for the program I wanted, I made it clear that I wanted to have web design as…read moremy focus. Both the instructors agreed it would be taught. When it was time to work on the focus, none of the other students in my class wanted to do web design. So he didn't teach it. I was flabbergasted. When I approached the instructor about it he suggested a few websites. Which weren't free. After taking out loans for 22K I had to PAY to teach myself the skills they promised would be covered. And now I have to payback these loans before I can even go to a proper school. I would give negative stars if I could.

Kids take a weekly private lesson focused on popular rock music and can also join a rock band that…read morepractices weekly and performs a few times a year. The motivation to improve comes very fast when there's a purpose to the learning and the students consistently experience personal and team success. Teachers at the school are young, fun experts at their instruments, and they are always learning a new instrument themselves, so they know how it feels to be a student. This music school is unlike any other in Edmonton. The owners are highly educated, creative, flexible people, and so are the staff. Their methods create high motivation. Your kiddo will WANT to play! Mine sure did. In my experience, Backbeat provides a 100% happy musical experience for kids of all ages. Thank you to Dan and Nella Sabo for bringing this unique opportunity to Edmonton's kids.

Awesome music school for teenagers offering both private lessons and rock bands. Great teachers who…read morereally know teenagers and how to make performing fun and not intimidating. My son started with private bass lessons and then joined a rock band this year. He's a shy kid who now loves playing in a band and on stage.

I've been to 4Cats Art Studio with my children now a couple of times - for school activities and…read morebirthday parties. Most recently, I stopped in yesterday, to drop off money towards a little girl's birthday account because all she wants for her birthday is money towards art classes here! Yep, it's that good! From splatter paint parties (and I hear they are brining in black light splatter paint parties) to drawing to 3-D canvas painting with clay, 4Cats does it all. Family nights, field trips, classes, you name it - they can probably do it! Check out their website for current projects: http://4cats.com/stalbert/ The staff are always friendly, creative, and super awesome with kids which is what it's all about! Birthday parties will run you about $20 a kiddo and the kid leaves with an art project they made - WAY better than a loot bag! Party bookings are held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and are times for 1 hour 45 minutes to include a project and treat time. Parties are geared for 3 years of age and up. I was just checking out the site and my son is already clamouring for one of the Star Wars themed ones where they make a clay yoda! I can foresee a party or two or three coming up here for my kiddos' birthday parties! 4Cats - You seem pretty purrfect to me! PS - Remember to dress in clothes/shoes/socks/hair accessories you don't mind getting stained even if it is for a princess birthday party :-)

We decided to check out 4 cats clay studio in St. Albert to see how they teach pottery wheel. All I…read morecan say is that it's a waste of money. For one thing if you book a class there is no refund...huh, seriously...so okay fine. It was $30 per person and you only get 2 clay balls to work with. Then if you can even make something it's $20 more for glazing which you need to come back to do in a week. For one thing it's a smaller ball of clay than what we are used to from other classes and it wasn't the greatest of clays. Kinda felt more of a cheap clay. And we didn't have any tools to check clay depth, just a sponge Turning clay standing up with non professional wheels is another disaster waiting to happen for beginners. The wheels had no real control for rotations which makes it super hard to figure out and your back gets fatigued quickly. You gotta be sitting to do pottery, it's supposed to be relaxing and therapeutic. There is zero instruction for when we arrived so we just went for it. Which our projects failed miserably and the so called instructor had only been on the wheel for a week. So basically we were training her...which we felt she didn't care for at all Normally after your done at other shops we would clean up the equipment but she said no (I think to get rid of us faster) luckily she walked away to the front of the store and I told the other couple trying the wheel for the first time to goto Viva Clayworks for a better experience. Save your money and don't go here.

I took a mosaics workshop a couple of years ago with Margo Anton and it was fantastic. She is a…read moregreat teacher, and taught us all of the skills and principals we needed to work confidently on a creative project that was completed by the time our session was over. She made it easy to obtain the supplies for our projects and her easy way made learning about something brand new to me both fun and enjoyable. The work she has done herself is absolutely beautiful. She's a very talented, self-taught artist who is incredibly deserving of success in her small business. She does commissioned pieces and her samples can be viewed at www.minervamosiaics.com.

Awesome school, enjoyed every bit of it, my instructor took his time to teach me everything I…read moreneeded to know and the tools I need to become a DJ. Thank you Andrew. Israel.

From the owner: Registration for Sept group classes now open! We are Edmonton's first electronic music production…read moreand DJ school. We help people of all ages and skill levels develop their music production and DJ knowledge. If you've ever wanted to learn how produce music at home or learn the fundamentals of DJing, check out our 1-on-1 lessons or group classes. Opened in 2015, our school is the first of its kind in Edmonton and is located on Jasper Ave. Check out our website for more details.