Signing up for art classes at Visionary Arts has been one of the best activities for my child…read more Online and in-person classes are offered which fits well for my daughter's and my busy schedules. In the past year and a half since my daughter started at Visionary Arts, her confidence and her art skills have blossomed. In just that short time, my daughter has been able to win a local Bay Area art contest as well as has been recognized as a young artist in the Junior Duck Stamp contest. It does help if your child is naturally interested in creativity and art, but my daughter has no shortage of that and as a result I feel that the art studio has taken my child's interests in art to new heights. We have gone on field trips with the art studio to the DeYoung museum and wildlife preserves. Both of which have been positive experiences that my daughter and I have enjoyed because Teacher Helen took time to guide the group. For my family, this has been an unexpectedly fun, positive, and educational journey in learning about art, conservation, and life skills. My daughter not only has been improving her drawing and painting skills, but she has been learning patience, perseverance, and time management skills through doing art. The art contest and art show display opportunities that Visionary Arts have the kids participate in are instrumental to this. Last year's Junior Duck Stamp contest was my daughter's first big art project that she completed from start to finish. Ever since, my daughter's confidence in being able to complete bigger projects has increased. The art studio does get busy at times when there's a deadline for submission to art contests but even during the busy times Teacher Helen manages single handedly all the kids and parents remarkably well. It is a small business after all and those are the kind that I like to support the most and feel I get the most out of. We've certainly gotten a lot out of our experience with Visionary Arts! Thank you, Visionary Arts!

My daughter signed up for summer camp for a month this year. The camp itself is okay but I want to…read morecomment on business owner response for cancelling membership. When we signed up summer camp, it only has auto renew option on website but it says you can cancel anytime. As school stated, we want to cancel membership, but I can't cancel cancel link on website. I called owner, emailed her, wechat her but no response from her at all. . I can she's online, active and commented on my friends post but not responding to my cancellation. Be careful when you signed up visionary art, you will have a hard time getting money back and no response from owner Helen.

This is the best art school in Fremont /Milpitas Area. Check the portfolios of the teacher Erric…read moreand his staffs who from Academy of Art university, before enrolling and you will be amazed at the scope of the talent of each one of them. You will be learning from true artists. The school provides lots of opportunities for each student. One just needs to find the time and means to attend it. I wish I could take classes here every day. This school has the potential of becoming a major art educational institution in silicon valley. Highly recommend this place!

The teachers are professional artists who are responsible for kids and parents. My daughter had…read morestudied art at artistic art studio.I wish one day I could take adult class at the studio.

My 4-year-old son has always loved drawing.Back when we lived in San Francisco,he tried a few…read moredifferent art classes, but we recently moved to San Jose and wanted to find something new here. A friend in our community recommended XART,and we thought the free trial class was a great way to test it out. Since my son is still adjusting to a new environment,we tried a few different schools. What really stood out about XART is the teaching style.Unlike other places where the teacher draws a line and the kids just copy it,here the teacher explains first and then lets the children create on their own. This gives them so much more room to be creative. After just one trial class, we decided to enroll. The teacher was wonderful,and my son came out smiling and proud of his work.We're so happy to see him enjoying art again. Honestly,this feels like the best kids art class in San Jose!

My 6-year-old has a hard time sitting still and focusing, so I wasn't sure how he would do in an…read moreart class. But at XART, the projects were broken down step by step, and the teacher knew exactly how to keep the kids engaged. He ended up finishing his lantern project with so much focus! It gave me hope that art might be the key to helping him develop patience.

Initially I was very excited to take a 4 week pottery class because it was a hobby I have been…read morethinking about trying for a long time but my experience here has honestly dampened my interest in pursuing pottery further I'm unsure if it's typical protocol but essentially the instructor would do one tutorial and then let the class figure it out from there. He would then focus on his own pieces instead of checking on how to students were doing. The classes rarely started on time because the instructor would be eating their late lunch and would consistently forget what he taught us the previous week. Because there was poor time management, we would be working on pieces and then 15 minutes before the class would end, we would be told we have to start cleaning up so everyone would rush to finish what they were doing Because there was barely any hands on instruction, I was constantly watching online videos from other pottery instructors before class to teach myself the tips I was missing from my own instructor The studio also lacked a proper storage system, so every single week we came in, our pieces were in a different place which made it extremely difficult to find our work -- I lost a few pieces because of this The overall experience has been so disappointing and a waste of time and money - if you are serious about making pottery a hobby, I would suggest looking for a different pottery studio

I feel like I might sound like a Karen right now, but I left the place feeling dissatisfied with…read moremy experience with their candle making class 1. Cost is $63 p/person. However there are several additional and unexpected cost, a $10 or $12 fee to upgrade your container, the one included is very small. Once you upgrade to a more decent container there is a $10 fee for extra wax, $1 fee to dye your wax, $1 per dried rose buds, $1 for 5 small stones ( smaller than an ant size), and $1 for 3 small wax charms. (3 charms included in the original fee) 2. The class is advertised as one hour long, but after pouring the wax into the container you have to wait one hour for the wax to harden to add your decorations. The employee said we can leave and come back, but we opted to stay. Total time: approx 2 hrs 3. The music is not child appropriate. They were playing an Ariana Grande album with explicit lyrics, including the 34+35 song where she repeatedly sings "fuck me all night" . It was uncomfortable hearing that type of music with children around. In addition, the scent selection included: Sex on the Beach. Which i didn't like when my child asked innocently "i wonder what sex smells like." 4. There was a daycare or maybe a summer camp and there were several kids who were horse playing and being loud . Now Im all for summer camps and i understand kids are having fun but for them to be in the same area as the candle making area made the experience a bit chaotic. The employee did ask them to quiet down, and eventually another employee moved them to another location. 5. There a large scent selection, however most of them smelled unpleasant. The employee was nice, and offered a free rose bud and a free wax charm. Overall, I would not recommend the candle making experience.

To our surprise, in 3rd grade, my daughter's picture of an oak tree was selected to be the cover of…read morethe school yearbook. Wow!?! As parents, we'd always been impressed with her creativity, but now the world was giving us feedback reinforcing that it wasn't just silly parental pride. What to do? Somehow we came upon the great answer of taking weekly Father-Daughter art classes at Hidden Talent. We've been doing it for 2 years and my daughter and I just love it! The teachers at Hidden Talent are all very caring, talented, friendly, and genuinely interested in teaching the students. We've explored a variety of mediums, techniques, and materials in our projects. We spent last fall working on the human form - something really great for a 5th grader to begin to learn. Too bad we can't post pictures in this Yelp post! If your child is showing that creative spark and you want to foster it, nurture it, and help them really grown that talent, this is a fantastic opportunity. If you sign up for the parent-child class you'll gain triple benefits: each of you will stretch your artistic legs and you'll get that special weekly bonding time you and your child will remember the rest of your lives.

My 5 year old wanted to have an art themed birthday party. I searched around and Hidden Talent got…read moregreat reviews. The staff was very nice and friendly. The studio is clean and easy to get to from our house. I had a couple of issues with the party. First, this was a group of 5 year olds and the teacher chose an art project that was super challenging. My son loved it but I think it could have been a little better chosen for the age group. Secondly, I think that there should be some sort of paper trail after I booked the party. Everything is done verbally. I wanted to pay for the upgraded package or at least thought I told the manager this but when it came time for the party we did not get the upgraded package. It was a bit confusing. Overall, it was a good experience. I would recommend this kind of birthday party to others.

I am very pleased with the service I got from booking with My Painting Party. They made sure…read moreeveryone was happy and all in place. I recommend this place 10/10. The kids loved it!!!

Hello! It's been a year now that I am going to Anuradha Fine Arts for my painting classes. I joined…read moreas a debutant. And I am so happy to have found her. Anuradha is a very young talented women. I was truly amazed by her artwork. The best part about her classes are: 1. Her fees are very reasonable for the amount of time she dedicates into her students 2. She's very flexible and helpful by all means 3. No matter how many times I must have screwed up on my side; but she is always patient and makes me re-paint till the final art work looks great At her classes, we have liberty to choose what we want to paint, but she'll make sure we learn something out of it. She keeps updating herself too by taking advance lessons regularly. Going to her, I not only found an excellent art teacher but a very good friend too..! No matter what age, Anuradha Fine Arts is for everyone who has passion for painting; may it be a debutant, an intermediate or an expert. She welcomes everyone!

Anuradha has been teaching my kids for the past two years. She is an amazing knowledgeable and…read morecreative teacher. She takes her time to help them active thier creative goals and also pushes them to better themselves. I hope they grow up to be talented and I wish her all the best.

My daughter has been going to miss Purvi for 6 months and she can't wait to go more! She always…read morecomes back happy, refreshed and energized after her classes. She gets to experiment with range of art formats - sketching, canvas, rangoli, water paints, drawing and coloring. She looks forward to her classes and always wants to go back! I can really see her skills getting better and love that she gets a way to express her creativity!