Destination Art

If there was an option for more than 5 stars, I would give Destination Art more.
I agree with all of the previous reviews, Destination Art is a fantastic place! My oldest daughter (4 ½ yrs old) has been going to Destination Art on a drop-​in basis since she was 2. She LOVES it.
Destination art is play based but incorporates a ton of art & through art, a ton of learning. I have some of the most beautiful art framed in my house that our daughter has brought home. Julie is one of the most caring people I have ever met. Her passion for children, art & learning is explosive. Destination Art provides a great social environment for kids to learn about playing, sharing, fighting, learning to communicate feelings, etc…
Our youngest daughter (21 months) just started going 1 day/​week with her older sister. The girls love it.
Destination Art is a neighborhood gem & if you are looking for a place for your children to go to learn, explore, create & grow… I would definitely recommend checking out DA.
Destination Art has pre-​school, drop-​in days, movie nights, summer camp, and so much more. she even host birthday parties! We are going to one there this weekend.

I can’t say enough good about Destination Art. Julie and her staff are amazing, creative, fun, AND great educators. They really understand kids and the kids love them for it.
My son has been going there for about six months now, and I couldn’t be happier. I always feel very secure leaving him there, and grateful at the end of the day to hear about all the fun he’s had.
Julie is also very responsive and easy to get in touch with. And honestly, I think she gives just as much support to us moms as she does the kids!
Overall, it’s been a fantastic experience and I would highly recommend DA to anyone.

This review is long overdue!
We absolutely love, love, love Destination Art. My daughter comes home with the most amazing art projects and when it’s time to pick her up, she wants to stay longer.

Julie always has her doors open. She provides a safe environment for the kids and I love how creative her curriculum is. They have regular arts projects, an onsite piano, a friendly (and tiny) snake in enclosed glass, another animal as well (I think), a friendly mini dog, and *huge bonus points* for the train selection that has always been my little guy’s favorite. There is no lack of things for the kids to do! :)

What would we do without Destination Art? It has movie nights, summer camp, drop-​in days, pre-​school and so much more. It is one of our neighborhood’s «community centers» and is also a great place for a birthday party.

We LOVE DA; my kids are so happy here and I never worry about their well being. Julie truly cares about the kids. My kids beg to go back. Their art projects are amazing, kids get to be kids through play and usage of their imagination evidenced in their art.

We love Destination Art!
My daughter has attended many art classes here and we’re always impressed with the art projects, she brings home. We love them. It’s such a fun place and did I mention that they offer a drop-​off childcare during the day and date night on Fridays.
The price is right and the teachers are so friendly.
I only wished we lived closer to attend weekly. We live across the city but we still trek out to North Beach to enjoy ourselves.
I love this place and Julie.

We live close by and love the friendly environment that Julie has created. Every community should be so lucky as to have a destination art for your kids!

Destination Art seems to be a fun, instructive, & creative outlet for children –esp. since so many public schools have eliminated creative arts programs due to lack of funding. Destination Art fills this void and I am all for it.
HOWEVER, I feel compelled to comment via this venue on the PARENTS of the children who attend. Destination Art held a Halloween event this past Saturday. All well and good. BUT it was really dismaying to see their costumed children running up and down the street eating peanuts and throwing the shells onto the street. The sidewalk was littered with peanut shells.
When I telephoned Julie (DA’s owner) today to bring this to her attention, her response was that peanuts had been served inside and perhaps «the shells stuck to the kids’ shoes when they walked outside.»
Seriously?
Besides all those «amazing» art projects, how about including some lessons in good citizenship or just plain good manners? How about teaching the kids it’s NOT OK to litter?
Or would that be stifling creativity?

Destination Art is an amazing multi-​purpose childcare and art studio, nestled in North Beach. The founder, Julie, is a loving, creative, and competent caretaker. It gave us such peace of mind to know that she was taking care of our busy boys in her afterschool program. We also love her Summer Camps, and Movie Night is now our de facto date night. Thank you, thank you, Julie. Keep up the awesome work!
Allison W.

We love Destination Art and of course, Julie as well. What an amazing space! Full of creativity and care and MOVIE NIGHT! Awesome, our son still loves it, even as he is getting older, and Scott and I actually get a «date night» in the neighborhood. Love it!

Destination Art is indeed a gem in the the heart of North Beach! Julie is amazingly creative, the kids (and their parents) love her fun and laid back approach to projects. She has a true gift for making everyone feel artistic and truly talented– which I think is huge for city kids. With so much going on around them it seems it’d be difficult for most kids to stand out but everyone stands out at Destination Art. The small class size and the individualized attentions students get make for memorable summers and parties!
Julie’s encouraging spirit and love for Arts & Crafts (which doesn’t even begin to describe all the elaborate projects she comes up with!) make Destination a unique and special place. Stop by and watch Julie in action some day, you’ll see that for her, exposing children (of all ages) to the world of Art is obviously a labor of love!

A hidden gem in North Beach, D-​art is my 5 year old’s FAVORITE place in town. Julie opened the studio with grown-​ups in mind but quickly transformed her adorable space into a kids art studio. She offers Saturday morning workshops often using found objects to create works of art (my little guy made and painted a «robot» out of some milk cartons and strawberry baskets). In the summer she runs a fabulous art camp program at very reasonable rates. And for the grown-​ups, twice a month she has a drop-​off «Movie night» for $ 15 per kid! Best babysitting deal in town right in the heart of North Beach. Typically the Movie nights start with a craft, then a kids movie is projected on a wall, the kids have an «intermission» and a snack, the pick-​up is at 9:00p.m. My little guy LOVES it and my wife and I stroll down to the street to pick a nice bistro for dinner. Can’t beat that! :)