10 Artsy Activities in Los Angeles (and 50 local spots to try them all)
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Ready to flex your creative muscles and try something new? Explore five artistic outlets—each with five local spots where you can jump in and get inspired.
Pottery
Get your hands dirty - literally - with a pottery class! Try hand-building or wheel techniques with guidance from the pro potters at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- Still Life Studio (Arts District)
- Clay Play & Arts (Northridge)
- Clay (Long Beach)
- Green & Bisque Clayhouse (Pasadena)
- Good Dirt (Del Rey)
Painting
Dip your toe into the thousands-year-old tradition of painting. If a caveman can do it, you can do it! Check out a class or more casual paint-and-sip at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- The Artsy Backyard (La Brea)
- Pastimes for a Lifetime (Valley Glen)
- Joyful Expressions Paint & Sip (Gardena)
- Splat Action Arts Studio (South Pasadena)
- PAINT:LAB (Santa Monica)
Jewelry
What’s a better gift than a piece of handmade jewelry? To elevate your friendship bracelets, check out a workshop at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- Community Jewelry Arts Studio (Mid City)
- Jewel City Beads (Montrose)
- Hellbent Silversmith (Long Beach)
- Creative Arts Group (Sierra Madre)
- Bead Lounge (Woodland Hills)
Woodworking
Calling all power tool enthusiasts! Woodworking may just be your next passion. Summon your inner lumberjack with a class at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- LA Woodshop (Fashion District)
- Community Woodshop (Glendale)
- Cerritos College (Cerritos)
- Allied Woodshop (City Terrace)
- Woodworkers Retreat (Newbury Park)
Glass
You may not be adorning cathedral windows anytime soon, but you can still find ways to get your hands on some glass. Check out a glass blowing or stained glass workshop at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- Element Art Center (Chinatown)
- Bullseye Glass Resource Center (South Pasadena)
- Los Angeles Glass Blowing (Inglewood)
- Stained Glass Supplies (Pasadena)
- Fire Glass Studio (Woodland Hills)
Drawing
Shake up your still life with a still life, life form, or other lively drawing class. Sharpen your pencils before checking out your options at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- Ann Bridges Art Studio (Koreatown)
- Animation Academy (Burbank)
- Inspyr Arts (Long Beach)
- Milly/Frank Art Studio (Arcadia)
- Kline Academy of Fine Art (Palms)
Photography
Stop scrolling and start clicking…a camera shutter! Novices, amateurs, and beyond - there’s something for anyone with an eye for photography at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- Los Angeles Center of Photography (Downtown)
- Atwater Photo Workshops (Atwater Village)
- Creative Photo Academy (Torrance)
- Armory Center for the Arts (Pasadena)
- Creative Photo Workshops (Castle Heights)
Fiber
If you’re hanging on by a thread (who among us isn’t?), you may benefit from a little craft break. Knit, crochet, macrame, or sew your way to a better mental state with a workshop at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- SEW FYI (Arts District)
- StitchSpace (Sherman Oaks)
- The Knitting Tree (Inglewood)
- Woll Haus (Pasadena)
- Wildfiber Studio (Santa Monica)
Prints
Ever like a picture so much that you wish you could use it over and over again? Maybe prints are for you! Be it relief printing or screen printing, you’ll scratch that itch at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- The Print Shop LA (Wilshire Vista)
- Grow Your Own Media (Atwater Village)
- Burbank Parks & Rec (Burbank)
- International Printing Museum (Carson)
- Forager Crafts (Frogtown)
- Otis College of Art & Design Extension (LAX)
Crafting
If you’re crafty and you know it, clap your hands! And if you’re looking to branch out, keep clapping because you’ll be applauding us (we hope) when you find your next *thing* at one of these locations.
- Locations:
- Nova Community Arts (Atwater Village)
- Museum of Neon Art (Glendale)
- AR Workshop (Torrence)
- Remainders (Pasadena)
- These Hands Makers Collective (Venice)
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