Just finished our first Expressions summer camp through Toronto E-fun and my daughter absolutely…read moreloved it! This place is set in a beautifully treed and landscaped grounds and offers a lovely environment for the campers to enjoy their time both inside and outside. The gallery portion has an ongoing exhibits year round and they have artist workshops and studios where they offer classes throughout the year. We are very happy to have found this place and will return for a stroll and to explore their other programs.

Not sure how jeans come into this blog - Cedar Ridge has nothing to do with jeans - everything to…read moredo with art.

I've taken several classes at this location and they have a fantastic team!…read more I took 2 pottery courses and 1 sewing class and plan on going back and getting a membership for pottery. The class environment is great and the instructors are amazing! Thomas who taught my first course is so much fun and he clearly loves what he does. It's a bright and open space with lots of light, they provide everything required during the course and can help you create something specific if you had that in mind while taking the class. They also run many classes for children and the place is usually brimming with kids and laughter. It truly has a very positive vibe. They have new instructors who have recently joined for pottery and they too are equally supportive and great to learn from.

From the owner: A welcoming, inclusive community art school specializing in helping "not artists" find their…read morecreativity. Our instructors work at your pace. We encourage creative expression, focusing on the process and skills developed, rather than a specific project. Offering a variety of mediums and techniques from drawing, sketching, painting, clay sculpture, paper crafting, print making, mixed media and more! If you're 2, 99, or some age between, we have a class for you. Children, teens, and adults alike enjoy our art classes, workshops, parties, and events.

I grew up a few blocks north of the original Station Gallery location north of Iroquois Park on…read moreHenry Street. Some of my favourite childhood memories are pottery and print making in the children's programs during summers in the 80s. An amazing landmark in Whitby! Support this great artists haven and keep it alive and local!

I have had many wonderful experiences here. Jasmine teaches a great pottery class, the kids camps…read moreare great, and my favourite event of the year is drawing for Art.

Came for the clay sculpting class for our anniversary. Natasha, our instructor and owner of Art Box…read morewas great teacher, she lets you bring out your own creative style but assists if you get stuck or need guidance. It was a therapeutic playing with the clay and making something you can bring home. We purchased the after care package (comes with paint, sandpaper, wax). I highly recommend it because we were able to cure our clay piece. I made a little vase that I proudly display. The studio itself is so cute, there is a swing at the front, music, snacks, downstairs is the flow in the dark studio. Overall, we really enjoyed our experience.

This comment is for the location at 219 Dufferin St…read more I don't recommend at all! The owner/manager does not know how to treat customers and is extremely rude. I was shocked seeing how she spoke with some people. You can find a better place to have a fun event, because unless they don't have this woman there anymore, you will regret it!

This is for the Liberty village location. Dogs roaming around and very disorganized service…read more I don't know why the Liberty village venue did not mention anything about studio dogs on the website. We had someone in our group that was deathly afraid of dogs and when she mentioned it to the first staffer, they responded that they were studio dogs so I guess that they were trying to imply that the dogs had a right to be there more than paying customers. This finally got sorted out after my friend almost stepped on the dog because she was so scared and was about to leave the building entirely. The entire time they just kept telling us they were studio dogs. I mean if the dogs could have been leashed the whole time I don't understand why they weren't? I actually felt like the dogs were for the staff and were just an excuse to have them at their place of work but they were kind of distracting. Second, our instructor was quite okay but they had 1 instructor for our group of 10 and another group of 5 so it was hard to get a lot of help for amateur artists. This was a very bad and lazy set up for a place that charges over $70 per person. All in all probably one of my worst experiences in Toronto and I definitely would not be coming back for my birthday as I originally intended.

I purchased a "date night" package here for my daughter's birthday a few months ago. Because it's…read morelimited to 2 people, it's a few months ahead before you can book a date. I prepaid and booked our session. The facilities are located in the Wychwood art building on the second floor. We arrived early, and the studio was clear, so we were able to begin early. It was a little smaller than I expected, but certainly has everything required. Our staff was super friendly, and reassured us we'd be able to complete our projects. She went through the various pieces we could choose from to make. Both of us went for a solid bird, and blown lamp. We started with the bird. For the bird, we could choose up to 3 colours. She explained what each would look like once applied. She demonstrated what we would be doing, and had us try some practice with the rod. She pulled the molten glass from the furnace, and handed it over to us to roll into the frit colours we selected. She watched as we put the glass in to make sure we applied the right amount of pressure and rolled it before it cooled too much. The pieces then go into the hottest of the 3 furnaces. She stood behind a protective screen while the 2 of us watched with our protective eyewear. We then moved to another bench where we shaped the beaks and tails ourselves with metalworking tongs. She guided us verbally and advised a very strong pinch and pull to shape. Our little creatures then went into the last of the 3 furnaces, at the lowest temp, where they would cool overnight. For our second piece, we would be shaping by blowing rather than tongs. A rubber tube and disposable mouth bit are used, which she demonstrated. She advised that we need to blow pretty forcefully, and watched us practice before saying "when." Again, she drew the molten glass from the first furnace, and handed the rod over for me to apply the frit colours I had chosen. She then manipulated it a bit before I came in with tube in mouth to blow and shape it. Also mind blowing to anticipate that I'd be using my creation at home! For the lamps, they provide a perpetual wick with the finished piecec, and you can get the paraffin oil at a local hardware store. Once again, our second pieces joined our first to cool in the third furnace before we could collect them. It's an expensive experience, but totally worth it. The expertise and special equipment involved are beyond. Our staff was super nice and answered a lot of questions by the time we were done. We were done early, but then we had started early. It was naturally warm in the studio, but the fans made it bearable. You need to return on another day to collect your finished items. They are packed and stored in an outdoor bench box at a house near the studio. Luckily there's some street parking nearby. I didn't have any trouble parking on a close by street and quickly picking up the bagged items in the box. You have 30 days to collect them, or they'll be disposed of. It was a great experience and memory. It was unique, and having the items afterwards is an awesome way to have your own art as a souvenir. I would come back as a gift to other loved ones again.

We came here for our anniversary celebration. Minna the artist coached us through the process. We…read morecan pick two pieces, an oil lamp, bubble bowl, blown egg and glass ball. The solid piece, you can get a glass bird, bubble bowl, blown egg and glass heart. If two people you will have to select the same piece but can choose different colours. It was lots of fun in a sense you dip your glass in the colour beads. But when we bring it to the machine, Minna will help us. For the blowing piece, we have to blow into the glass on our own. It was a fun experience. Good for date nights and celebrations. Check it out!

Instructors are hit or miss. Some are much better than others. Office staff is rude and location is…read moredifficult to reach with all the construction on Eglinton. Virtual art classes not worthwhile

Best art school! My daughter loves it. Nice environment and convenience location, professional…read moreteacher. We will continue to study here

They owners have to learn how to speak to employees with respectful professionalism. They would…read morebenefit from hiring a consultant to teach them how to do that

Great little coffee joint in Birchcliff neighborhood. Due to development, they have moved in the…read morebottom floor of the House & Garden Company. (The mother and daughter own the two ventures.) Since their move, they now sell cards and flower bunches in addition to their usual Birchcliff merch, coffee and food. They have a rotating seasonal menu. For the fall I decided to try the Pumpkin & Hazelnut Chai Latte. When you put cinnamon on top it tastes just like a Gingerbread cookie! I also ordered a gingerbread cookie shaped like a flower basket from @gbcookiescompany. Pricing is more or less the same as before the move. The ceilings are much higher in the new space. The outdoor patio is now more private and serene. There were only two people working the til and making drinks so sevice is slower than a Tim's style joint. Sit back, relax, and slow down to enjoy this local gem!

I was randomly out on a run and stumbled on my post run breakfast. I'm surprised The Birchcliff has…read moresuch low reviews - I came back twice that week! The coffee is decent - but nothing really to write home about. Just a standard latte, nothing memorable. HOWEVER, the ham and cheese croissant is probably one of the best I've had in a while. She was loaded. The chocolate croissant is pretty good too (look at the structure!) The outside patio was also cute and spacious. It was a great space to just hang and chat or read a book!