I came here late Sunday afternoon for a tarot and vision board event. The event lasted two hours…read moreand was a lot of fun. They offer various events throughout the month, including soap making! This is a cool shop with many crafting supplies, including stamps, magazines, hot glue, etc. I am not a super crafty person, but it did not matter. One can easily create a vision board. Plenty of parking is available and near a few places to grab a bite to eat or do additional shopping.

I took the Intro to Blockprinting class this past weekend and overall, it was fun. I have been…read morelooking into picking up a new hobby or get into more craftin' to get in touch with my creative side. The class was $42 from 10:30a to noon. It is an open space with all sorts of art supplies, tools, and just about anything your imagination can muster up. Lots of inspiration. I was hoping to make more than just one small block and have different supplies like fabric for printing. It was very therapeutic to carve my small block. The class felt a little scattered - but it was a very easy going environment, super relaxed. Our instructor was friendly and encouraged us to tap into originality without overthinking it instead of looking up patterns or inspo on our phone. I really liked that. And she offered us all coffee, freshly made. You can basically come in to do all the arts and craft your heart desires, on a donation basis. Affordable and unique way to release your artistic side without investing too much in all the supplies and then an abandoning a hobby. I'd come back with a friend and check out a different class.

I truly think the world would be a better place if everyone took a ceramics class, especially at a…read moreplace as wonderful as Broad Studios Club House. I am in my second session of classes, and I have already seen so much growth and improvement due to the wonderful instructors (shoutout to Hallie!). But truly, ceramics requires so much patience and perseverance. It really pushes you to be okay with making mistakes (because they WILL happen, especially when you're first learning to throw on the wheel). But it's so fun to see tangible improvement come from your hard work! Plus, I love how community-oriented Broad Studios is! This studio is truly so special, and I would highly encourage anyone who is interested in ceramics to sign up for one of their classes!

Let me start off by saying I am the least creative person and I am not crafty at all. I don't have…read moremuch of an attention span to sit and try to perfect any type of artwork especially with my type A, perfectionist personality. With that being said, I have never been able to concentrate and actually loved the way my imperfect planter came out! Elyssa was the instructor for my date night class and she was extremely thorough, patient, and fun! I loved that I was able to sit down and focus on this while also having a blast. They provide you with a delicious bottle of wine and cheese which makes it all the more fun. If you're considering trying pottery out, look no further than Broad Studios!

Would you look at that? Yet another pending draft that's been sitting waiting to be finished…read more I come to Jerry's on a regular basis for both work and personal purchases. With a degree and background in interior design and freelance photography, I've always got a project going on. Jerry's has everything I need from Prismacolor pencils to vellum, ink, paint, canvas, and more. I love that they also offer custom framing. They do a swell job too. Anything and everything I've ever needed, I've been able to find here. Service is primo. If you need something not in stock or something a little more rare, they're happy to assist with getting it ordered in. Folks here know their stuff and that's really important for artists shopping for tools and supplies. A+

I'm so grateful for this store's continued existence. I'm no artist but when the spirit moves me,…read moreI'm happy to know I can come here and find what I'm looking for, regardless of the price level I can commit to. There are many affordable options as well as higher level options if needed. I've yet to not find the thing I'm looking for and can usually find things I hadn't even thought of. Lastly, the service is so friendly and warm. I always leave a little happier than I was when I went in. May this always be open.

I loved this place! My friends and I came here during my friend's bachelorette trip to Austin…read more Shout out to her! So many of us on the trip really love crafty things so we came out to this mosaic place to learn a new craft. I have never done mosaics before, but truly this made me really want to learn! They had a lot of stencils that we could from. They're all priced differently and the staff was really helpful with telling us the average amount of time that certain sizes of the stencils would take especially based on the fact that all of us were beginners. I chose the bat stencil since we were in Austin and it turned out so cute if I say so myself! Super proud of it. The staff walked us through the whole process of choosing pieces of glass to use for the mosaics as well as how we can cut our own pieces from the larger pieces. I truly never would've imagined just how fun and satisfying it is to cut those pieces into the exact shape that you need for the stencil. It was a great place for us to hang out and socialize while getting to have a brand new experience. I definitely recommend grabbing a group of friends and trying it out yourself!

Absolutely amazing experience! I didn't know what to expect. I thought I can get a kit online but…read morethis experience was way better. We did the Intro to Mosaic where our teacher talked about how to choose a substrate, cut the pieces, and glue them on. I love the variety of the different pieces that they offered!

I've taken a few classes here and if you've ever been interested in stained glass or fusing (or if…read moreyou're skilled already and need to buy glass/supplies) this is the place to go! I tried a one time class (3 hours) in the winter and made a snowflake and it made me want to try more classes out and learn how to do bigger pieces- and they have a lot of class variety and dates. I did their 6 week copper foil class and then a 4 week stained lead class. Kris and Lisa are both amazing instructors! I learned so much utilizing the two different techniques, and they're so helpful and knowledgable- always making themselves available to answer any questions you have. You can also use the workshop space outside of class time if you signed up for the 4 or 6 week classes (call ahead and make sure no other classes are going on). I haven't been able to do any fusing classes yet but I hear from everyone who has taken any that they're so fun. They also do repairs and sell stained glass pieces inside- They got it all!

I went here for a glass stacking class years ago. It was so much fun and they did a great job…read moreteaching all of us. I walked in a novice and walked out feeling competent! Will be back for future classes!

The Dojo is full the brim with skill! You'll find yourself learning from teachers and students…read morealike. There's a certain level of dedication that exists within these falls that you can feel in your bones! I meet people all over the city sprouting compliments, which says a lot because I host drawing socials and bounce around art studios all over Austin. It's been said that Atelier Dojo is the place to be! Pictures feature : student work from Danny Grant's 6-week, 6-session Intro to Figure Drawing session from a few months back!

Artists and people who seriously want to "up" their drawing and painting skills should take a good…read morelook at Atelier Dojo Fine Arts Academy in Austin. The instructors Jennifer Balkan and Roz Seriz are accomplished artists AND excellent instructors. They teach a traditional academy approach in a relaxed studio environment with helpful fellow students. The experience is virtually guaranteed to sharpen your artistic eye and improve your techniques in the media instructed. Not inexpensive but the outcomes are well worth the financial investment in yourself.

I attended an event here hosted by a book club that was renting the space. It is such a cute spot…read morefor a meetup, it's light and airy with great artsy vibes. There aren't any signs so we did get confused and tried ringing the front main house doorbell. The studio is actually behind the main house in its own detached building in the back up the stairs. The owner came by to say hi and she seemed super friendly. Would definitely come back! (I heard her mention that she hosts art classes and summer camp style events for kids)

Creative and fun teacher who makes art projects accessible to those of us with no talentread more

Love, love, love ESPS! Best place in town for pottery classes…read more Huge, clean, spacious studio with a ton of light, up-to-date wheels and equipment. Frequent firings and an extensive professional selection of glazes. Classes aren't crowded and instruction is excellent. Added benefit are the extensive studio (free time) hours where you can come in and pot to your heart's content. Need more clay? Right next door is Armadillo Clay, Austin's pottery supply store.

I love this place. This is easily the best pottery studio in town. Excellent firing options:…read moresoda, raku, cone 10 & midrange, and shino. The studio glazes are awesome. The community is awesome. The owners are amazing teachers and there is always someone available so you can pester them with questions or bounce ideas off of them, but the studio hours are somewhat limited due to that. It can be tricky to get into this studio too as registration fills up quickly, so good luck!

The Contemporary is an outdoor museum that felt like a mini adventure all in one! We were greeted…read moreand given a map to all the installations on the property. Make sure to bring some sunscreen, water, especially on a sunny/hot day! There were several sculptures/ installations that were in shaded areas, but the sun can be very brutal since you will be outdoors. Not sure if there was parking on the property, but we parked down the hill and walked about 5 mins up.

So my plan was to originally visit for free because I heard they had an event on the weekend but…read moreThe Contemporary has TWO locations and it was free for the downtown museum only that day. This is Laguna Gloria, and it features sculptures all outdoors. We ended up paying since we were already there. BUT Laguna Gloria is FREE on Thursdays. Other days is $10 pp and if you didn't pay in advance online, they can take payment at the gift shop. Though, I'm not sure how they enforce it because it looks like you can just pass by the gift shop and enter the park. As a former art student, I just wasn't that impressed or intrigued by the art. You have to walk a ways away to visit the next sculpture. They provide a map at the gift shop, but since I'm not good at geographic directions, I just allowed my husband to plan the walking route for us. We got to see all the sculptures (there aren't a lot...15?) In total, we were probably there for less than an hour. I didn't understand some sculptures. I saw a lonely, abandoned light pole covered with spiderwebs and joked to my husband, "look at this artwork!" It turns out, it was actually art because there's a sign next to it introducing the art piece and everything. Awkward. Anyway...appreciated walking around the grounds. My favorite is the crying Miffy fountain, which is one of the first things you see when you enter the grounds. Street parking only (unless you are an art student or staff there).