From the Studio

This past weekend something special happened at Permission To Play. Families stepped out of their homes and into the studio to create art together. Families who had never met sat side by side and created together. Parents who doubted their artistic skills found themselves making art. Family Art Day was so much fun. Thank you for coming. Art Welcomes Everyone Permission To Play is a studio that mostly serves kids but this weekend reminded us that art does not check your age o

Permission To Play is opening its doors to families for two free days of creating — and the inspiration is Julian McNally's collection Alchemy Into the Gold. This weekend Saturday and Sunday 5/30 and 5/31 from 11 AM - 4PM. Julian McNally is a local artist and his collection is on the walls of Permission to Play. His work is a true delight. His collection takes you to a more creative place with in. His work inspires with color, playful choices in movement and a curiosity expre

You know that feeling when you finally sit down and just make something? No agenda. No one asking you for anything. Just you, some paint, some paper, and a Tuesday morning that belongs entirely to you. That's what Christy built. Create With Christy is a weekly adult creative session at Permission To Play — collage, watercolor, and art journaling every Tuesday morning from 11am to 1pm. It's warm, it's fun, and it fills something back up that gets emptied out pretty fast when y

Why We Play at Permission To Play There is something that happens when a child has full permission to create. They stop worrying about whether it looks right. They just make. Walk into Permission To Play on any given session day and you'll see kids fully absorbed in whatever medium we're exploring that day — painting, watercolor, clay, drawing, cardboard building. Every kid making something completely different. No two pieces look alike. And what comes out is always surpris