Private Parties & Events
Join us for a super fabulous private art party, craft event or pottery/clay session customized for you and your best pals! Our events are wonderful, remarkable and unlike any other because our art studio is a darling 1914 historic craftsman in scenic downtown McKinney, Texas. We include all ART SUPPLIES plus lessons by a personal art hostess - just show up and create art with us. Parties have access to our full-sized kitchen (bring your favorite food and refreshments) plus an extra large parking lot for all your guests.
Choose Your Private Event
Art Party for KIDS - $280: a great 2 hour event just for your creative and crafty child and their best friends! Kids work in our studio on a pre selected project that always includes something engaging with an artist/educator leading the group. Party details: arrive up to 15 minutes prior to your private event to meet the teacher, set up snacks and drinks and welcome your party guests. Studio lesson is 90 minutes and we'll turn the party over to you for your 30 minute party with cupcakes or pizza or cake (food and drinks not included by the studio). In advance, please choose painting on canvas*, decorating a bird house*, art journal*, t-shirt tie dye, soap making (add on $40 fee) or mini mosaics (add on $60 fee). *Includes a trip to the embellishment room for add on stickers, jewels, feathers, beads, wooden letters and more.
Art Party for Kids is $280 for 8 guests; add additional guests $30 each. Click here to book your event and pay $80 deposit
Private Clay & Pottery Party - $350: a great 2 hour event perfect for creative kids aged 9+ and families! Everyone works in the studio creating a bowl, cup or sculpture by hand plus experience a one-on-one wheel lesson for 5-10 minutes with an ceramic artist assisting. Party details: arrive up to 15 minutes prior to your private event to meet the teacher, set up snacks and drinks and welcome your party guests. Studio lesson is 90 minutes and we'll turn the party over to you for your 30 minute party with cupcakes or pizza or cake (food and drinks not included by the studio). Items will be finished by the studio and returned 2-3 weeks later wrapped and ready for easy distribution.
Private Clay & Pottery Party is $350 for 8 guests; add additional guests $40 each. Click here to book your Private Clay and Pottery Party and pay $150 deposit.
Private Creative Party for ADULTS - $350: a private event just for you and your closest friends - we'll make a program that includes something fabulous and memorable and you just show up with drinks and snacks in tow. Below is a great list of ideas but let us create something else - combining multiple projects is just $20 add on per person. Party includes 6 adults creating in a private space with an artist assisting - each additional guest is $44.
Jewelry, Wire Wrap and Resin (work with an artist to learn and creates great wearable art - usually 4-5 items)
Watercolor Painting Landscape (work with an artist to learn specific steps, tricks and techniques and work on specialty cold pressed arches)
Multimedia Art and Ephemera (everyone chooses to create several small items like bookmarks and greeting cards or larger Junk Art Journal or single multimedia artwork on 12" x 12" cradled wooden board with layers of paint, gloss medium and paper craft).
Mini Mosaic (cut, snip and glue onto a wooden substrate - fun and amazing results for all plus everyone takes home a personal grouting kit in black or white)
Paint on Pottery (choose a bowl, mug or plate to paint with glaze - studio returns in about 10 days)
Private Creative Party for Adults is $400 for 6 guests; add additional guests $44 each. Click here to book your Private Creative Party for Adults.
Private Pottery Wheel Party for 6 $530: includes a 90 minute private pottery wheel session with a hostess leading your group. Everyone works on a private wheel and will create 4 items and select their favorite 3 for the studio to finish with firing and glazing. 30 minutes included for set up, clean up and party merriment. $530 and $88 each additional guest up to 10.
Or choose a group class and have everyone pay separately - our studio holds 10 people and tickets may be purchased with this link: Sip and Throw Pottery Party takes place on Friday, Saturday or Sunday night and is a workshop for adults only and includes working on your own pottery wheel while enjoying adult beverages. This is a public class with 10 available spaces at $85 per person.
More Details
Party Size: Private events may be held in one of many studio/classrooms, pottery studio room or outside garden (for tie dyeing events). Our rooms hold up to 14 working artists and if you have more than 14 we may hold your event in two rooms or outside in our garden with a shaded awning.
Costs: We offer a basic Kids Art Party - $280 for 8 participants. Clay & Pottery Party for 8 - $350 for 8 participants. Adult Creative Party for 6 - $400 Pottery Wheel Party for 6 - $530
What to bring: snacks and drinks plus service ware; party favors if you'd like. Your private studio/classroom is available 15 minutes before your event if you'd like to decorate it.
Kids Art Party Choices: Paint on Canvas: create a beautiful painting on 12" x 12" or 11" x 14" canvas with step by step instructions and personal assistance. Choice of paintings subjects include artists choice, pointillism, Van Gogh sunflowers or Frida Kahlo self portraits. Multi Media Art: includes working on a 12" x 12" canvas panel with paints and papers and stickers and jewels. Ages 10 and up. Wooden Birdhouse paint and decorate a wooden birdhouse and adorn with a variety of gems and jewels. Ages 4 and up. Personal Art Journals: decorate and play with all manner of art materials to create personal works of art. Ages 8 and up. Tie Dye: work with tie/bind techniques on t-shirts to create lovely and wonderful designs. Entirely outside event. Ages 8 and up. Soap Making includes working with ingredients to customize and create 3 personal soaps, asugar/salt scrub and spray mist for a total of 5 items (and we can make slime as an option, too). Ages 8 and up. Plus $40 Artists Choice: let all your party-goes decide what they want to do! Wooden birdhouse, paint on canvas, art journaling and collage on wooden cradled boards are on the menu, plus $40
Costs: We offer a basic Kids Art Party - $280 for 8 participants. Clay & Pottery Party for 8 - $350 for 8 participants. Adult Creative Party for 6 - $400 Pottery Wheel Party for 6 - $530
What to bring: snacks and drinks plus service ware; party favors if you'd like. Your private studio/classroom is available 15 minutes before your event if you'd like to decorate it.
Kids Art Party Choices: Paint on Canvas: create a beautiful painting on 12" x 12" or 11" x 14" canvas with step by step instructions and personal assistance. Choice of paintings subjects include artists choice, pointillism, Van Gogh sunflowers or Frida Kahlo self portraits. Multi Media Art: includes working on a 12" x 12" canvas panel with paints and papers and stickers and jewels. Ages 10 and up. Wooden Birdhouse paint and decorate a wooden birdhouse and adorn with a variety of gems and jewels. Ages 4 and up. Personal Art Journals: decorate and play with all manner of art materials to create personal works of art. Ages 8 and up. Tie Dye: work with tie/bind techniques on t-shirts to create lovely and wonderful designs. Entirely outside event. Ages 8 and up. Soap Making includes working with ingredients to customize and create 3 personal soaps, asugar/salt scrub and spray mist for a total of 5 items (and we can make slime as an option, too). Ages 8 and up. Plus $40 Artists Choice: let all your party-goes decide what they want to do! Wooden birdhouse, paint on canvas, art journaling and collage on wooden cradled boards are on the menu, plus $40