I can't believe I hadn't been here in years. Totally taking for granted some of the amazing…read moregalleries we have in Pittsburgh. Attended a student art show last night with a friend who teaches a class at PCA. There were so fantastic pieces created by the adult students. In addition of course there were other exhibits that we were able to tour. When I was in art school this was a place we visited often. Time to get back in the swing of things. The gift shop is still fantastic and filled with lots of unique items.

Beautiful gardens and green house off of Mellon park. We stopped here on a sunny day to check out…read morethe printmaking facilities and buy some house plants. After brunch at Square cafe we needed to take a little walk and absorb some rays. It is a very serene setting and once they get the fountain running I may just come to sit and ponder. The building is so big and they offer many summer art classes so check out the website to see what they have. Events are held here all summer, mostly weddings. I went in to see the printmaking lab, I mostly do screenprinting but they don't have the light tables or screens here. The receptionist was so helpful and said that there would be printmaking classes over the summer and to call one of the directors to see what they might be able to do for me in regards to the type of medium I want to work with. If you need a place to do intaglio or relief printing they have a great space to print!

I was looking for art classes in CLE and stumbled upon Art House, which is a nonprofit organization…read moredevoted to making art accessible to their Brooklyn Centre neighborhood as well as Greater Cleveland. They offer visual and creative arts classes for people of all ages and skill levels. Shortly after learning about Art House I signed up for a six week pottery on the wheel class. I had never used a pottery wheel before, and I really enjoyed it (even though I'm not too great at it). The instructor, Billy Ritter, was fantastic. Really helpful, friendly and laid back. He is also very diplomatic with his comments on our less than perfect creations throughout the weeks. I took the class solo but was really happy with the group setting and made friends with the other people in the class. I also attended a glass mosaic class that was a good time. Art House offers a large variety of classes for adults, kids and kids with family members, and open studio time for ceramics as well. These would make excellent gifts! The classes are also great if you're looking to do something on your own or with friends. Art House offers summer programs for kids, birthday parties, etc. AH has a large variety of things to offer and they change/update them every few months. AH currently offers monthly "Sippin' in the Studio" single night classes in which they provide a few glasses of vino to get your creativity flowing and range from glass mosaics to jewelry making. This is a cool place and I hope Clevelanders take advantage of it. Check it out - sign up for something today! Sign up with a friend and/or meet some new people in a really relaxed atmosphere.

From the owner: We offer a wide range of programming, including:…read more - Studio art classes and workshops for adults and kids including ceramics, printmaking, mixed-media, and more. - Ten pottery wheels and two large kilns onsite - Professional development opportunities for art educators and artists - StudioGo: fee-based outreach arts classes, workshops and festival activities for schools, businesses, and organizations from homeschool groups to senior centers to corporate art and teambuilding retreats. - Customized private events for youth and adult birthday parties, badge building workshops for Scouts, bachelorette parties and girls night out etc. - Urban Bright: Arts-in-Education programming for schools in Cleveland Metropolitan School District and select schools in the Greater Cleveland community. - FREE Family open studio and low cost Family Clay Day workshops.

Friendly atmosphere Spacious enough to accommodate 50+…read morepeople. Great place to experience art and to build your art career. Therefore I encourage every art lover to visit Valley View Art Center. I support local Artist.

What a treasure for Chagrin Falls and the surrounding community. Gallery, shop, and school the art…read morecenter has a lot to offer. I discovered them before I even completed my move to the area and started taking classes as soon as I arrived. You can choose between 6 week courses or short workshops. I've learned a lot and the instructors are wonderful! Plus, studies prove that creating art is good for everyone, no matter your skill level! A small yearly membership fee quickly pays for itself with discounts too. If taking classes isn't your thing, you can browse the shop for gifts by local artists or attend the yearly art fair, Art by the Falls that Valley Art Center sponsors. Or shop the gallery for works by local artists. It's a wonderful way to decorate your walls with truly unique works. Why grab a mass print at a chain store when you can buy one of a kind? And if you don't see something just right on your first visit, come back. The art in the galleries and shop changes regularly. Valley Art Center is an important and valuable resource for the community, and I can't recommend it highly enough.

Had a ceramics class with Liana. I had a great time and made cute pieces…read more Update: when I was finally able to pick up my items after two months, none of them were done right. I'm not going to take the time to enumerate everything that is wrong, but I was told that the pictured piece fell off in the kiln. If that were true, there wouldn't be glaze on the surfaces that need to be re-joined. This cannot even be fixed. So in addition to doing careless work with the glaze, they were untruthful about what happened. This was a frankly a terrible experience.

Took a planter class in April. Was told it would be a month. Every time we asked, they had excuses…read moreand said it still wasn't ready. Said we wanted to pickup our pieces whether they were finished or not and would finish the pieces elsewhere. The day we were coming, they called to say it was ready. One piece was glazed only halfway and in the wrong color. The other was over glazed enough so the relief is gone and they dripped another glaze on it and you can see the finger mark where they attempted to wipe it off. When we called about a refund, we were quite frustrated and were told that we needed a discussion with the instructor to figure out if they had done anything wrong. Could not be more disappointed. Will never return. Would recommend trying somewhere else if someone is considering going here.

The Restaurant is absolutely fabulous. They serve Breakfast and Lunch. We tried the Egg and cheese…read moreveggie wrap. We also ordered a cheeseburger as we heard they were absolutely incredible. The wrap was filled with fresh vegetables it was yummy. The cheeseburger comes with fresh hot thin French fries that were so yummy. The burger comes with pickles and mustard and ketchup you can ask for them not to put it on. It was perfectly cooked and the flavor was absolutely on point. The Amish market also has a donut shop that is wonderful. Each donut is 2.00 and they are made all day long. Open Thursday thru Saturday. There are cheese and cold cut vendors. Furniture and custom leather belts and hats. They have a place you can purchase dips for fruit and veggies and they make up beautiful trays daily. Homemade stuffed pretzels with everuthing from breakfast items inside them to just cheese. Fresh cup up fruit and veggies. Every kind of prepped salad you CAN think of. Veggies who veggies sliced. Fruit whole fruit sliced. The best place to find goodies for the weekend. Fresh meats to buy and take home and cook. Ready to eat prepped foods to eat there or take home. A shop for spices and wonderful things to use in the kitchen. This place also has a section where you can buy homemade fresh baked cookies cakes pies, breads. So much here to look at. Candy too. We went back to eat and again I had the Egg veggie wrap. It was fabulous. My friend had the breakfast burger. Crazy good. Burger cooked perfectly on a bun with cheese, sausage gravy, and an egg cooked any way you want she chose scrambled and some sliced home fries. Crazy Combo with a fabulous taste.

The donuts and pastries at the Amish Market are amazing. They are fresh and generously sized. My…read morefavorite is the Apple Fritter. It is so good! They make them in two sizes... small and large. They are great with a cup of coffee.