Best Paint And Sip In Pittsburgh

Paint and sip studios are a novel concept, indeed. It's remarkable that we hadn't yet before dreamed up the premise of getting a group of friends together, taking a fun painting class, and bringing with us a bottle or two of wine and delicious snacks. These five studios offer that very same service, while some have a permanent address, and others come to your location. Check them all out and see which format is best for your girls' night out.

While PWAT may be a chain, its entrance into the Pittsburgh market has been a gradual one. Finally, for residents of the Eastern suburbs, Twist has opened its gilded doors for the artist extraordinaire, and even layman. Each PWAT location is wholly unique, and the Pittsburgh studios are no different. It's the artists and owners, the canvases and customers that make each story, and each experience, unlike anything you'll see or feel in another Painting with a Twist location. See PWAT's calendar for an upcoming session near you, and get your wine ready.

The format may be the same, but the beauty in each of these studios is that they are so varied from one another. Paint Monkey, independently owned and operated in the Pittsburgh region, offers a variety of classes in its different locations, such as 'paint your pet' nights. Plus, Paint Monkey also offers team building for companies and organizations, and has the capacity to work with groups up to about 30 people in size. Gift certificates are additionally available.

Professional local artists instruct between 15 and 30 students of every artistic ability to playfully create still lifes, cityscapes or abstract paintings across their very own canvas through a live, A-Z demonstration. All classes are held at local restaurants or art galleries, and all supplies are included with your admission price. Some classes are BYOB, and during those that are not, discounted adult and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase at the venue. Visit Colors & Bottles' website for a detailed description of its schedule, which includes each class' location, painting theme and whether or not the class is BYOB or alternative.

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In an interesting take on the aforementioned studios' painting methods, Paint Nite's masterful instructors will guide you through each painting so that you come up with your own unique masterpiece in about two hours. Unlike the other 'Paint and Sip' entities, you're not following a pre-selected painting, but will walk away with something that you created on your own. Paint Nite will provide everything you will need, such as canvases, paints and brushes. All you need is a gaggle of good friends, spirits and an open mind.

Wine and Canvas touts itself as "Art Entertainment at its finest." If you're nervous about painting your first masterpiece, let your fears be assuaged as local artists and a comfortable atmosphere collide to make for a relaxing, educational event that you won't soon forget. Each location hosts many events monthly with a different piece each session. With W&C's step-by-step instructional method, patrons without a lick of painting experience are soon master creators.

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