The Cool School Los Angeles

I’ve been looking for an art school for my daughter that fit our schedule and was affordable and I have to say I was extremely pleased to have found The Cool School.
Shannon was such a terrific, knowledgeable and experienced instructor and my daughter was so fortunate to have the benefit of someone with such a background to be taught by.
Shannon helped to expand her knowledge and give her a great base of fundamentals to work with and her confidence and use of the skills he taught her show in her work. She will definitely be attending future classes with him.
I highly recommend this art school to anyone looking to gain the experience from someone who has a highly impressive background, you will not be disappointed.

We love our art class on Sundays with Shannon. Our son is learning core drawing skills which I believe he will carry with him the rest of his life. Shannon is a great and EXTREMELY patient teacher. It’s a tough job to hold the attention of a 7 year old boy let alone impart seemingly complex principles.
Shannon has some mystical ability to make these principles feel like discoveries that the kids arrive at themselves. I’m impressed by the progress I see each week in my son’s abilities and understanding of art, and so glad we found the Cool School!

Went to a pre-​school art auction at cool school. Great space! Great owners!

Thank you so much for all of your support, help and enthusiasm for our Preschool’s Art Show! I can’t wait to tell everyone I know about the Cool School!
This space is open, light and accepting.
Bravo! I wish you the best of luck!

I discovered Cool School after doing a Google search for macramé classes in Los Angeles– I wanted to learn this ‘70s craft throwback and was happy to find a new school (they just opened less than 2 months ago) in nearby Glendale. The loft space is clean and modern with a long table and stools, large windows facing Brand Blvd. and a few art supplies to purchase.
It’s in the historic Seeley building– it’s super close to the main drag of Atwater Village and I was surprised how cool the space was– it’s been reborn as creative lofts for various businesses. The macramé workshop I signed up for was 5 hours on Sunday afternoon for a reasonable $ 75 which included all of our supplies to make a macramé tote that’d be perfect for the farmer’s market. Our instructor Jo was very kind and patient with explaining the basic knots for macramé and helped us if we got stuck. The tote bag ended up being a more time-​consuming project than anticipated, so they were generous enough to offer us to come back the following Sunday afternoon to finish our totes.
I’m glad there is an arts enrichment place like Cool School nearby– they offer art classes and workshops in subjects including color theory, life drawing, and several activities for children. I’ll be sure to return!

Great place to take a class or a workshop. Very small which keeps it feeling intimate and you get plenty of one on one attention. Clean, friendly, easy to park – overall a really nice experience.

Just took my first class — oil painting– with 2 friends and had a great time while learning a lot– hue, saturation and cubism. The teacher kept us all on track while letting us giggle and have a good time. Lots of fun!