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November 2023 by Jennifer Halpin
It’s a joy to see how much our son gets out of his weekly after-school classes at Private Picassos. He takes great pride in his creations and carefully displays them at home. Whenever someone stops by our apartment he always asks if they want to see his latest diorama :-) Private Picassos picks up from some local schools and offers small class sizes and a personalized approach. The teachers and staff are lovely and supportive. Recently, my son asked me “how did you know that I would love it, mom?” Highly recommend!
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July 2023 by cynthia vanis
My daughters never enjoyed a class more. Summer camp was a dream she loved every minute. Charlotte is her favorite teacher and she looks forward to going back
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May 2022 by S M
We had a great experience celebrating my child’s birthday here. We got the all inclusive hybrid package- fun child friendly art project indoors and pizza and cupcakes outdoors. Reserving the party was very simple and the party planner was very responsive. The day of our party we had two amazing party hosts, Charlotte and Adonis, for set up and clean up. I would highly recommend Private Picassos. They offered a very wide range of art projects and were very accommodating. Thank you Private Picassos!
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May 2022 by Cindy Torres-smith
If you are looking for a stress free place to host your child's birthday party, this is it! I proposed a project that was not on the Private Picassos menu and not only was the project acomodated, my child's guests were able to complete a 2nd project! The staff is friendly and set up the table cloths and plates ect.. I brought for the pizza and cake. The goodie bags were a hit and everyone, especially my daughter had a wonderful time! I highly recomend Private Picassos and plan to use them again!
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May 2022 by Sara Anderson
Private Picassos hosted a virtual Ukrainian (pysanky) egg painting workshop remotely. The entire team enjoyed it and had all their questioned answered along the way. Private Picassos were quick to respond, very respectful and understanding when changes had to be made prior to the workshop. Would definitely work with them again!
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November 2021 by Meg Jones
Our son loves Private Picassos! The instructors are so friendly and encourage him to explore different art forms and really get creative each week. We are so grateful to have this option in our neighborhood.
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June 2021 by Jenni J.
My 2 kids couldn't pass by their shop without asking to go in. Over our 4 years in Park Slope, we went to Private Picassos countless times and it was always a wonderful visit for both the kids and adults. We miss this wonderful gem of a place!
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January 2021 by Julia R.
These guys are amazing. So wonderfully patient and kind. They are open, doing both classes and drop ins which you can access here:
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October 2020 by Tiffany H.
We love Private Picassos art kits - my three year old just did the stained glass kit and it was the perfect indoor activity. We've been working on strengthening his hands for handwriting as well as coordination so cutting the pieces of paper was great for that (they're precut so if you don't want to make them smaller you don't have to and can just get started, but it was a great idea to build out the project). Once we got it set up, he was able to do the project almost entirely on his own, which gave him a great sense of pride. We have his final masterpiece in our living room - it's really pretty and he loves telling everyone that he made it "all by myself."
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August 2020 by Howard E.
Yesterday, 8 friends and myself did a virtual painting class with a wonderful instructor from Private Picassos. It was fabulous everyone had a great time. Phebe, created a learning environment by teaching us particular techniques and encouraging us to each create something unique. The class cost $45 which is a great deal especially since it included a supply kit with brushes, a good selection of acrylic paint, a canvas and palette. Phebe was able to work with the group as a whole and at the same time work with each of us individually. Phebe was welcoming, supportive and brought out our creativity. In addition, the attentiveness to detail and customer service was extraordinary. I highly recommend doing online classes with this studio.
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July 2020 by Megan Roberts
My 6-year old is taking a weekly virtual art class with 4 of his friends. Our teacher is incredibly engaging. She gets the kids involved and excited, listens to them, and incorporates their preferences into the classes. I'm so impressed by how she can keep a group of five 6 year olds focused on a zoom class. My son looks forward to the classes each week and it's fun for he and his friends to be able to hang out together on a weekly basis.
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July 2020 by Jennifer Lee
We had a great experience using Private Picassos for a recent Learn To Sketch corporate team event that we held virtually. Valeen was VERY responsive and easy to work with. She made sure to accommodate our needs for the event. Everything is provided for you: they mail you the sketching kits and set up the time with an instructor. The instructor was on-time and very professional, but also very flexible to questions the group had. I was impressed how well the event worked over a video conference. I definitely recommend if you're looking for a fun team event to do virtually!
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July 2020 by Jennifer W.
Both my kids have been doing private zoom art classes with Phebe this summer. They absolutely love it! The kids ask when they can have art during the week and are so excited for their sessions. Phebe takes my kids passions into account when planning and is so patient with them (especially my 4 year old son). We love it!
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June 2020 by Jody G.
Our Kindergarten aged daughter attended both in person and virtual classes via her school afterschool program this year. Phebe is a great teacher and particularly great with young kids. We look forward to more Private Picasso classes ahead.Jody G.
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February 2020 by Alexis C.
We took a private clay sculpting class for my husbands bday with phoebe. It was really great!! She taught us awesome skills. We had originally thought we were coming to sculpt figurines, so after teaching us the basic skills she helped us create our own masterpieces. We decided to make dinosaurs, there was a whole bunch of books so we were able to see pics for inspiration of our Dino figurines. Phoebe was a really great teacher, and so eager to help us but at the same time didn't want to touch our pieces unless we approved ( great quality for a teacher, Bc most artists won't let others touch their work). We really had a wonderful 2 hours, learning great skills with a very talented pleasant teacher. Also another thing is they weren't stingy with the clay .. we've been to other classes and they give you one piece for the whole time! They make you break the pieces if you want to try another technique!! Thank you private Picassos!!