NYC Drawing Room is a creative third place that aims to extend the community experience behind any single medium. Attend their drawing classes, creative workshops, social gatherings, movie nights, clay classes, and many more community events where you can meet a cool community of people! They also are open to the public every Weds, Fri, and Sunday where you can purchase a day pass to get unlimited access to the space.
An art studio aimed at the casual artist where you can take painting, figure drawing, ceramics, and chair building workshops. They also have an art cafe where you can order an art experience instead of food. It's the perfect place to find inspiration, create with friends, or simply get lost in your own creativity!
An art studio aimed at the casual artist where you can take painting, figure drawing, ceramics, and chair building workshops. They also have an art cafe where you can order an art experience instead of food. It's the perfect place to find inspiration, create with friends, or simply get lost in your own creativity!
Dirtbag Art Haus is a women-founded ceramics studio for misfits that offers an open and inclusive space where adults can play, finesse their skills or just get messy with creative misfits from all different disciplines. They have ceramics, drawing, and painting classes & workshops for all levels, as well as open studio passes and memberships.
Land to Sea is a cafe and creative venue that revolves around community and fostering a hub for creative expression. They host everything from art exhibitions, pop-up bake sales, workshops, film screenings and more in their space.
Mewshop is a private career school that offers hands-on training, classes, and workshops in post-production and editing. They aim to empower creatives by giving them the best possible tools and experience to reach their goals
Coffee Project NY Academy is an extension of the already popular Coffee Project cafe in the city! The academy offers latte art, barista, pour over, sensory and other coffee related classes to coffee enthusiasts, casual coffee lovers, and professionals.
UrbanGlass is a nonprofit organization providing access to glass art and education by building a safe and welcoming space for all learners who are curious about the medium.
La Mano Pottery offers a welcoming studio environment with handbuilding and wheel pottery classes and open studio hours for beginner and experienced ceramic enthusiasts.
Pottery NYC provides one time pottery wheel classes and private lessons for people who want to try pottery for the first time or the more experienced potter that doesn't want to commit to a class series.
Brooklyn Clay Industries is a pottery studio located in Brooklyn Navy Yard that offers pottery classes, studio rentals, and firing services in a vibrant community setting for all ages and abilities.
Clayworks on Columbia is a non-profit community ceramics studio offering classes, workshops, studio access, and a gallery for everyone to develop their ceramics skills. They also provide master potters with the equipment, glazes, kilns, exhibitions and necessary support services to enhance their skills and to improve their access to the general neighborhood and Brooklyn’s expanding artistic communities.
Earthworks NYC is a ceramics studio and storefront that offers classes for all levels! They also offer short format workshops that offer a chance to focus intently on one form or technique, such as decorating with colored slips, or weaving a basket from coils of clay.
Mugi Pottery is a community-focused ceramics studio that offers classes for adults and children. They also have a gallery space where artists of all different mediums come to showcase their work!
BKLYN CLAY is a state of the art ceramics studio offering classes, workshops, and membership opportunities. You can take their semester long classes to learn wheel or handbuilding, or take a try night class to test it out!
BKLYN CLAY is a state of the art ceramics studio offering classes, workshops, and membership opportunities. You can take their semester long classes to learn wheel or handbuilding, or take a try night class to test it out!
MakerSpace NYC is a non-profit, community workspace for makers, builders, tinkerers, hardware developers, hobbyists, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone with a curious mind who wants to make something. They offer tools, equipment, resources, workshops, and over 50,000 sq ft of space for you to make your ideas come to life. Build community with other makers and get support to navigate the journey from concept to market!
Hack Manhattan is a non-profit, all-volunteer hackerspace in New York City. Our space is a place for people to come together and socialize, work on projects, and share knowledge. They welcome anyone interested in art, craft, and technology – whether you’re interested in electronics or gardening, textiles or 3D printing, we invite you to come, work, and be part of the community.
ReCreate Collective is a creative event space in Brooklyn where you can try new things, be messy, and make new friends. They collaborate with local artists and small businesses every month to bring you an entirely unique calendar of creative events. You can learn anything from knitting, stamps, jewlery making, collaging, and so much more!
Usagi NY is a multifunctional café and art gallery that offers an environment for cross-disciplinary creativity and inspiration by integrating dining, art, and retail. Attend one of their workshops or just visit their cafe and hang out in the space!
Head Hi is a unique hybrid café and bookstore that is dedicated to art and design. They feature a curated selection of publications from around the globe and cultural programming. Working with local and international artists, designers, publishers, community members and organizations in various fields, Head Hi is a space for exploration and interaction that hosts talks, book launches, art shows, music performances and other events.
Drama Book Shop is a historic bookstore in NYC specializing in theater-related literature, scripts, and acting resources. They pay homage to twentieth century European cafes and reading rooms, and feature a full service cafe serving coffee, teas, and light snacks. It's a great place to chill, grab a snack or coffee, read a book, or get some work done!
Uncommons NYC is a board game café offering a vast collection of games, a welcoming environment, and delicious snacks and drinks where you can chill for hours!
Book Club Bar is a cozy bar and bookstore in the East Village, providing a space for book lovers to enjoy literature and cocktails. They also host book clubs for the community and a wide variety of creative events (like movie nights, music performances, and talks).
Molasses Books is a quaint second-hand bookstore and bar in Brooklyn, offering a curated selection of used books and beverages. They're open until midnight 7 days a week!
Third Place Bar is a dynamic series of alcohol-free pop-up events in New York City. Third Place Bar creates a welcoming space for people to socialize and connect without the pressure to drink—whether they’re abstaining for the night, taking a break, or embracing a longer alcohol-free journey.
The New York Sewing Center offers sewing classes, private lessons, fashion design courses and workshops for all skill levels. Whether you're someone who's looking to learn how to sew for the first time to someone who wants to design their own fashion brand, this studio is for you!
Brooklyn Craft Company is a modern craft store and a DIY workshop space in Brooklyn that offers a variet of craft workshops and classes. Learn to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, and so much more! No experience required.
The Tatter is a non-profit textile studio and library that examine and celebrate the global history, traditions, makers, craft and beauty of textiles. They offer lectures, workshops, and classes centered around the textile community. Learn techniques such as spinning, weaving, lace, quilting, and so much more from different fiber and textile artists!
BK Metal Works is a fully equipped metal art studio that offers space to rent for the development of work in the metalsmithing field, as well as offering concept based classes and gallery space to promote artists, designers and makers. You can take classes in jewelery making, gold-smithing, casting and other metal working techniques! Classes range in skill levels and are for everyone!
Think Olio is an ongoing experiment in alternative adult learning to encourage curiosity, creative living, and face-to-face conversation. They work with professors, artists, and therapists to create lesson plans that guide creative gatherings among strangers (and friends) in several different cities, including NYC. You can either attend a gathering and participate in the conversation, or host one yourself!
Brooklyn Brainery offers accessible education, crowdsourced to the local community. They host affordable classes on anything and everything, all determined by the things you want to learn and teach. It's a place to experiment with all kinds of topics, hobbies, and ideas — think book clubs on steroids.
Textile Arts Center is a resource facility dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of textiles through creative educational programs for children and adults. They provide accessible, skills-based classes that reinvigorate engagement with traditional crafts. They offer classes in techniques like weaving, sewing, and dyeing and teach with an experiential learning model!
Sign Language Center was established to bridge the communication gap between the hearing and the Deaf communities. All of their instructors are "Native" Deaf individuals coming from a variety of cultural backgrounds and strive to teach our students to have a better understanding about ASL and Deaf culture in a non-competitive, conversational setting. Join them for a fun learning experience!
PhotoUno is a photography school offering classes and workshops for beginner to advanced photographers. Their classes offer the hobbyist photographer with the best learning experiences to become the photographer they strive to be!
Gotham Writers Workshop offers creative writing classes and workshops for aspiring writers of all levels. They believe that everyone has a story to tell, and that anyone can learn to write better through practice and learning the craft. Gotham Writers Workshop demystifies the writing process and give our students a safe and structured environment that encourages them to keep writing and keep expanding their ability.
Creatively Wild Art Studio offers a range of art classes and workshops for children and adults in a vibrant Dumbo studio. They know everyone is coming to us with different goals and are at different levels and they offer a huge range of art classes in which you will explore a vibrant range of art media and teach professional-level techniques.
The Art Studio NY provides a nurturing environment for art classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels. They keep their classes intentionally small and help you explore authentic self-expression, creativity and artistic technique.
The Living Gallery is a gallery and event space that is dedicated to offering emerging artists and creators a platform for their dreams to manifest. They host a weekly Drink & Draw class every Weds!
Craftsman Ave is a hands-on workshop space in Brooklyn that offers classes in knife making, woodworking, welding, leather-working, and stained glass. Workshops are approximately 4 hours long, and are taught by experienced makers that live and thrive in Brooklyn. Each class is designed for beginners or experienced artisans alike, no prior experience is necessary.
The Barrow Group is a renowned theater company and school offering acting classes and performances. Their mission is to combine spontaneous acting with well-crafted stories that address social, spiritual, and political issues, enriching our community with a greater understanding of ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Find The Thread was started by Ruti, long time Brooklyn resident, who left her career in tech to pursue upholstery & sewing! She teaches throw pillow classes and also offers custom upholstery.
Shara Cosmetics provides professional makeup and beauty classes, started by Shara Strand, a makeup artist with over 15 years of experience. They host makeup lessons where you can learn how to find a makeup style that works for you and get more comfortable with makeup application!
Studio 45 is a newly formed creative space founded by two sisters from California and Taiwan with a goal to create a fun, open, and creative space to connect the community through art. They offer classes and events where you can experiement with a variety of different creative mediums, like block printing, painting, candle painting, screen printing, figure drawing, and even a book club!
Third Space is a loft in Brooklyn that aims to be a community place where people can gather, hang out, meet like-minded individuals, and create connection. You can visit during their weekend open hours to hang out or co-work during the week in their "office hours". They also host events where you can share or collaborate with others through different mediums.
Carousel's Press is a screen printing production studio focused on manual printing services, workshops, and DIY open studio. You can take their workshops and classes to learn how to screenprint with professional equipment, tools, and materials.
