ARTifact Studio

This place is absolutely fantastic! Lauren and Bianca are so warm and caring and friendly and happy and truly turn kids on to not, just art expression, but also famous artists.
I had originally just signed my 4 year old up for one session and I was so impressed and my daughter loved it so much that I signed her up for the entire rest of the season! My daughter had taken classes at other «art» studios but I was not impressed at all, so I was a bit hesitant to try out another «art class» experience.
My daughter comes home talking about VanGogh, Romare Bearden and other artists.
If you’re in search of an art experience for your child, I highly, highly recommend Artifact.

I couldn’t agree more with the previous reviewers. This placed SAVED me!!! New to SF with a 3.5 year old boy, no friends, play dates or pre-​schools, no sitter in the area and much, much time on our hands. Somehow we found this gem. My son had not yet been to pre-​school and had not really been separated from me or our previous nanny, EVER!!! Let me say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Lauren and Bianca are superb with the kiddies, young ones, crying ones, shy ones… they are so incredibly warm and gentle with them. I left my boy crying and screaming (against my own instincts) but Lauren texted me within 10 minutes of my departure to let me know he was now happily engaging in the art project and playing with the other kids.
This place offers a mini-​preschool experience. It’s a drop-​off for a short period of time, which eases kids into the separation thing. Kids listen to music, snack… but mostly do these really great art projects.
My son loved everything about it, and was always asking about when we would be returning. The art they brought home is usually built upon a theme, and progresses throughout the session and is also educational.
This place is GREAT. I am so sad we moved away so that we can’t participate anymore, because we most certainly would!
Highly recommended!!!

Lauren and Bianca are wonderful, caring art teachers. Our son will often wake up in the morning and ask us «Is it art class today?» He adores them both. We are amazed by the fun, creative, original art projects he brings him so proudly. He has enjoyed both summer camp at Artifact as well as weekly classes. Lauren and Bianca go above and beyond. What a genuinely warm, supportive place for children.

My girls have been attending here for just about a month and they absolutely love it! Lauren and Bianca are so warm and inviting it makes the kids feel comfortable all around! Not to mention I adore them too! I love how the girls are excited when I tell them it’s art class day! I highly recommend it!!! We also are planning their Birthday party there! I loved how I provided them with a theme and Lauren and Bianca came up with some very creative ideas for the kiddos! Oh how I wish I was a toddler again :)

Since the summer, my 3 year old son has been attending the «art exploration» drop off art class at ARTifact, on Greenwich at Baker (Cow Hollow neighborhood), available for over 2.5 year olds and absolutely LOVES IT! I just got an email from Lauren and Bianca and there are SPOTS AVAILABLE for the upcoming sessions:
He has consistently had Lauren as a teacher and she is awesome. Each 5 week session focuses on a theme, e.g., basket weaving, negative images, etc., which I appreciate because I feel it really allows a deeper understanding and retention of the methods. Additionally, each week there are a couple of different stations set up, e.g., clay or stamping, for free exploration. She also has an «art sensory bin» — it had «snow» in right before the holidays.
Each week he comes home with smaller «priceless» art work and toward the end of the session has a bigger piece that he has worked on for several weeks. He is always so proud to share it.
Over the summer, at the end of a session, Lauren gave my son a mystery color of sidewalk paint (whose color shows once you add water). He had so much fun with it. In October, he had made a bat one week, to hang in the spirit of Halloween. In December, my son weaved a basket and wrapped it in paper he personally decorated. He was sooo proud to have it under our tree and give it to his Daddy and me for Christmas.
Besides being so creative in the projects, Lauren is very mindful in her language. I’ve witnessed her break apart little battles between students and she’s a master in redirecting their energy without yelling or anyone crying. She used to be a teacher at Stretch the Imagination, a program I loved. My son didn’t have her as a regular teacher but she does remember subbing one class that he was in… my take away, besides having an amazing memory, is that she loves kids.
When I pick up my son from preschool and let him know it’s an «art class day» he literally yells, «YIPPEE!» So, in short, it’s fantastic and I highly recommend it.

I’m in love with this studio!
Bianca and Lauren are amazing, and they have a great selection of classes for kids and adults.

When I took my daughter to ARTifact, she had such a wonderful time.
The space is nicely designed and is only a few blocks away from all the shops of Chestnut and Union street. I was able to drop her off for a class and hop down to Chestnut street for a coffee.
When I came back, I was highly impressed to see that the owner actually got my three year old to let her face paint a butterfly and ladybug. This is something she has never, ever allowed anyone to do. That to me was a sign that she was happy and comfortable.
The studio is very fun and they have so many different things to do. I highly recommend this place !!

listen… SSSSHH…do you hear it? all that gleeful giggling is coming from ARTifact, a wonderfully warm and cheerfully charming children’s art studio near the Presidio. simply put, imagine a magical little art studio for kids and grown-​up kids alike. it was IMPOSSIBLE for me not to happily plop down at a teeny table overbrimming with scribbles & scraps and crayons & colorbrushes of all kinds in this art space so i could cut and paste a glittery collage of a sparkly smiley face, which was how I felt once inside after side-​stepping around the sunny sidewalk chalk art out front. where fun, imagination and creativity abound… you have arrived at ARTifact Studio! it may take a few circles around the block to find street parking, but you will find it. also, when you are dropping off your children for an art class you can walk a hop and a skip away to Liverpool Lil’s around the corner on Lyon and enjoy a scrumptious snack/​meal or take in a leisurely scenic stroll in the grassy green glades of the Presidio. feel free to daydream while your children are being artfully inspired just a few blocks away! «good» for kids does not do the description justice, its jolly «GRRRRRREAT» for kids!