Events for kids and families typically cost $29 per person, Finch said.įinch said while people learn to paint in the class, it is not academic. A painting session typically costs $35, which provides a canvas, apron and painting supplies. He said Muse also provides a curated selection of beer and wine. "You may not be able to see the instructor the right way." "We like having our own locations so we can really invest and create the artistic vibe and optimize for this exact experience, as opposed to in bars you just kind of throw a few things together," he said. ![]() There is a stage for the instructor to lead the class, and an assistant walks around helping painters. The approximately 3,000-square-foot space in White Plains will have a main studio with separate rooms for private events, so multiple events can be held simultaneously. The traveling business offers a similar experience to Muse's in existing bars, usually on an otherwise slow night.įinch said a venue solely for painting creates a better experience because it is specifically built for that purpose. He said the business also matched his retail experience and Leigh's artistic background.Ī similar business, Paint Nite, is also active in Westchester. "We thought a business like this would be really fun to start and to run," he said. He said he originally saw the concept in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The paint bar serves tapas-style food that people can eat while painting, like bruschetta, hummus platters and spinach and feta triangles.įinch and his co-founder Vanessa Leigh, an artist and actress, opened their first location in Manchester, N.H., in 2012. Finch said instructors talk about half the time, giving people time to socialize. Painting sessions last two to two and a half hours with a break included for painters to catch up, eat and drink. The paint bar offers private events for kids, adults and co-workers as well as family painting days and public sessions in the evening. Participants at Muse are guided through the painting process in 10 to 15 steps to create a piece, like their own version of Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night," to take home. "Our customers tend to either go eat or go out to bars before or after they come to one of our sessions - so it just works well in that kind of area." ![]() "We like that area, Mamaroneck Avenue, with kind of all the hustle and bustle and bars and restaurants," he said. He said the location is a good fit for the venue. Oftentimes the classes are REALLY close together so if you get assigned a painting that takes a long time for the class to paint, the class can run over its slotted time and push into your prep time for the next class.Finch said he saw strong interest in White Plains from doing market testing. As soon as you finish one class, you will be busy prepping for the next. When those days come that you have to teach 3 or 4 classes in a row, you will be working for 12 hours with no breaks. Additionally, the hours will tend to take up all day of the weekends so if you plan to have freetime on weekends for friends or family, unfortunately that's when you will be busiest. The inconsistent hours can be really rough, even for a part time position. The managers get guaranteed full-time, so if classes drop off the manager will still be good while you can go a long time without getting assigned a class to teach. You might get slotted in for a 10-12 hour shift on Saturday or Sunday, but you'll never get much higher than 25 hours a week. ![]() If you aren't a store-level manager, don't expect to get a ton of hours. Store-level managers in general are pretty good and do their best for their store. They never seem to have it together and send mixed communications.
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