Great selection and service!…read more Large inventory and excellent customer service with very good ideas for projects.

Excellent customer service. They ignited my curiosity and grew my passion! Thank you !!read more

My girls absolutely loooove going here. Everyone is so kind and friendly. My oldest is 7 and she…read moreloves her sketch class with Annie. She has learned a lot and her passion for drawing has grown so much. My 4 year old is the youngest painter they have and she can't wait to see Maria. Thank you everyone for being so patient, kind, and loving with my children. We appreciate all the work you do!

We've been going here for a few months and it is Wonderful. The owners, a married couple. They have…read moresketching and painting. It is comfortable and inviting. They are Very kind and easy going! I would recommend. Talented teachers the both of them!

I've got a recipe for you! Take a great artist/instructor, a couple of fantastic support staff,…read moreone cool summer evening on the patio.... add that to a birthday celebration, 20 of your best friends, throw in some fantastic pot luck, generous amounts of liquid refreshments (elbows up, please), one beautiful full moon, a clear night and thousands of stars. Splash in a perfect pool and hot tub as needed, mix it all together and you become the best partner ever for pulling off the best birthday celebration ever! Who knew??!! Painting with Canvas is the bomb! The price is right, and they bring all the needed supplies. All we had to do was extend invites and make sure we had tables and chairs. Francesca and her assistant Lana couldn't have been more enjoyable during the event, and Stephanie - who helps support from afar - made it all seem so very easy, so much help to make this a perfect evening. One thing in particular we enjoyed was Francesca shared a lot of information about the painting we were doing as we moved through the evening - details about the artist, his life, and how it related to the painting. Who Knew??!! You can have fun AND learn at the same time! Don't worry - if you've never put brush to paint to canvas before ... if you can't draw a box (like me) - you CAN do this! They step you through each part to create your masterpiece, and along the way they help you learn technique, understand some of the painting concepts, as well as help you to enjoy painting your own creation! We will do it again, and next time, perhaps, we'll have the easels setup poolside and have everyone in the water! I can't stress enough how fun it was to host this at our home. Our friends still talk about how much they enjoyed the evening! Several have asked that we do it again! Home Run, ladies, with the bases loaded! Until next time...

I am not artsy, I can't even draw perfect stick people, my birds look like m's, my drawing skill is…read morestill somewhere in the 1st grade level, but there is this artist inside of me that just keeps trying and have been wanting to do a painting class for years now, just never was brave enough to step out of my comfort zone to show up in public and make a fool of myself. With that said I found a really great offer on Living Social for a 2 hour paint class for 2 for the price of one person with Painting on Canvas so I bought it an then I quickly messaged my partner in crime and see if she was up for it, and thankfully she said yes! Booked a class a month out from when I bought the deal and waited for the day. I was a bundle of nerves, I can't draw, seriously can not draw, but Francesca was super nice and helpful and gave great instructions and technique and slowly my blank white canvas started to have something on it, that looked ok. This was fun, it was stressful because I was fearful of messing up (which I did plenty of) but it was fun and rewarding, and honestly I can't wait to do it again haha. Who knows maybe the inner artist in me will finally work their way out! Now time to find my next class with Painting On Canvas.

We did a family lesson for my granddaughter's birthday. Lori was an excellent teacher and was so…read morepatient with her young students. She brought out the best in all of us and made it a wonderful, memorable experience!

Best watercolor teacher in town. She was very patient and kind. Taught us all we needed to know…read moreabout watercolor

I had an amazingly awful experience with a pottery throwing class with the City of Tempe. I'm…read morenormally someone who goes out of their way to give positive reviews, not negative ones. However, I just want potential students to be fully aware of what they are getting into. No matter what, the arts center will not offer a credit or refund. That is their policy. However, when there are factual & valid reasons to make exceptions to rules, they should be facilitated. I recently signed up for a pottery intro to throwing class, which was just a waste of time and money. I don't say that lightly. The instruction in the very first class was the teacher giving a dissertation on instructions for the majority of the class, and then asking the brand new students to create a bowl. For anyone who has ever taken a throwing class, there is a lot of instruction on how to make a bowl (let alone for students who have never even been at a wheel before, or used any pottery making techniques). Then, the students were just told to make the bowls. It was entirely too much information at once. I don't know how anyone could remember all of that in the very first class and then be expected to make a bowl on their own. There were people in the class who had done pottery, prior to this class, who didn't suffer through that process. However, this was not an acceptable teaching process for beginners (which is what the class was categorized as). These steps should have been divided out and the students could then emulate those steps. These instructor could then move onto next steps with the students following those directions, etc. Even something useful to remind the students of the lengthy, complex steps that were communicated as they tried to act out these steps at the wheel would have been helpful. None of this was offered. After expressing my concerns to the instructor several times, with no change in how the process was being taught, I actually just left at the beginning of the 2nd class. If I've ever felt like that emoji where the brain explodes, it was during rhis class. I've taken many art classes at Mesa Arts Center, and I have never experienced an instructor throwing all of the steps at the beginning of a class where the students are just supposed to remember all of them. There weren't any step by step instructions written down. There weren't any visual aides. But, most importantly, the process should have been broken up, in steps so the students could actually remember them. Had that been the process, the students could apply those steps more fluidly and successfully. That would have been extremely helpful throughout the process instead of just rushing through the instructions and leaving the students to try to remember the complicated & technical and, quite frankly, difficult processes that throwing entails. This is a difficult skill to learn, even with excellent teachers. I approached the staff to explain that I was struggling with the instruction. I started with the instructor in the 2 different classes I attended. I spoke with a staff member when I left. She said she'd escalate to her manager who went out of town. After the manager returned, I had to keep calling over and over again to get her to finally speak with me about the instruction and how I felt it failed the students. However, even after plenty of admission that the instructor didn't use things they have to help students (like infographics), that the instructor gave way too many instructions all at once and the students were lost with next steps, etc., they still wouldn't provide just a credit to a future class. I didn't want the money back, although that would have been ideal. I would have been willing to be credited for a future class with an instructor who taught the class in such a way that the students were set up for success. I'm an incredibly good student. Just in the past year, I've learned how to paint, make jewelry, some woodworking, and I've learned to weld & plasma cut metal. So, I'm obviously capable of learning when given the proper instruction. This class was a total fail for the City of Tempe in how it taught the class, how it handled the obstacles given to the students, and how they handled the final conversation. They even went so far as to tell me they hoped I signed up for a future class after admitting the teacher should have done things differently and no credit was offered. That felt a little like a slap in the face at the end of the call. I'm incredibly disappointed in the entire scenario. This is something I have always wanted to learn, and I should have went with my gut and taken it at Mesa Arts Center. The true lesson here is you get what you pay for (unless you sign up for a class at Tempe, because apparently i just threw that $160 away).

Since 2021 and 2022, my grandkids have been enjoying Edna Arts classes--a true lifesaver during the…read morepandemic. We would sign up online, pay, and pick up a bag of supplies for each course. Then attend via Zoom. While brother was attending kindergarten online upstairs, sister was enjoying her art class downstairs with me. Each class produced memorable art! We interfaced with others her own age, and they could see us and our art. My wall was the art gallery. We photographed each piece. This year, she dressed up for career day as an Art Teacher, as it is her very favorite subject--quite a compliment to Edna Arts and their programs. Free Arts Fridays is where she met her online teachers in person. Cool. This year, sister number two is attending in person, sometimes 3 classes a week. She loves seeing kids her age, and they play before and after making their art. Fun social event as well.

What an amazing class. There were 5 of us in the class. In 5 hours we had each made a turquoise…read morekeepsake. Would do it again

We had a metal cuff class with Ingrid recently. Ingrid is a patient thoughtful artist who readily…read moreshares her knowledge and positively coaches her "students". The Blink Gallery is definitely one of the most unique I've seen. Check it out for beautiful metal, glass and ceramic art that is completely original and sure to be treasured.

My son and daughter have both attended their classes. Both had positive experiences. They tailor…read moreeach belt to the skill level of the student so there is always something for everyone to learn technology. I would highly recommend.

We did an online virtual painting class... Six palms. I have to say it was really fun to have…read moreeverybody here painting together, however, The online experience I feel could have been better. Maybe they are all like that, but it literally just looked like she turned on her video camera and painted it for the 1st time. She had such a small space and had the original painting right next to hers so it was even smaller space and was hard to follow. Her painting also didn't look like the actual picture. And many times throughout the painting, it was hard to tell what color she was using. I've only been to one paint and sip in person, but she told us which color to use each and every time. The instructor also has no Enthusiasm and Just seemed like she rolled out of bed and was bored the whole time. Sorry but I would try online again, but if this is what online is like, I will stick to youtube, which is free. ​

A great way to get out and try something new. Painting and Vino actually takes place at several…read morelocations around the valley, but combining a night of painting... or trying something easy and fun, while having some wine or other beverage and/or food seems like a great way to spend the evening to me. Erica, who teaches the class, is there to go step by step to give everyone in a small group a chance to create their own masterpiece, or just enjoy the company if others! She will answer questions, make suggestions to help fix your errors, or prevent you from making them. She is very encouraging, and not judgmental and doesn't mind if you change things up a little as I did, when I tried this a few weeks ago. You get to take your masterpiece home at the end of the class. If you like it, hang it up. If not, do what you want Me, I like to hang things up as a reminder that none of us are perfect and you should keep trying. Maybe you just meet a new friend, or learn about others. I will post a picture of my Arizona Sunset, not because it is great... it isn't--but that doesn't mean I don't like it ; and many were better than mine (I do much better with photography), but because it was fun and might give someone an idea that yes they can do this. It is a great idea for a date night (and she even tells you how to make it a "couples painting"). It would be great for friends or a special night, or just to go do something, even by yourself as I did. The price is reasonable, in fact, I saw virtually the same painting being done elsewhere for almost 3x's the cost. Who knows, maybe you will find a hidden talent... or just have some fun doing something different!