Joanna Karpay is a great instructor who is warm, respectful and has a gift for conveying subtle…read moretechniques in easily understood ways. Although I studied acrylic painting 40 years ago, I had not painted anything since or ever picked up a pastel. I surprised myself with the final products of 3 classes with Joanna's expert direction. Marina Yelisev was responsive and made signing up easy to do. Yes, I'm a big fan and plan to return for more lessons next year when we return to Florida. Beth P. M.

From the owner: Great opportunities for all ages at Renaissance school of Art in Sarasota…read more Classical After school kids programs in drawing and painting offered all year round. Our adult students enjoy workshops with nationally recognized artists throughout the season, demonstrations, critique nights, life figure drawing and private painting parties. Our SRQ Plein Air Painters group meets weekly at the different locations and paints outdoors. Monthly Exhibitions of local painters are presented in our Studio Gallery for public. We also offer framing, scanning services.

If you're looking for a new experience, I would totally recommend this place. The staff was…read morephenomenal and my mom and I had so much fun. We did a pottery wheel class as beginners and we had so much fun. It was very relaxing informative and I can't wait to come back and paint our pieces thank you so much.

We had a wonderful experience with our instructor Gina @ the Artful - my husband & I took a…read moreprivate wheel throwing class & she was an amazing teacher - we not only learned a lot but created 3 pieces of pottery each ! In a couple of weeks - our pieces will be ready to be painted by us; then they'll finish those off in their kiln (all steps included in the very reasonable price for the class) - wonderful rainy day or hot summer indoor activity. We also shared the space with an adorable group of children celebrating a birthday and they were all having the best time painting pre made pottery - and enjoyed cupcakes on the picnic tables outside. Afterwards, make sure to visit their gallery for more inspiration and great gifts. Plenty of on-site free parking and several restaurants as well. Sign up for classes in advance online or stop in to paint

Coolest group of pottery instructors in town. Legit artists. Even better people. And always playing…read morethe best jams. Friday night date nights are a blast.

My sisters and I took our mom and mother's in law for a 2 hour class for Mother's Day. She started…read moreus off with a flatten piece of clay, gave us a few pointers on how to make a bowl or a platter, provided us with lots of tools and such and turned us loose. It was so much fun!!! Carla was so encouraging and helpful and handled 10 ladies from ages 70 something to 8 years old. I would highly recommend Carla's Clay.

Great place to spending family time!! super fun All…read moreinstructors are so nice and friendly

This is the best Art class for anyone who isn't even an artist. The instructors are so sweet and…read morethe location is absolutely wonderful. Lots of parking. Perfect for a birthday party, corporate event, social gathering or just a fun thing to do with you and your friend of family member.

My wife and I had the best time at the Sarasota School of Glass as a surprise date on her birthday!…read moreWe did the glass fusing class together and our instructor was very patient and helpful. We are both newbies and perfectionists which is challenging but she provided the right balance of advice and space for us to be creative. We love the way that both of our projects turned out and are proudly displaying them in our home. We will definitely be back!

For a long time now, I have been really wanting to go to Sarasota School of Glass and create…read moresomething beautiful. Then I saw that there was a Groupon for it, and told my daughter that is what I want to do for my birthday this year. I booked it online and was so happy that they were open on a Tuesday, because that was my actual birthday. During the online booking process we each had to choose between vase, wavy bowl or plate. My daughter and I both chose to create a wavy bowl. Then we looked for inspiration online on how we wanted to design our wavy bowls so we would have some sort of plan when we arrived and have maximum time to work on our projects. It was a beautiful drive from Clearwater. The studio had so many creative pieces to look at. Our instructor was great and taught us everything we would need to know about cutting the glass and items we could use to create our own unique masterpieces. We came back a week later to pick up our fused glass art after it had been placed in the kiln. We had such an amazing time, and I can't wait to go again. This may be my new addiction. There are so many different projects to choose from at the studio. We were so happy and proud of our finished wavy bowls when we picked them up. It was such an incredibly fun way to celebrate my birthday. I will be back!

My wife wanted to do this review, so these are her words. We…read morewere welcomed into a warm bright studio. We liked doing it so much on day one of a 3 day trip that we went back the next day when our fishing plans were canceled the second time. The second day I was more relaxed having had the experience from the day before. The instructors were very helpful and easygoing. They gave us the room to be creative and try new things, like using embellishments. Mucho Sweetheart points for my dear husband. I had cracked my noggin that morning and had to get stitches so returning was a happy event: they played music and were vey helpful. What a joyful recovery. The selection was much better than that offered by a competitor. They also permitted changing to other categories such as clocks, ornaments, pictures. I was happy with my sea turtle, and my husband was happy with our black cat; he had created a turtle and I a butterfly the first day. The price was reasonable based on 1.5 labor and keeping the end product. As a vacation event or a Date Night, it's an awesome idea and a sure winner if you have the opportunity. I wish we lived nearby: I'd go more often and take an advanced class. They are shipping my turtle and the cat: they had to finish it up the process.

Such an awesome experience. I was served Facebook ad. Our kids did the scattered glass and I did…read morethe tray resin. It was really fun. Lauren and Sarah were amazing, friendly and patience. Highly recommend if you found yourself in saraso

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Fantastic instruction on such an incredible art and hobby. I've enjoyed many classes and made some…read morewonderful jewelry for friends and family! I definitely recommend Sil's classes to the novice or expert alike!

Love the creativity and glass fusion knowledge of the owner, Di. The talent and comcarderie of the…read morefellow students Is amazing. I've been attending for many seasons.

TL;DR: These classes are incredible. I love taking craft…read moreclasses and learning, but other places often focus more on just getting you to some product without really teaching you, and the teacher doesn't really want to be here. That is NOT the experience at 2Di4Glass. Everyone genuinely loves being in the studio and helping explain the process. I'd even taken a fusing class before (elsewhere) that was basically just assembly, but that was not the experience here. We truly learned so much: how to use various types of class cutting tools, about different types of glass, different techniques and fusing types. And then were were really given free rein to make a whole variety of projects (with whatever guidance we needed). Specifically, Trish, Diane, and Terry were all wonderful teachers and lovely people. And there were a bunch of other people just hanging around the studio working on their projects, so you can see how much people love it. I can't wait to go back and play more next time. You should feel comfortable taking absolutely any class here and knowing it will be exceptional.

@Nick can sure throw a fun party! We drove quite a distance and enjoyed a visit to the area all to…read morehonor Nick's beautiful daughter's birthday! Painting was a nice bonus... The only things I've painted are rental properties and between the lines when I was a kid. To call me an amateur is to give me too much credit. Still, experiencing Painting With a Twist was fun! The instructor was engaging, helpful and talented. I am likely to never do this again but I treasure the memories. Life is good with a new, fun experience.

Interesting painting class. I was invited to the birthday party for a painting class. The studio…read morecontents two class rooms. We were excited due to the class. The selection by the birthday girl is to pain a milky way moon night. The teacher was nice to set the base of the painting by lighter colors to darker color. The set the tone of the background. We also learn how to use the object to set the moon. We also have the blue light color use. What I like the most use the painting brush to spray for the stars in the sky. I added some of ideas in the picture to make it mysterious. That will be my own art.

The school is stunning the staff and teachers are so friendly like Noah who showed is the old…read moreprinting presses and typesetting of yore donated by Mr.Sterne.

Great school!!!! Received a BFA in 3D Computer Animation and it prepared me for everything I…read moreneeded for getting the job I wanted.