Nest Studio

Nest Studio is such a cool place and it sets itself apart from many of the businesses on Magill Road because it offers art classes for adults and children.
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
The children’s art classes are particularly good because the kids can work at their own paces in small group settings, and they are encourage to develop their own style. There is a different focus each term and may include sculpture, print making, collage, animation, drawing and painting.
The kids classes are generally split between kindergarten, juniors, big kids (ages eight to 10), teens (although this also includes tweens aged 10 and older) and birthday parties.

Nest is a cute little space that does all manner of good things.
From the outside it just looks like another lovely little retail space on Magill Rd selling home-​wares, and in part, it is. Nest have a small but curated collection of framed prints, textiles, accessories, clothing and the like, all with a graphic, modern aesthetic. No surprise really, considering it was started and is run by a graphic and textile designer.
But more than just a cute space selling stuff, Nest has a program of art and craft classes specifically aimed at kids. Classes are around $ 235 for a term, and while I can’t speak from experience (y’know, being sans kid), I love the idea of having a space for children to learn and draw and create. They also do parties as well, which is a great alternative to the usual fairies and clowns (which frankly freak me out).
They are also involved in stuff like Writer’s Week and the SALA festival, and I love the far-​reaching and community-​minded concept behind Nest.