Pachis, An Art Studio For Kids

I have sent both my children, ages 9 and 6, to Pachis art camps during school breaks and the summer, and they have loved it. It’s low-​key art fun plus outside games and visits to Liberty Station park. The instructors have been very kind and welcoming. It’s also a super convenient location. We will go again.

My daughter loves the art camps at Pachis. She came home with so many wonderful pieces. They play & eat lunch at the park so the kids get some time to run around too. She has been several times & we plan on signing her up again for spring break.

I took my son who was 4 years old to Pachis, I had called earlier that week making sure it was ok with his age since they had mentioned online it was starting at 5 years. They told me it was fine since there was another student who was my sons age. I took my son for the first day and he enjoyed it, an hour later after I picked him up the founder, Juliana Flores called me saying he can not come in class anymore due to his age and the other student who was 4 in the class was her relative and thats why she made an exception. I found that highly unfair and insensitive to exclude my son out and to keep another who was the same age just because he was her nephew or relative. I had to tell my son he couldn’t go and that upset him and me. It should never be ok to make an exception for one and not the other simply because he is related to you and the other is not, and in the future to make sure to make it clear to your staff about the age before having to bring in child then having to tell his mother he can’t come. very unprofessional and unfair to the child.

This is a really great place to bring your kids & open their minds to the world of art!

My 9 yo daughter attended the Pachis day camp for 4 days over the winter holiday break. My daughter loves all kinds of art. She goes to a weekly art class at the local rec center. We thought this day camp would be a good idea. Not quite… I think that the art projects were fun and age appropriate. But the teachers seemed to be disinterested and glum. My daughter and I independently observed that the teachers appeared to be half-​hearted, lacking the kind of energy and interest we hoped for. They seemed detached, distant and disconnected from the kids. Not cruel or mean. Just not really caring or excited to be with children. We won’t be going back.

I can’t say enough about Pachis. My kids have been coming here for months and every week they learn something new and come home with an amazing project. One of the things I love the best is that Juliana doesn’t just sit them down have them make something. They actually LEARN about a subject (ie. architecture, a specific artist, etc) and draw their inspiration from that. I also love that she does art from recycled and non-​traditional materials. My kids’ creativity has been developed so much from her classes! If you are looking for art classes for your kids, this is the place to go.

We took our kids a couple of weeks ago and they really enjoyed it. They said they really liked the way Juliana let them explore on their own but helped them when they needed it. We initially took the kids to the Open Art Studio and they liked it so much we took them back to a workshop session. I am sure that if my kids wrote the review they would give Pachis 10 stars out of 5!

Pachis is such a great place to bring your kids if you a) need to let them explore art, b) need to let them explore art without feeling like you need to hover constantly, and c) if you want to meet a friendly, wonderful woman, Juliana. This place is GREAT. My kids were at ease with Juliana from the first moment we walked in, and they had a great time. They were not rushed, and anything they wanted to try, she brought it to them. We left with several pieces of art to hang in our gallery. And hello?! Painting with race cars?! My son’s dream!!!
There are so many treasures to look at, too– it was hard to not want one of all the beautiful hand-​made items for sale. Juliana is also high-​tech, had great music playing and was very easy to be around. We will be back, for sure!