Top Venice Art Classes

Take a course on mask making from a master artisan in Venice, and learn about the history of this ancient tradition. You can choose from a production class or a decoration class, or you can even take both. In the production class, learn how to make your own papier-mâché mask, and in the decoration class, you can paint or use materials to decorate your mask. No matter which option you choose, you get to bring home your creation—just in time for Carnival.

Get hands-on experience with one-to-one guidance during a private glassmaking lesson. Discover the secrets of Murano glassmaking techniques from one of the most renowned craftsmen of Venice. The 90-minute workshop includes all materials—including your own marvelous glass artwork to take home—plus a 10 percent discount on glassworks from the artist.

Take a break from the usual sightseeing and snapping photos in Venice with this special experience that allows you to be an artist for the day. A local Venetian artist takes you to find the ideal corner of the city to paint, where you can create your own artwork with watercolors.

Touring a new city can be a very exciting experience, but it can also be quite an adventure if you are unsure of which places to visit and how. Language barrier may also represent a curious obstacle but it can also be frustrating. We offer an innovative and unforgettable Photographic Tours to welcome you in some of the most fascinating and romantic places in the world. We will guide you in an exclusive tour through the most interesting landmarks and monuments. A 3 hours one-to-one photo walk discovering hidden and secluded parts of Venice, without forgetting the famous landmarks, while taking great shots and with a one-to-one tuition to improve your photography skills! The tour is one-to-one so there will be just you, or accompanied by your family/friends. The Tour can be tailor-made based on your interests and expectations, can be more Photography workshop vs Venice less touristy Tour:

Learn the secrets of glassblowing during this activity in Venice. On the island of Murano, visit the Glass Factory Showroom near St Mark's Square to see examples of this highly specialized glass art, beloved by collectors the world over. Learn about this technique's origins in the Roman Empire from you guide, then watch a glassblowing demonstration by a Master Artisan. Walk away with a small Murano glass souvenir.

For this private mask-decorating workshop in Venice, arrive at a traditional atelier, and get a blank sand-colored mask that’s ready for your artist eye. Use feathers, sequins, and other materials to make a masterpiece. Your guide will share facts about the history of mask making and can also show you some great techniques to use. Afterward, you’ll get to bring home your decorated mask.

Fallani Venezia is a craft laboratory of artistic serigraphy, active since 1968 in the heart of the city of Venice. Print high quality editions, making available their technical expertise and sensitivity, managing to interpret and translate into graphics the different expressive languages of painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators, street artists, graphic designers and designers. Gianpaolo Fallani inherits the passion for screen-printing from his father Fiorenzo, who has collaborated with over 200 artists from all over the world and for whom he has made more than 1000 editions. Commission-based printing continues, also offering workshops and residences of various levels that invite the artist to learn about and experience the versatility and potential of this printing technique. In 2018 Gianpaolo received the recognition of MAM Maestro d'Arte and Mestiere and participated in Doppia Firma and Homo Faber.

Live the experience … turn yourself into a “mascarer” and create your own mask! Our workshop will allow you to take home your own creation. The charm of the paper to cut and shape inside the ancient stone molds. The expert craftsman who guides you and helps you to turn simple pieces of paper into a mask. Enjoy the magic of handmade creation. We will teach you to decorate your mask using the techniques and materials we use too. Your base of true paper mache will become your masterpiece. You will use fabric, colors, svarowski crystals, gold leaf, feathers. … Two hours of pure magic to give you the satisfaction to say…”I’ve made it !!! The Creation of the mask wiull be done in two days. In the first one you will create your mask in two hours of time. The next day you will decorate it in others two hours of time!

This LivTalk recording is on demand, meaning it is available and ready when you are! This 45 minute webinar recording will give you an overview how women have shaped the collection of art throughout the Louvre Museum (and beyond), and how they have been viewed throughout history in terms of artistry.

This LivTalk is On-demand, meaning it is available and ready when you are! This 45 minute LivTalks recording will give you an overview of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice, how it came to be, how it survived and thrived over the centuries and its importance to Venetian heritage today.

Kids will love learning about the mysteries of Venice's Carnevale, while creating a wonderful souvenir! Our activity is set in the Giardini area of Venice, a fun off-the-beaten path location for kids to run around and explore Venice at their own level.

This LivTalk is On-demand, meaning it is available and ready when you are! Erika will take you through Marco Polo’s adventures and tell you just what he discovered in China and how he left his mark there still to this day. Learn about his tales through his writings and how he has forever influenced trade with the East, and how it in turn influenced the art and architecture of one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Venice! This 45 minute LivTalks recording will give you an overview of Marco Polo’s journey to the East in the 13th century and its influence over Venetian culture and beyond.

Your family will enjoy visiting a typical Murano glass-blowing studio. With the help of our docents, you will discover how master craftsmen create beautiful hand-blown glass on the island of Murano for centuries (2 hrs.). Afterwards, parents can enjoy a leisurely aperitivo (aperitif on their own) or a stroll while your kids learn about the art of glass blowing and create original works using hand blown Venetian glass beads (1.5 hrs.). All materials included. Vaporetto tickets to Murano Island not included.

Glamorous location photo shoot at Venice landmarks. The Photo Experience will create amazing photo memories from your holiday. You will be able to see undiscovered locations, and get the best photo story from your Venice visit. We can tailor each photo shoot to meet your requirements. Our Photo shoots are ideal for any Tourists - Solo Traveler - Couples - Groups - Hen/Bachelorette & Stag/Bachelor Parties - Families - Secret proposal/Engagement - Honeymoon - Experienced Influencers and Models - New Influencers and Models What's Included: A Private online viewing gallery - 1 hour = 18 professionally edited photos* - 2 hour = 24 professionally edited photos* - 3 hour = 32 professionally edited photos* - 4 hour = 40 professionally edited photos* * same set of images - A unique location professional shoot experience for your holiday - DELIVERY - Up to 14 days after photoshoot. What's Excluded: - Transportation - Entry fees

Arianna is one of the few remaining Venetian artisans who still prints like in the 15th century. If you plan to visit Venice you cannot miss the opportunity to travel through time and return to the age of the "Serenissima". You can meet Arianna at her art studio, an antique-style printing house in Fondamenta dei Ormesini in the Cannaregio district and attend an entire press session with her: you will be surprised by the atmosphere, the colors, the scents, the gestures , from the work behind a single print. The entire work behind an art print will be shown: starting from the initial drawing, the various processing steps will be explained to obtain a chalcographic engraving, until the actual print is under your eyes.

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A unique experience that combines art and craftsmanship, in a laboratory that in over fifty years of activity has created over a thousand different graphics, working with over 250 artists from all over the world.

–Create your papier mache mask with a professional. - Take out your mask and refine the details. - Choose one of the many decoration techniques available. - Decorate your mask in a traditional way or personalize it with feathers, rhinestones and other materials. - Your mask is finished and you can take it away immediately.

Our company has been offering painting holidays to Venice in small groups in the heart of Venice. You’ll love our fantastic prices, our accommodation with single rooms close to the excitement, our great tuition in a relaxed atmosphere, the fantastic Venetian painting sites your tutor will take you to! Art equipment and materials included, as well as meals and transportation (one week Venice pass).

The ancient art of engraving, which had its greatest splendor and diffusion in Venice, will have no more secrets! For those who want a unique experience in the ancient world of craftsmanship, I organize individual courses (one or at most two people) to explain and put into practice the basic techniques of engraving. Participants will thus have the opportunity to create a real art print made by them (on their original idea or drawing) and take it home. An experience that they will certainly not forget - in fact, they can hang it in their home! The course includes etching with the drypoint technique on Plexiglas or drypoint on zinc. I will follow you in the choice of subjects, in the preparation of the drawings and during all the processing phases, from the initial study to the processing of the plate up to the final prints. Reservations are accepted by people from the same family or relatives

Enjoy a carnival workshop in Piazza San Marco with local artists that will help you to paint your own mask! Live the Venice Carnival as a protagonist personalizing your mask to dress during this special period! The professional Venetian mask painters will make your painting experience truly memorable! They will guide you step by step in a funny way how to paint your own mask. You’ll learn how to paint a mask made with the Venetian techniques. A unique artistic experience to be experienced at least once in your life! You’ll bring at home your personal mask as a special souvenir. If you are a painting lover, you would love discovering more about the Venice carnival and its secrets. The activity takes place in a historical Renaissance Palace: The Prisons Palace, close to Piazza San Marco.

Our Mystery and Fantasy Treasure Hunt is fun for the whole family. An original way to discover the mysteries and symbols illustrating the history of Venice. With the help of a map, photos of clues, a quiz and a fun and engaging teacher, Venice's fascinating curiosities are brought to life for the whole family. Our treasure hunt will take us to the fantastic spaces of Campo Santa Maria Formosa and the Querini Stampalia Foundation (1.5 hrs). Afterward, the kids will have an exclusive Arte al Sole art experience; a comic strip creative workshop where they will use the symbols they have learned to craft their very own story. All materials included.

Kids will love learning about the mysteries of Venice's Carnevale, while creating a wonderful souvenir! Our activity is set in the Giardini area of Venice, a fun off-the-beaten path location for kids to run around and explore Venice at their own level.

Discover Venice and let me help you get good shots of Venice, even if you have little time. Bespoke private photo walks in Venice with a local photographer who knows the city.