My daughter started the lessons at CSAD San Jose location 2 years back when she was about to start…read moreHigh School freshman with the goal to have a portfolio when applying college. Young Lee and Hee Lee are both very experienced teachers, Alex too who is very helpful on coaching, though my daughter hasn't decided what related major for college, she has done many different art pieces combining the creativity and skill set and one of her pieces has won the award from Growing Up Asian In America competition. Going to CSAD for lessons and spending time there for the art piece she works on has been the escape for my daughter from her busy academic schedule. I'm grateful to find CSAD, my daughter is on the right track to build her portfolio, that will also be a nice memory that she can bring with her to college that records her love for art.

If you are looking for a nice decent place to improve your drawing skills, this place should be the…read morebest fit for you. I met great instructors Young Lee, Hee Lee, and Alex there and I really appreciate that they are very dedicated to helping students' art skills. I was, honestly, just a beginner hoping to transfer to great art schools and it was hard to get the right path. However, I was capable of working on my portfolio with diverse and aesthetic ideas with great inspiration thanks to Alex. In addition, their experienced counseling helped me a lot to search for schools to transfer and preparation for the requirements. They are both great teachers and councilors in art education. Plus, their life drawing classes are very helpful to observe the human body and find own styles of drawing with various nude models.

My 5 yo has been with Mindart for 1.5 yrs, where she enjoyed a lot. We like that the instructors…read moredon't help the kids draw but to encourage them to think and create.

Clean and safe environment; Kind and professional teachers. My kid and her friend went to the…read moreoutdoor painting camp two weeks ago. They painted outdoor, played on the grass with friends and went on the boat, and they also went to the art museum in San Francisco! The kid love it! They also send me some pictures as the feedback at the end. Highly recommended!

My kids have been attending his studio when he was in Pleasanton and San Ramon for about two years…read moreand we had nothing but praises for Mr. Li, but not anymore. He recently changed his tuition structure for 15 classes for $300 which we paid but he never mentioned that we had to use it in 5 months. This past weekend, when we try to use the last two sessions, Mr. Li said we can't because it expired! We told Mr. Li that he never told us that when we paid the fee and he said his policy is posted on the window (which we never noticed until he mentioned it). Mr. Li said he also post this information on his website but we told him it doesn't matter because he should have said something to us when we paid him or should have given us a receipt with this information or something in writing to that effect. He stood his ground and told my wife that if our kids want to attend we need to pay. Mr. Li, you've been teaching our two kids for over two years but what you did is wrong. Regardless of what your sign said, you never told us we had to use it within five months and you as good business practice and teacher for my kids for over two years, you should've just let them attend the class and we would've keep coming. We were not asking for anything free, all we were asking is to let us use what we paid for. Now, you've lost two students and we're going to spread the word to everyone we know about our experience. Was what you did worth it?

I grew up at this art studio! I recently left for college, but I attended Li's Art Studio from…read moreelementary school to high school. Mr. Li is a great teacher and encouraged us to grow as artists. We have learned to use a variety of mediums, from pencil sketching, oil painting, watercolor, to traditional chinese guóhuà. We also learned to draw a lot of different subjects like portraits, landscapes, still life - pretty much anything I was interested in, Mr. Li could teach it. Every year we'd have a field trip to a local park - including Coyote Hills and Quarry Lakes to paint real life landscapes with watercolors that we'd drag along. It was always fun, and I still have those paintings hanging up in my childhood room. By the time I left, I had a portfolio that I was really happy with, and throughout my time there he encouraged and helped us to enter into local art contests. He really supported my creativity, and although I decided that drawing isn't really for me as a career, I still find it super-duper useful at school and work in engineering because I communicate my ideas through quick sketches. I cannot recommend Mr. Li's art studio enough!

We have been going there since 2014, here is a photo from then and now in 2020 (in COVID-19 masks,…read moresign of times). They have great exhibits and awesome choices of artists. Best of all, it is a non-profit association which supports the community and local artists. All the art work we bought were reasonably priced and all of our friends love it when they see it.

I've been with the gallery for 7 years. Sold my work well and worked additional hours beyond the…read morerequired. Ready to help staff when the gallery had someone sick. Held meetings to draw people into the gallery and held demonstrations. In the past year I've added and sold my Resin work along with my Encaustic Paintings. Resin is considered 3D in the gallery, which made it awkward as the 3D Curator is a sculpture and never wanted my small Resin Coasters and such in the gallery. She got her way and had changed the requirements I had originally obtained when I agreed to sell my Resin work at the gallery 2 days before and after they received my $110 to exhibit these pieces. They refused to give back my fees when I decided to withdraw because of these changes. UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES - RELAXED FACE MASK USE in the gallery by the Management, and group gatherings during COVID19. These were my reasons for leaving after 7 years. It's a coop but it's turned into something else, that is now very undesirable with bad business sense, and an unhealthy turn of events. While most artwork and artists are top notch, there are a handful of people that have taken their positions as a power play, holding back any growth opportunities for both the artists and the gallery. As an artist and a customer at this time, I do not recommend this gallery for the reasons stated above.

After moving up here from the South Bay, I looked to enroll our daughter into an art class and…read morethere were absolutely no regrets with Ms. Neda for so many reasons. 1. She is so talented in art and in the way she teaches art. Very detailed and easy to understand. 2. She's very encouraging in the way she uplifts her students and she engages them well. 3. The program is very flexible. If you have to miss a class, it can rollover. She's very understanding of personal agendas. I was very skeptical of how the zoom art lesson would be but Ms. Neda has two screens on at the same time. One for her drawing and one on her, which makes it very helpful for young kids to follow along. My daughter absolutely loved attending class and she had so much fun! Thank you, Ms. Neda for making art so fun and enjoyable!

I have a son that loves his virtual online ABC Art class . He enjoys learning and is always…read moreencouraged to create from his own ideas and not just copy the instructor. He also loves the instructor because she dresses up as different characters and surprises children at each class. It is lots of fun specially if your children are between ages 5-12. I am planning on taking her class myself for oil painting . I hope this helps you all.

I was introduced to this school by one of my neighbors in February 2018. I was looking for a job…read morethat I would have fun at and enjoy. Went in for an interview, it went smoothly and I now have been working here for five months. So far by working here and observing what they do the environment is relaxing and you can go at your own speed. The teachers and students get along so well . If your child wants to learn more about art and excel in it Angel Academy of the arts is the place. If I knew about this place when I was a kid I would of loved to come here. I am able to bring my own art supplies and work on my own ideas if I want today. I highly recommend this school. Em Davidson

My kid has been in this art studio for three years. My kid absolutely loves it! Her art skill…read moreimproves tremendously. She even sold her painting piece for 50$ in San Ramon Art Festival. Now she pays more interests in drawing. The teachers are great. The principle herself has amazing passion for the art. She really motivates students a lot. She also encourages students to use their own creativities and imaginations in all sorts of art subjects. I highly recommend this school.

I googled Sip and Swirl and found that Shilpi - the owner was a mutual friend. She was amazing with…read moreher job! She was full of happy energy and kept all of us engaged and happy. I would highly recommend her for ladies evening hangouts, kids bday party, or even family get togethers. fun fact- she takes good pictures and makes fun reels!

We sent our 9 year old daughter for a summer camp at Sip and Swirl and couldn't be more thrilled…read more Not only did Shilpi bring out her best art but also was an engaging teacher. My daughter looked forward to going to the art camp everyday and came back equally thrilled to show her art to us. The class had focused on different kids of art: painting, sketching , coloring with pencils, and textured painting. Five stars !!! I highly recommend.

My son absolutely loves this place. The teacher Mrs G is one of a kind. She is amazing with the…read morekids and teaches so many different forms of art. If your kids have any interest in art this place is a must.