The Studio

Cecile Girard, an accomplished artist and highly experienced and committed teacher will be offering drawing and painting classes at the Studio beginning March 28.  Classes will be held Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to 8:30pm.  Beginning and Intermediate students invited.  The class will mix individual projects with group exercises to develop drawing technique (using sanguine chalk) and provide a foundation of color theory (using aquarelle/watercolor paints).

For more info and to register please contact the Studio!

Please send an email to: info@thestudio.cn

The Studio has come back to life!   After a cold and homeless winter and many reconnaissance trips through Shanghai’s back alleyways, we came across a small building with big personality and lots of grit!  The opening ceremony was held this Thursday, June 9.  It was a genial occasion marked by several blasts of gunpowder.  No one got hurt.

Studio No. 5 is located at 169 Jiashan Lu, #5.  It’s a lucky address that’s already reverberating with interesting noises and emanating inviting smells (come see who’s in the kitchen).   We are very happy to open our doors to Shanghai’s artistic and creative community.  Classes and workshops will resume in the near future.  In the meantime please drop in and say hello!

The 3rd Art & Design Bazaar will be held again in [the studio]. Not-to-be missed rendez-vous for hunters of knick-knacks and unique designs. For this Summer Bazaar find: textiles, jewelry, accessories, home & decoration, baby-kid items, paper products, art and more. 

For this occasion, “FINCH” an organic fabric women’s apparel and accessory line, will be making its Shanghai debut!

– Fresh inspiration — 


On the menu: 10 young independent designers and artists (Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Dutch, American, and French) will present unique funky creations and gifts in a friendly and arty atmosphere. 



– A Design break in the French Concession – 


This one-day event is also an opportunity to look for eclectic imaginative gifts during a family outing or with friends and grab some
 yummy organic food and delectable desserts.

When: Sunday, June 6 from 10am to 6pm 


Make beautiful ideas come alive for children through art!

The Studio is offering a week-long summer workshop
for kids that will explore different ideas about the
natural world and its relationship to human society.
Using artworks contained in each of five national Expo
pavilions as a springboard for creativity, we will explore
a range of fun materials and techniques, providing little
artists with a friendly and novel environment for learn-
ing and expression.

Are you taking in the Expo this summer? Want
your kids to get more from this colossal event
than just the spectacle? Prep them for some of
the more elegant pavilion themes with this
special arts experience!

Mon-Fri June 21-25
Age 3-6:   11:00am - 12:00   650 RMB
Age 7+:      1:30pm -   3:00   800 RMB

We are now having space for one artist in the painting room, one desk space and one seperate room available.

Prices range from 1500-3000rmb.  More info: 13621791761