Gather your group around the easels for a relaxing sip and paint class in San Mateo, a classic painting team building experience for teams and friends across the Bay Area. With help from a talented teacher, every guest paints their own take on a featured painting and leaves with a finished canvas and a refreshed, creatively satisfied mind.
The class runs two hours and is priced at $53 per guest for private groups of 12 to 100 guests. Even beginners can make incredible art, so do not worry if you have never been much of a painter.
What's Included
- One 12 x 16 inch canvas
- All other painting materials you need
- Step-by-step instruction from a talented teacher in a supportive environment
- A featured painting to follow,
Gather your group around the easels for a relaxing sip and paint class in San Mateo, a classic painting team building experience for teams and friends across the Bay Area. With help from a talented teacher, every guest paints their own take on a featured painting and leaves with a finished canvas and a refreshed, creatively satisfied mind.
The class runs two hours and is priced at $53 per guest for private groups of 12 to 100 guests. Even beginners can make incredible art, so do not worry if you have never been much of a painter.
What's Included
- One 12 x 16 inch canvas
- All other painting materials you need
- Step-by-step instruction from a talented teacher in a supportive environment
- A featured painting to follow, with room to put your own creative spin on it
- Your finished canvas to take home
What You Will Learn
The teacher builds your confidence one skill at a time. You practice brush skills, color mixing and shadows, then apply them to the featured painting while making it your own with color choices and details. The pace is relaxed and the steps are clear, so the group stays together while each canvas develops its own personality. By the end, guests have the skills to keep trying artsy DIY projects at home.
Why It Works for Groups
A sip and paint class is laid-back and therapeutic, and it gives people a reason to chat, laugh and cheer each other on. While you paint, you can sip on wine, beer or soft drinks, which keeps the mood easy. As a team building painting activity, it suits teams of every size, and the side-by-side canvases make a great group photo at the end. Groups planning corporate team building activities like that everyone takes home the same scene painted in a dozen different ways.
It is the perfect way to spend quality time together, whether you are planning a special birthday party, a bachelorette party, a team outing or a fun thing to do in the area. It is also one of the most popular creative team bonding activities for the season, and works well as christmas team building for an office party.
Choosing Your Painting
The studio keeps a large collection of featured paintings, from seaside sunsets and city skylines to florals and seasonal scenes, and your group can choose one together before the class. Everyone follows the same steps, yet no two canvases end up alike, which is half the fun when the group lines up its finished work.
About Your Host
Your host is a women-owned art studio in San Mateo built around creative social gatherings for all ages. It runs an adult studio where friends paint side by side, and a kids and family studio where parents and children explore art together. Professional instructors guide every session, and the studio supplies everything you need, so your group simply shows up and enjoys the time together.
The studio specializes in groups large and small, from team building and corporate events to birthdays, bachelorette parties and nights out with friends. Guests give it a 4.8-star rating across 193 reviews, and reviewers often mention good instructors, attentive staff and a comfortable party space. One recent guest wrote that the owner and instructor were kind, accommodating and patient with their whole group.
Getting There
The studio sits in the heart of San Mateo, just minutes from Highway 92 and U.S. Route 101, which makes it easy to reach from Foster City, San Francisco, the Peninsula and the East Bay. There is ample parking nearby. The exact address is shared once your date is confirmed.
Good to Know
- No painting experience is needed; the teacher guides every step
- Drinks are not included in the per-guest price; soft drinks are available for purchase at the studio
- Wear clothes you do not mind getting a little paint on
- The team can also travel within 20 miles of San Mateo to a venue of your choice for a private class, on request
Plan Your Class
Share your preferred date and group size to check availability. At $53 per guest with the canvas, materials and instruction included, it is a simple, budget-friendly way to bring your whole team together for an afternoon or evening of painting.
