First City Art Center — Attraction in Pensacola

I went through a rough patch in life and my therapist recommended trying out pottery. I was skeptical at first, because I thought everyone would just be there to make pieces & keep to themselves. I was pleasantly surprised by how much community I now have in the friendships that have formed. I also have to give a shout out to an awesome instructor Emalee, for her dedication to the class. She does a demo every week and gives a lot of individualized help no matter what level you’re at. It is a bright spot in my life, and I look forward to being a potter the rest of my life because of...

We did a group glass blowing class for a friend's bachelorette party yesterday and had such an amazing experience. We each picked our own item to make and the instructor we worked with, Connor, was phenomenal. He made sure our nervous ladies felt comfortable and didn't put them on the spot. And coached our fearless ladies through doing as much of their own projects as possible. I'm super excited to see the cooled project pieces tomorrow. 100% recommend the classes.

Their pumpkin patch and hot glass cold brew events are also great. Definitely something...

Went for my 1st graders field trip, the gentlemen working the glass blowing area were very informative and seem to love what they do which was nice. My only thing from giving it a 5 is I would have liked to have seen and done something a little more hands on and engaging. Granted it was fun to do the clay making class, suggestion would be to be able to do the kiln or what not there so that there's less of a c.f. hence of messing up or ruining the projects, especially when there are a bunch of first graders leading the pack. Other than that, quite...