Sonoran Glass School

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6.6 mi

Jake's class is pretty amazing. It's relaxed, insightful, and motivating. He genuinely has a wealth…read moreof knowledge in a wide range of styles. I'm really impressed by his broad versatility, but also how he helps you narrow your focus to what you want. You can totally see how passionate he is about art, and he's eager to share everything he knows to help you get to where you want to be creatively. I was pretty blown away when I learned that he's published his own extensive teaching material. The way he breaks things down to their simplest elements makes it super easy to understand and follow his class. If you're looking for an art class, I can't recommend his enough.

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The Drawing Studio

3.7

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4.0 mi

Our experience at The Drawing Studio has been amazing. My boy and my girl have become regulars,…read moreattending all the seasonal art camps . . . and they have a blast. My oldest has also attended several workshops. The Drawing Studio has truly become a home away from home. The director, staff, and all the instructors are fantastic. And, the best part . . . THE ART. My kids are creating amazing little masterpieces and actually selling some of them. Wow!! Side Note: I noticed a couple of bad reviews. I will not discount their experience as I am not them, but I find it hard to believe based on our three years of extensive workshops, camps, and interactions. I am giving 5 BIG STARS without hesitation and highly recommend The Drawing Studio for artists of all ages!

Great place to learn about art as a beginner OR a long term artist. New mediums, now ideas, and…read moreGREAT company! It's a fabulous Tucson creative community!

Cynthia Miller's painting.

My painting

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Portrait worth seeing!!!

Toscana Studio & Gallery

Amazing! Magical! Beautiful! A space filled with beauty. Room after room of paintings. Meeting…read moreother people as charmed as I was visiting this gallery.

My daughter attended lessons here for years. Linda is an amazing instructor and mentor. She has so…read moremuch talent and does a great job of advancing her students' skill sets and their love of creating art. Her work is beautiful and diverse.

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Womankraft

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0.5 mi

I came here for an art show and what a cute place! From the moment you walk up you see this is a…read moreplace of creativity. Every room had its own creative vibe. Definitely worth the time to stop in.

We have returned for our next craft mosaic. A Stepping stone…read more This step two will be the grouting phase. It comes out really nice.

Front door

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Expressions Art Glass

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I just finished a five week beginning stained glass class. Small-size setting with personal…read moreguidance from Andy. He gives each student close attention from start to finish. I learned the basic from safety to finished piece. I would highly recommend.

I took the beginning stained glass class with Andy in July 2026. The class is five weeks and I…read morelearned all the basics of pattern-making, cutting, grinding and foiling stained glass to create a finished picture. Andy is a great teacher, patient, helpful and gives everyone's project his personal attention. After finishing the class I am confident that I can create stained glass pieces by myself. I highly recommend the class. The shop also has a beautiful gallery of finished stained glass pieces for sale.

My first project! It came out way better than I ever thought.

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Bennett TheatreLab & Conservatory

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Found a flyer for their festival of plays at the old Y and we're glad we did. Playing to a small…read moreaudience seated on stage, this dedicated group of actors put their hearts, souls, and heads into some really successful efforts. And they aren't doing easy stuff. Red was quite good. Tonight we're back for the showcase of scenes and mime. Next week we have tickets for Agnes of God. Phil Bennett has every reason to be proud and Tucson is lucky to have him.

From the owner: The Bennett TheatreLab & Conservatory is Southern Arizona’s Primary Actor Training. We provide…read moreaffordable professional acting classes that are an alternative to the University of Arizona. Training is for all beginning and advanced adults, and applicable for film acting and stage actors. Classes are available online and in person in Tucson, AZ, by Master Teacher, Philip G. Bennett.

Ensemble photo from a showcase.

Yerma - rehearsal in class.

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RED - performance of a full length play.

Aubyn Philabaum Acting Studio

(1 review)

0.8 mi

I felt compelled to leave this review about my incredible Acting Coach: Aubyn Philabaum. Sometimes…read morethere are people in your life that are so good, bring so much value and care so deeply, your work and Life changes because of them. My enormous great good fortune is my Acting Coach Aubyn Philabaum. Aubyn is a Yale trained actor who began coaching acting, auditioning and career mentoring in LA. When auditioning in person transitioned to mostly remote, Aubyn was coaching through zoom, ensuring we were performing the deepest on-camera work and had the most technically impeccable audition tapes to send in. No audition opportunity was left to chance. She took such a fulsome interest in every aspect of each student. A personal mentor: From assessing where they were in their acting to what needed to be done to make an audition great, to getting auditions on camera to turn in, to deepening the work both in person and for camera, to assessing career choices and goals, marketing, head shots...she is a full Mentor. Recently, as I prepared to perform a solo show of 90 minutes, I hired Aubyn to guide me from unmemorized to last performance. Her devotion to my work, the script, my well-being, my voice and body work, my emotional life within the play was consummate. Aubyn is an empath. So there was no moment we passed by without her stopping to help me go deeper inside myself to bring forward the truest experience. Aubyn is a brilliant coach who works gently and lovingly but with passion to get the best work out of her students. She is invested in each of her student's growth and success. Her love of acting permeates everything she does. And this innate calling takes her actors to the truth of their work. I wish I had known her when I first came into the acting world. To this day, I wonder if my career would have blossomed had I had her by my side. But I have her now, and as my career takes a different turn, I know I'll never be without her by my side if I'm able. I know she works remote for many but she's relocated to Tucson and opened an Acting School there, so actors in Arizona are soon to find out what secret magic they now have next door. Thank you Aubyn. I look forward to working with you as long as you're coaching.

Tucson Clay Co-op

I recently did a "play with clay" class with a girlfriend. It was hosted at the Dodge location in…read morean old bus. The bus is cool! FYI- the bus only holds two guests at a time. It's equipped with two wheels, countertops for the clay, and a small sink for washing. The class is described as an "opportunity to try the potter's wheel with one hour of instruction at our Dodge Studio. It includes 2 hours of Instructed Wheel time and we provide clay, aprons, and tools. You can do this as a fun experience or choose to save pots as a memento. ($5 per piece)." For some constructive feedback- the description or confirmation information should include some further details like recommended attire (which might not be super obvious to everyone), that the 2 hours you pay for also include time for you to clean the bus, like everything- the wheel, water vessels, tools, surfaces, etc. Clay can get messy and we were not aware of the clean up rules until the very end! Informing people in advance is not that hard. Just by including a tidbit about how the co-op operates, their water saving efforts, etc, would set everyone up for clear expectations. For the record, I absolutely agree that a co-op is only as functional as the folks who are partaking in it and I am all for being part of a the full process and respecting it. Neither of us had tried wheel throwing before and it's actually a lot to process and apply in a 2 hour period. Wheel throwing requires lot's of time and patience. Our instructor Eva, demonstrated for about an hour and touched on a bunch of different steps before handing over the wheels to us, and hanging for a bit to guide us through our first attempts. We felt an overall vibe of impatience from our instructor. Questions were met with a tone of "I already told you" or "it's posted on the wall." Another suggestion is to consider hanging some visuals at the front of the bus with the steps in the process. That way, when students are left independently, they can reference them as little reminders, because it's not easy to remember them all at once. We also we very unclear as to whether or not we were limited to the two clay pieces we started the class with, which turns out, we could have pulled more clay from the bag. Again, another opportunity for the co-op and instructors to prep their students/customers for a more seamless experience. How about prep 4 balls per person and see if they even use them all? The clay gets reused anyway. Leaving us there to wonder wasn't ideal. It took several weeks to hear back from them for a pick up notice on our items. We each fired/glazed one. I was prepared to not even get my item after so much time passed. There's room for improvement and it all comes down to information and communication. Would I do this class again? Maybe and perhaps try a different instructor. Overall, if you're looking to try something new and clay is on your mind, I think this is fun option. It was $120 for the class, plus $5 per item we fired and glazed, so not bad.

Beautiful creative space for people with skills. I on the other hand was a complete novice and had…read morezero clue how to do any of this. So I signed up for wheel throwing and hand building classes. These classes are very popular and they fill up quickly. 8 week classes where you come in once a week for 2 hours cost 155.00. You will also have to pay for clay and tools. The instructor was very knowledgeable, however, I feel like I could have learned more. Most of the students in my class had previous experience and did not need as much attention. I want to sign up for another class and maybe I will get much better at it. Overall this was a great experience!

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Antsy Nancy

(21 reviews)

7.5 mi

I worked with Heidi to bring a group to their facility for a Tapas Cooking class. Everyone loved…read moreit! They were easy to work with before and after, sent me pictures, and ordered some really cute aprons. My group, visiting from all over the states for a conference, had a blast! Interactive breaking off into teams. Great way for people to get to know each other and team building exercise! I work with with a lot different companies around the country for these types of events and it was one of the best!!

Had the pleasure of having a Charcuterie event at Antsy Nancy with my work and it was such a…read morepleasant experience! The owner was so patient in explaining everything. On top of everything else she carefully curated this ENTIRE set up in what felt like just a few minutes. Excited to go back :)

I'm impressed!

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Too cute!

Pointe of Grace

(6 reviews)

14.1 mi

My daughter loves her classes at Pointe of Grace! We could not be happier with our choice of…read moreschools.

Pointe of Grace offered a great Groupon over the holidays for a month long Zumba pass and by the…read morelooks of it, I'm not the only one who thought so. I've been to a few classes thus far and I have to say that Kim is a fun instructor that keeps me entertained and sweating. The dances are fun and there's a wide range of people there. On occasion, Kim seems to lose track of where in the dance we are and give the wrong instruction. But, she is able to correct herself quickly. And I must admit that if I had to memorize that much choreography, I'd probably forget as well. The Zumba schedule is kind of limiting and I really wish they would offer more classes on the weekends, when I actually have time to go.

Kelsey Kirkendall Dance Instructor

Amee Evans Dance Instructor

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Boys club. Theres a few ladies that work there, but the men were talking badly about women. I wouldn't trust them.

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