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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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Paint Marbling Objects Class
5.0 (52) (teacher)
Only 1 date left
Alameda
1 to 6 guests
$75
Texture Painting Art Class
5.0 (3)
Runs regularly
Castro Valley
/ Mobile
1 to 20 guests
$60
Paint and Sip Class for Groups
5.0 (2)
Runs regularly
Castro Valley
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$55
Acrylic Landscape Painting Class
2 years in business
Runs regularly
Fremont
1 to 18 guests
Free
Family Painting Workshop
Runs regularly
Oakland
1 to 30 guests
$60 - $800
Holiday Art Class for Kids
6 to 17 years
Runs regularly
Castro Valley
1 to 30 guests
$45 - $120
Morning Kids Art Class
5.0 (2)
7 to 17 years
Runs regularly
Castro Valley
1 to 20 guests
$40 - $45
Kids Painting Class: Family Paint Time
6+ years & Adults
Runs regularly
Castro Valley
1 to 35 guests
$40 - $45
Holiday Mandala and Lippan Art Workshop
Your choice of time
San Ramon
1 to 6 guests
$79 - $89
Mandala Dot Workshop
5.0 (3)
Your choice of time
San Ramon
1 to 6 guests
$79 - $89
Stepping Stone Album Painting Class
Your choice of time
Walnut Creek
1 to 30 guests
$40 - $50
Corporate Mobile Sneaker Customization Class
3 years in business
Your choice of time
Antioch
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
$150 - $300
Kids' Art and Craft Camp
7+ years & Adults
Your choice of time
Castro Valley
1 to 6 guests
$60 - $400
Sketching and Painting Summer Art Camp for Kids
7 to 17 years
Your choice of time
Castro Valley
1 to 4 guests
$375
Lippan Art Workshop
5.0 (3)
Your choice of time
San Ramon
4 to 6 guests
$79
Discover Your Visual Vocabulary Painting Class
5.0 (1)
Your choice of time
Pleasanton
/ Mobile
4 to 8 guests
$75
Paint a Series with Your Visual Vocabulary Class
Your choice of time
Pleasanton
/ Mobile
4 to 8 guests
$75
Frida Kahlo Paint and Plant Workshop
4 years in business
Your choice of time
San Leandro
4 to 20 guests
$65
Build Your Visual Vocabulary Painting Workshop - Intermediate
Your choice of time
Pleasanton
/ Mobile
4 to 12 guests
$75
Holiday Nutcracker Painting Workshop
4.9 (112) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Oakland
/ Mobile
8 to 200 guests
$75
Halloween Paint and Sip Class
6 years in business
Your choice of time
El Sobrante
1 on 1
$65 - $75
Painting Party Workshop: on Wheels
4.8 (87) (teacher)
Your choice of time
Comes to you
10 to 100 guests
$55 - $60
Figurative and Landscape Painting Workshop
6k followers
Your choice of time
Comes to you
5 to 50 guests
$40 - $50
Painting Class Art Club
8 years in business
Your choice of time
Danville
/ Mobile
6 to 20 guests
$45 - $65
Impressionist Painting Workshop
Your choice of time
Fremont
6 to 30 guests
$65
Texture Art Workshop (Mountain)
12 years in business
Your choice of time
Fremont
/ Mobile
8 to 50 guests
$79
Textured Paint and Sip Class
12 years in business
Your choice of time
Fremont
/ Mobile
10 to 30 guests
$75
Meditative Watercolor Workshop: Paint in Harmony
5.0 (3)
Your choice of time
Comes to you
1 to 12 guests
$59
Meditative Acrylic Painting Class: Paint in Harmony
6k followers
Your choice of time
Comes to you
1 to 10 guests
$67
Art and Sensory Class for Toddlers
1 to 4 years
Your choice of time
Walnut Creek
5 to 10 guests
$35
Dot Mandala Painting Workshop
25 years in business
Contact for details
Castro Valley
1 to 2 guests
$55
Water Lily Painting Class
Contact for details
Danville
1 to 3 guests
$50
Tile Painting Class
Contact for details
Danville
1 to 15 guests
$45
Watercolor Galaxy Night Sky Workshop
10 years in business
Sold out - join waitlist
Oakland
1 to 12 guests
$45
Mother's Day Floral Watercolor Workshop
Contact for details
Pleasanton
1 to 12 guests
$95 - $110
Looking for more options? Please message us or call us on 0488 839 505, and we'll quickly organise a class for your group
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