They were really nice and helpful, we got seen right away and they helped us understand the…read moredifferent paints. Some bitch was eyeing me like my girlfriend wasn't RIGHT by me so I would say the experience was mediocre.

Art camp for the win ! I made an effort to have a clutter free Christmas and the cornerstone was…read morebuying my little art camp as her big present this year. Art zone is located behind Walmart in a nice strip mall near financial offices. The space is shared with the owners workout studio. What a fun combination! My daughter knows Mrs. Russell from school and I enjoy seeing the projects they complete. The website has great themed classes in addition to their free paint hours. The pottery date night looks super fun and the kids night camp is a deal for a parents night out. We are looking forward to another one so we can see a movie and grab dinner. The studio is clean and bright. I am slightly jealous of my daughter and would like to take a week off to come do art all week myself. The fake stained glass class looks amazing, I love to see the masterpieces that come home !

First Friday art walk is always fun, especially when the weather is good. Had an especially great…read moretime listening to a group of young ladies playing ukuleles and singing. (The Ukeladies!) Many of them had written and performed their own songs! Downside was it was hard to hear them with the traffic passing by. I love that Springfield has this- a nice time to walk around, look at art,listen to music and grab some great food downtown.

Art walk is a mixed bag…read more You can have AWESOME art walks with a little of everything, or you get shitty ones that try to follow themes or have little turnout. I HATE going to the galleries. Why are there so many art galleries in Springfield and how do they stay open? I know MSU has a great and wonderful art program, but artists (who don't make much money at all) collect and meet together to support each other (with little to no money at all) and crowd up small buildings to talk about elitist concepts of art that I, especially, don't give a rat's ass about! You want to know my opinion about art? Art is a skill that comes from necessity. Hunting, for example, is a necessary skill that later turned into target practicing. Painting, I think, came only after someone started conveying messages on cave walls. We DO need to convey messages, but when that message is an entire gallery of penises--I mean, "phallic symbols"--what message are you making? No joke. Before it became Pickleman's, there was a MSU gallery there. They'd have featured artists who got famous from shtick or gimmick. The artwork wasn't about skill, but usually controversy. I was a dating a design major at the time and she invited me out. She told me that she wanted to see the phallic exhibit. I walked in the front door and felt like smashing the sculptures and killing anyone who had anything positive to say about it. Think about this: if I opened a gallery with sculptures and pictures of vulvas, would I be a pervert or an artist? This bitch who fashioned dongs out of clay is a pervert. Somehow, though, she's making money. I go for the bars and specials. I HATE paying full price for beer and will go places that offer me something to drink at a reduced rate. So what if I have to wait 15 minutes to get it, I'm paying half price for the same shit that was costing me my night's budget! I suggest going to art walk AFTER 9 pm. The roving packs of high schoolers, older and slower moving car targets, and many yuppies tend to recluse around that time. Galleries start closing. Don't worry, you're only missing a tray of crackers and Yellow Tail if miss out on the wonderful, wonderful artistic fortitudes of Springfield's financially desolate only found in cold, pretentious art galleries. There will be a lot of people in the bars, so I suggest you and your friends secure a table and send one person the bar at a time for pitchers. Beware of the frat-asses who'll blindly intimidate you into moving, but never keep good on their promises of ass-kickery. You may need to bring a squirt gun with you to fight off hipsters smoking clove cigarettes (hipsters hate water). If you're like me, you'll probably be content in finding a hole-in-the-wall by your lonesome and farting when someone starts crowding your shit OR riding your bike as fast as you can through large crowds of Jersey Shore look-alikes hoping to flatten a Snooki or Situation. Keep a flask in your pocket, 'cause you're likely to wait.

Had a really, really, really -awful experience with the "old owners"? Called after the "new" owners…read morehad taken over to inquire about purchasing the pots we made during our class. We were offered a free class by the new owner but honestly just didn't want to go back due to how poorly we were treated. I have yet to receive any follow up about buying or receiving the bowls we made in March. ‍ I'd like to try pottery again but will go somewhere else.

it was a very fun experience, loved making the mugs. i live in lawrence and wanted to take their…read morecouples pottery class. i called to see how i would recieve my mugs since i live in lawrence, they said "oh we ship all the time, dont worry about it. you just need to pay for shipping". okay great, key phrase: we ship all the time. so i took the class in august, takes a month for them to fire it. i call in october wondering if its ready, not yet. call november, its ready. give them my FULL address, apartment and all over the phone, expect it in 2 weeks. still waiting. finally call again end of november, "oh i forgot to put the apartment number so we'll send it again" .... sweet okay. finally get it first week of december. one mug made it, the other SHATTERED. so i emailed them (check the photos) and just whole thing .... didnt sit well with me and im just upset with the whole deal. making them was fun, other than that NO. somehow this was all my fault ??? when they didnt put the address on right ??? alright ...

Please read before enrolling your child…read more I attended this school in middle school for one semester, and it was one of the most disturbing and harmful environments I've ever been in. I've waited years to write this because I needed distance to truly understand how wrong it all was. But now, as an adult in college, I feel a responsibility to speak up -- for myself, and for any family considering this school. During my time there, I witnessed staff justifying slavery using religion (Mr. Arnold). I heard Black students referred to in dehumanizing, offensive ways (We were called blacks all of the time). These weren't slip-ups or ignorance -- they were intentional, repeated, and normalized by the culture of the school. I was a mixed-race student trying to survive in an environment where racism was brushed off and spiritual language was used to mask harm. Let me be clear: this didn't happen "nine years ago" like the school's Google response claimed. I transferred there six years ago, right after a family vacation, and I remember everything clearly. The school is lying to downplay the truth and discredit former students like me. That alone should raise concern. The physical environment was just as unsafe. The building had visible mold, and the facilities were unsanitary. It wasn't a place that felt safe, supported, or clean -- emotionally or physically. To the parents reading this: I know how hard it is to choose a school that feels right. But please don't let the word "Christian" blind you. What I experienced here was not Christ-like. It was damaging, dismissive, and deeply hypocritical. This school hurt me in ways I'm still unpacking. I would never send a child there. No one deserves to feel what I felt.

Heartbreaking how religion was used here…read more I attended this school briefly and I still think about how damaging it was. Not just because of what was said -- but because of the way it was said in the name of God. This school openly excluded and shamed people based on their beliefs. I specifically remember being told that "Catholics don't go to heaven." That moment stuck with me -- not just because it's wrong, but because it made me realize how twisted things were here. The leadership didn't just allow discrimination -- they taught it. Students of color were talked about in ways that were absolutely racist, and any concerns were dismissed. The environment didn't feel safe, spiritually or emotionally. It felt like control masked as Christianity. Even as a teenager, I knew something wasn't right. Years later, I still carry those memories, and I can't stay silent knowing other kids could be walking into the same experience. This school does not represent the love or compassion that faith is supposed to stand for. Parents, please look deeper. You deserve to know the truth.

I am so excited and proud to get to be a part of the faculty at the Conservatory of the Ozarks!…read moreHeather is such a delight to work with and she is encouraging on both a professional and personal level. She is an amazing mentor and I hope to inspire my students the way she does hers. I cannot wait to see what I'm able to offer as their newest piano and violin instructor with my music therapy background and see them progress in their love and knowledge for music.

I enjoy teaching piano and voice at the Conservatory of the Ozarks because working with my students…read moreis so rewarding!

What a fun place. Was my first time visiting Painting with a Twist. I didn't really know what to…read moreexpect so I was a little nervous however as soon as I walked in a felt very confident and comfortable. Our paint instructor was wonderful, greeted everyone as we walked in, made sure we had all of our supplies along while saying many jokes. To drink I decided to take a 50ml vodka & a 11.5 lemonade. Pretzels sounded good to snack on, I didn't want something that was too greasy or that had a strong odor. I was glad they show you and tell you how to do everything, was a lot of fun seeing how everything turns out a little different than everyone else. You can use a different colors as well. It was so much fun, we had a great group and the instructor kept us laughing all the time. Honestly I was so glad I didn't drink more or I probably would have had an unfinished project or one that I'd have to leave in the garage.

Painting with a Twist has been open since March, so it surprises me that I'm the first one to leave…read morea review. This place is a lot of fun. A group of friends and I made reservations because we like the painting, and it was a fundraiser for the an American Cancer Society. You show up about 30 minutes ahead of time just to get acclimated. Be sure to wear old clothes - they give you an apron, but paint will still splatter from you (and from your neighbor). LOL They have tables set up with all the easels and all your paint colors on a plate, and all your paint brushes in a cup ready to go. You pick a seat and start painting. They have an instructor up front that paints an example and walks you through the picture, and then there's an assistant that walks around and helps you one-on-one. Every so often, you take a break and they play fun little interactive games. We painted mustaches on each other and then whoever painted the best mustache and whoever wore that mustache got a prize. They gave away tumblers, coffee cups, shirts, and paintings, so that was a cool deal too. This gives you the chance to use the bathroom and one of their blow dryers to dry your picture before the next stage. There's a table along the back wall, and they do allow you to bring in food and your own drinks. There's a mini fridge, a bottle opener, and a corkscrew, so you don't have to bring any of that stuff with you. There's also a Rewards program you can sign up for that gives you points the more you paint. This was the most fun I've had in a long time, and you don't have to be a good artist to enjoy yourself. They also have a special time set up on Saturdays where you can bring your painting back in and work one-on-one with an artist to fix it if you're not happy. That's a really neat asset that they offer. This is a super fun place with really nice people. It makes for a good time with a group of friends doing something out of the ordinary. Highly recommended!