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Art workshops in California

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5 out of 5 average rating, 79 reviews

Sing & Record - Studio Star Experience

Create a professional-sounding demo to showcase your vocal talent. Fun for the inexperienced + perfect date night! Choose any song to record (up to 3.5 minutes song length)

5 out of 5 average rating, 75 reviews

Learn to Throw on the Wheel

Seize the clay! Give wheel-throwing a spin in my cozy backyard studio. Whether you’re here just once to have fun, to improve your skills or learn a new hobby, I can teach you how to throw.

5 out of 5 average rating, 77 reviews

Couples Drum Date

Sit behind the kit and learn basic rhythms from a pro drummer, playing along to popular songs. Bring your phone to film your best takes. Private session for two. 18+.

4.9 out of 5 average rating, 30 reviews

Custom Jewelry Workshop Berkeley

Guided session with a talented silversmith to make sterling silver or gold fill jewelry with your choice of gemstones. Perfect for beginners, learn light soldering and leave with a beautiful piece.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 557 reviews

Sail the Santa Monica coast with a photographer

Join the captain of a sailboat for a cruise on the Pacific. Depart from Marina del Rey and glide past the Santa Monica Pier, capturing complimentary, hi-res photos as you sail. Minimum 2 guests.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 593 reviews

Walking Photo Tour of the Las Vegas Strip

Capture iPhone photos of iconic Las Vegas spots, including the Bellagio fountains, the Eiffel Tower, and the Venetian gondolas while learning history, fun facts, and tips about Las Vegas!

5 out of 5 average rating, 7 reviews

Create fused glass in a studio

From the minute you walk into the studio, you will be filled with inspiration. Allow me..

5 out of 5 average rating, 9 reviews

Create your own salon-style press-on nails

Design your own custom gel set with the founder of a press-on nail brand, no experience required. Learn popular trending designs and walk away with a full set and a skill you'll use again and again.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 150 reviews

Private luxury beach picnic at Marina del Rey

Let someone else plan the perfect picnic for you. Step onto a gorgeous beach for a get-together or a romantic date. Relax with chic decor, cozy seating, an exquisite spread, and the perfect backdrop.

5 out of 5 average rating, 4 reviews

Make a Halloween Spooky Candle and Gothic Bouquet

Join the celeb-favorite candlemaker and a local artisan to blend essential oils, pour wax, and do a Halloween-themed craft for October, fall-themed for November, and Holiday-themed for December.

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Flower Arranging Workshop at the Farm

Join us at the farm to pick fresh, seasonal blooms, then learn to design your own floral arrangement as Main Street Flower Truck's founder leads an intimate class. Leave with your gorgeous creation!

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Learn How to Needlepoint with The Stitch Post

Get everything you need to learn how to needlepoint and leave with a masterpiece!

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Craft a postcard collage with Art & Mind Studios

Join the LA collage studio at the Airbnb Experiences Counter in Grand Central Market to create two postcards using vintage Life magazines. Build your card with paint pens, ribbons, and cutouts.

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Fine Silver Clay Pendant - Beginner Workshop

Take home a souvenir you actually made. In about 3 hours, you'll roll and sculpt silver clay into your own unique pendant. We'll fire it, polish, shine, and send you off with a piece of fine silver.

5 out of 5 average rating, 1 reviews

Charcuterie board Pottery Class

Shape and smooth your board with guidance from a pottery studio co-founder, then select from twelve distinct glazes and learn accessible hand-building techniques.

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Desert Blues: A Cyanotype Workshop

Discover the timeless art of cyanotype. Using sunlight, botanicals, and found objects, create striking blue-and-white prints inspired by the beauty and stillness of the desert.

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Collage a California Landscape in Studio w/ Artist

Step into a mixed media artist’s collage studio, warm up your creative eye, then assemble an abstract California-inspired landscape and depart with your finished piece.

5 out of 5 average rating, 2 reviews

Tattoo a Mug with Ceramicist Steve Stringer

Get creative as you customize a keepsake with ceramicist Steve Stringer (@stvstrngr) at his LA studio. Use Steve’s original art or your own to cover your mug in a patchwork of tattoo-inspired designs.

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Create a coastal-inspired resin tray by the beach

Make an ocean-inspired tray or incense holder steps away from the beach. Explore color & resin layering techniques, beach sand & pebbles, seashells & other unique pieces to make it your own.

5 out of 5 average rating, 1 reviews

Make your own silver clay jewelry in DTLA

Transform silver clay into jewelry alongside a creative workshop facilitator, fire your piece to solid silver in the kiln and polish it to reveal its shine.