If I ran an art space, this is what it would look like! A little dark, a little moody, with high…read moreceilings and all sorts of art hanging every which way. This place is super cool! I visited during a recent Art Walk when they even had a great band playing, and some tasty nibbles too. The art when I was there included oil paintings and charcoal. There was also an extensive class schedule (now doesn't that sound like fun). This place is definitely staying on my must-stop list for the next Art Walk.

Tried their nutella latte on their seasonal drink menu and I enjoyed it but there wasn't much…read morenutella flavour. The service was fast and they had the most gorgeous ambiance with lots of items to be able to be purchased as well.

Foxglove is what I imagine my dream cafe to be. It's so beautifully decorated with bold colourful…read morewalls and so many flowers and plants. Everything inside feels thoughtfully designed and I love it so much! There's plenty of parking and seating both indoors and outdoors. They even have a misting machine outside to keep you cool. Their cafe menu is also very reasonably priced and they have the cutest glassware if you stay for your drink. We ordered a blueberry matcha and an espresso tonic and enjoyed both very much. Definitely recommend this place if you're visiting Abbotsford!!

Beautiful store with lots of fun products, people, and a terrific Americano. They should always…read morehave a pot of drip coffee available, but alas, no place is perfect. Frannie is a sensational artist who happens to be a great conversationalist and barista. Go and pick up a paintbrush (not required, of course, but fun as well).

This is an amazing space. So much creativity and inspiration and yet not at all intimidating. Great…read morecoffee and a great vibe. I did my first Stone Painting this past weekend and really can't wait to come back to do more things The Hub has to offer. Great job with this community GEM.

Fun place. Aforementioned live music on thursdays until 7pm-ish. Other evenings they close a little…read moreearlier. In this building, which is a non profit organization supporting the arts; there is art on the walls, a gallery space, dance and music instruction/practice rooms, and a gift shop. Plus, a coffeeshop, which makes a mean chai latte. Nice community gathering spot/ third space.

Are you a meeting planner looking for an absolutely unbelievably unique place in a completely…read moreunexpected location to meet? Check out the Jansen Art Center in Lynden Washington. Margaret and the staff are welcoming, accommodating, efficient and friendly. They will make you feel welcome and at home. Meet upstairs and use the downstairs for social events in the evening. You won't be disappointed!

Prices are great and the lady who works there is so funny and sweet. Highly recommend!read more

Me and my boyfriend went to this place as a cute date. They said they would email us when the art…read morewas ready, yet we NEVER EVER got an email. They said they would hold our items for three months and if not collected, they would throw them out. After not recieving any type of email for two months, my boyfriend drove all the way from abbotsford to this shop to pick up the art that we had created as he wanted to surpise me with it. Once he went into the shop, he dicovered that our art was not there anymore, they had lost it or thrown it out. This is so sad as they were a pretty expensive price as well i would say so. I am so dissapointed as this was something very special for us and it has been completely ruined. So i would reccomend you go to a more professional place where they dont throw away your things and actually email you when your art is ready. I would give this a 0 star review if i could.

My ten year old comes home excited to share about everything he is doing at his art camp every day…read more I had no idea this place existed until recently and it's awesome to find a fun, new summer camp experience for our kiddo.

My daughters (6 & 8 years old) have really loved their experience at BellinghamArt and the art they…read morehave created is awesome! The did the Cat Camp during the summer and a weekly class this fall. Both were well organized, had interesting projects, and my girls learned a lot. This was apparently the first year of the new owner running the school after taking it over from her mother. We never tried the "before," but under the new ownership, it is great so far! During Covid times they have also made efforts to keep the children safe including distancing in class, mask wearing, and taking temperatures before class.

Chloe is a fantastic Art teacher, she works with my 11 year old son, she is a very talented artist,…read more highly recommend.

From the owner: We offer art workshops, painting parties, creativity workshops, corporate team building art…read moreparties, kids art parties, palette knife painting workshops, abstract painting workshops & more!

A must - what an experience! Forging red hot metals and hammering it to form art - who knew it…read morecould be so much fun?! My son gives it a million thumbs up. In the middle of the class he comes up to me - all serious and said "this is so much fun" - but really serious. lol :) We took the beginner class Paul offers once a month on Saturdays. 8am-5pm - bring a sack lunch. He starts off with a tour of his amazing workshop - he's been doing this for 35 years and makes AMAZING stuff. I didn't even know you could do so much with metal - from making functional tools, to beautiful and super detailed works of art! He gives a brief history of blacksmithing, and then a 1 minute scare on the dangers involved. It's really not as bad as it seems. Just follow the safety directions and there's no problem at all. It's really very safe unless you're messing around. We started with an ordinary bolt and hammered the head into a nice design, something you'd see in a fancy hardware store - and we made it ourselves and it was easy! We moved on from there to forming a fancy hook. I have a bum arm so Paul helped me with the hammering and i did what I could. Lastly we made shepherd's knives which are really beautiful - sort of ancient looking, and in fact, these are exactly the same types of knives people forged hundreds of years ago. This was probably the most exciting class my son has ever taken. I had an amazing time as well, even with my bad arm and not being able to do the hard hammering. I was able to do some small side projects that my arm could handle while the others were working on their knives. Paul was very accommodating that way. There were 4 students in the class. He takes up to 6 people, and everyone is working on their own pieces. I highly recommend this class. It would make the BEST present for any boy, any age, and actually any girl or woman as well! Paul told us that of the people in the U.S. that do this professionally, a large percentage are women! :) Sorry for the long-winded review, but the class was THAT amazing! :)

This is a member-driven organization with regular hours. However, twice a week, on Sundays and…read moreMondays they open to the public for tours. At the moment, tours are held Sundays from 2-2:30 pm and Mondays from 6-6:30 pm. They also host the Bellingham Repair Cafe once a month on the first Sunday of every month from 3-5 pm. This is entirely volunteer-driven and the public is encouraged to bring a small household item (e.g. lamp, small kitchen appliance, etc.) requiring repair for inspection and possible on-the-spot repair (first come, first serve).

A FANTASTIC resource for makers of all ages in Whatcom & Skagit counties. 3D printers, laser…read morecutter, wood shop, CNC, screen printing, much more. Plus classes to teach you how to use them.

The 'Hope Arts Gallery' garnered our attention for a couple of visits during our recent 3-night…read morestay in Hope. Our first visit was made during a downtown walkabout daughter and I made early in our stay -- basically, a "let's go and see what's new" visit. While there, I was able to capture photos of some of the displays. No purchases made, but some pottery items put 'in mind', to think and talk about when were back to our room at the motel. We dropped back again later in our stay, and were fortunate to have 'Jenny Wolpert' (one of the artists featured at the gallery), there as the 'volunteer host' at the time. A nice surprise - not only did I know her pottery work from a previous visit's purchase, but it was pieces of her pottery currently being displayed, that were on my mind, and had encouraged me to go back for this additional look!! She was a delight to meet, and I so-enjoyed our chats - about crafting pottery, her particular style, ambitions, et al. I selected, put together, and purchased several lovely pieces of her stoneware pottery - some unique colours, shapes, and designs -- bowls, drinking mugs, wine 'glasses', cream/milk pitcher. They are all home now, and add to, and complement the large bowl I found during our last stay. Fall is here, winter is on it's way -- Jenny's wonderfully-crafted, and lovely stoneware pottery, will be featured in many of our food & drink creations! Sure glad daughter and I made that last visit to the Gallery!!