What a cool place! Old building converted to support local artists and resident programs for kids…read moreand adults alike. They have art gallery to view spotlights on artists and pretty sure they have studio space that artists can rent if they don't have room at home. They have a massive Xmas shop event towards the holidays and yes I do have my artwork there as well! When you are on Montgomery road, make sure to pay them a visit or check out the summer camps for your kids! Highly recommend!

There's some cool art but more importantly really cool opportunities to create art here, the…read moreneighborhood is made better by having an outlet for expression and creation, and the people that operate this center are top notch. Definitely check it out and support it if possible

We chose CCAC for our wedding reception because it was in the same neighborhood as the church where…read morewe got married. When we started planning, Raine was the event coordinator. She was immediately buffaloed by straight-forward questions, and she just would not stay organized or save/file any documents we supplied at her request, so I ended up having to make a packet of all of her info so she could keep track better. I really felt like I was her secretary, but she was supposed to be working for us! A few weeks before the wedding she was letting us know when to have our vendors come drop off our orders, but she would change the timeframe day to day, which led to me having to keep updating our florist, caterer and table rental people. Working with her added so much work on my end since I had to keep updating the vendors on when they could come drop off our order when Raine shifted the timeline and then sending the same information over and over since Raine didn't save it the first time she requested it. Luckily for us, Raine was replaced by Liz about 2 weeks before the wedding, and our experience immediately improved! Liz seems to be someone who is on top of things and cares about her clients. Liz was great about anticipating our needs beyond what we had already considered. As far as the space itself, the CCAC ballroom is a little bare, but we were really happy with how it looked with our decorations. They have a great lighting system, so we were able to program the lights on different modes for dinner versus dancing. Our guests had the chance to go around to the art gallery and onto the roof where there are a few firepits, so it was excellent for our guests who weren't big dancers. I think having other spaces for everyone to go gave everyone the chance to stay through to the end of the night. I was really happy nobody left early! For the price (about $4500), I thought the plastic folding chairs that come with the rental were a little flimsy and uncomfortable, so I splurged on banquet chairs from an outside vendor. My main selling point with CCAC was that it was walkable from our church, so I really didn't consider anywhere else. If I had worked with Liz from the start, and if CCAC offered better chairs or a little lower price I think I would easily give CCAC 5*!

Cultural gem with thoughtful programs. Most events free to the public!! Stylish new building.read more

What a great experience! I have not done pottery in years and The Pottery of Park Hills was just…read moreas I remembered. The instructor Monica was extremely friendly and happy to talk about her place of business, her background and how she decided to open her business. Monica even had her children assisting her. That was such a great touch. Family is everything! We were given two hearts to paint. I decided on one each, small and large(I would have taken pictures before they went into the kiln, but I'm embarrassed, lol). Also giving a shout out to the lady that made the cupcakes, DSSWEETTREAT, Bravo! Very moist and delicious. Thanks for a great night. Can't wait to see my finished product.

So very enjoyable! Not your typical mug painting place. The activities available rotate with…read moreseasons and special occasions. My daughter, granddaughter and I painted ceramic trivets and had a wonderful time of it. I am looking forward to the autumn offerings and just being creative. Great options, wonderful owner and good supplies!

My husband brought us here for my birthday and it was a cool experience! Staff was friendly and it…read morewas fun to shoot paint from a water gun and the kids had fun painting my husband lol. We all did our own canvas and then did a big one together. Would be fun to come back for the paint playground.

We made a reservation online for the paint playground…read more We showed up a little early for our Paint Playground reservation, and the staff welcomed us and showed us around. While we waited, we tried the air dried clay (just one of many cool art project options they offer). The Paint Playground itself was so fun, my five year old loved it. You get goggles, a poncho, and full permission to fling, splatter, and smear paint everywhere. They will even take pictures on your phone while you're in there. The real MVPs, though, are the staff. Every single person we interacted with was super friendly, helpful, and clearly love what they do. It made the whole experience that much better. If you or your kids love to be creative or love to get messy, this is the perfect place to my daughter is already asking when we can go back.

A paint/glaze your own pottery studio with zero studio fees?! Count me in!…read more Fees are included in the listed price. However, I've been to a handful of pottery studios and the prices at Cactus Rose are still significantly less than a traditional studio fee. Options are: paint and take home same day or glaze and pick up in a week or two. Pottery Wheel classes are available intimately for $45/person which includes four bowls, glazed and fired in the kiln. Huge shop full of summer camps for the kiddos, pottery retail, fun t shirts and tumblers for purchase and events held often!

My daughter and I frequently come here to paint and absolutely love it. We have gone to several…read moreplaces to paint ceramic pieces and by far this place beats out the rest especially in price. They don't charge a studio fee which is amazing. They have a good selection of pieces to paint. The hardest part is picking which piece you would like to paint. They also have several other things to make here other than just painting a ceramic pieces. We haven't done anything else yet but we are planning on it in the future. This is a great place to take your kids and enjoy an afternoon with them. The owner is very friendly and personable.

I love their children's programs, especially for homeschoolers. The village is unique and rich in…read moreCincinnati history, filling the space with homes, churches, schoolhouses, and more. Many volunteers put on their historical hats to share the early days of pioneering and homesteading with special events like Period Dinners, ghost stories, and homeschool days. A great spot to immerse yourself in local history!

Heritage Village Museum has great events including Homeschool Days and the Halloween trail. As a…read moreprevious volunteer during the haunt, everything is organized well and a blast to spread a little fear on the trail. Homeschool Days are so informative as most buildings are open with themed characters showcasing each building. From church parishioners, a Dutch women cooking in cast iron, printers in the print shop and more!

Had a blast! Great date night and if the people in my group are any indication a great girl's…read morenight out. I like that this company goes to different venues to have painting parties. It allows you to check out a place you might otherwise have never visited which makes it super easy to surprise someone. Guys, make the reservations online and take your lady out to dinner or for drinks and surprise her when the painting party starts! Our facilitator was Rachel and she was awesome. She dumbed it down enough that even I felt like I was doing okay! The fact that they visit different places to hold the parties is probably the reason why there are so few reviews here but the night I went if we had all reviewed there would be twenty more 5 star reviews on here. We all had a good time and it was fun meeting new people and going outside my comfort zone to do something new. Will definitely do this again!

We are awful patrons as we showed up late and had to leave early due to a babysitting situation. I…read morewish I knew what we were getting into as I thought their plant night would be an opportunity to try and bring plant life back into our home. I figured there would be instruction and tips and an open forum for questions. And I believe there was all of that, however, nothing that I could actually hear. The woman instructing was very sweet and friendly and put in a bad situation where the room that she reserved was not available or some failing occurred. Everyone should have been given the choice to re-schedule as no one at our table could hear anything. We were asked often if we could hear and every time I shook my head indicating I could not hear but yet she still spent all her time at the other table with a few attempts to come closer to our table when a question/answer session started. It became SO frustrating not being able to hear that I tuned out hoping we'd get home in Time for the sitter, wishing I could just get the supplies and finish in my comfortable, quiet home with no equines within 6 feet of me. NOT the relaxing, enjoyable, therapeutic experience we were hoping for and next time we will spend the 11$ (the fee ON TOP of Groupon pricing you will get charged) on a similar planted/Halloween plant at Michaels Regarding the woman that tried to teach this class I feel bad for her as she may not know how to handle these unexpected situations and may be limited in what she can offer but this was unacceptable.... We were forced to be a bigger part of the bar experience then we would have liked. We got there about 8 minutes late and she checked our names but other people at the table were musing how anyone could have taken their seat as their Groupon was never checked...and we were in the middle of a bar. The people at my table were complaining about the 11$ fee on top of the Groupon fee... young professionals feeling like they got ripped off isn't a way to inspire repeat business... IF THERES A FEE include it in a higher Groupon price so people don't go into it feeling ripped off or leaving feeling even worse when the experience was a failure. I had forgotten that fee but the young professionals had not. Skip the plant nite... even if everything has been as it should have been I believe this group on Would have been a failure either way and I would never recommend or do again... the conservatory has free workshops all the time and often you take things home with you... all for less (admission is 4$) then the "additional fee" with this company

I'm so surprised by the negative review here. I found the staff of core clay to be knowledgeable,…read morekind and professional. I have loved every minute I've spent there. And the studio space is great! Plus, the last throwing class I took was in downtown Chicago and the parking was sooooo expensive. But so much convenient, free, nearby street parking all around the Core Clay studio. It might be a weird thing to care about, but I loved it just the same.

We came to core clay for a date night where you make your own clay vase. Niki was beyond friendly…read moreand helpful the entire time. She explained the entire process thoroughly and was just great to talk to. In the end I think we were in the studio for about an hour and a half or two hours. You are allowed to bring your own food and drinks but i would recommend sticking to just the drinks unless you want to eat clay or have crumbs on your vase. It was such a casual and fun low pressure experience that it made us want to become members so that we could come and create whenever we want. I will say that there is a giant dog in the studio and a cat that just wander around unleashed so if that bothers you maybe mention something before you get there or don't buy a ticket. ($100 per couple) The vases were ready for pickup in about a month so plan accordingly if you are doing this as an out of towner or are planning to move within the month after doing this. I would absolutely recommend this to everybody. We have no pottery skills but in the end came out with beautiful pieces that we love. Thanks so much Core Clay!!