Art & Soul School of Creative & Performing ARTS, Santa Rosa CA

My daughter attended a summer camp in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic. I felt like the school did a great job keeping our kids safe while giving them a chance to have fun and be around other kids! Temps were taken every morning and hands sanitized before children entered the facility. They were spaced out from peers during activities and each kid was given their own supplies to use throughout the week as to not have shared items. We signed up for another camp as well as a weekly dance class!

I love art & soul school. They have been such an asset to our family with two little girls. I’m so grateful for the amazing, caring instructors and huge array of class times!

Art And Soul has been more than just a place for music and art education for our 3 children, but has become family.
The school has continuously matched our children with teachers they can relate to, grow with, and that listen to our children’s goals.
Benjie and Lauren have built an amazing space for our kids to challenge themselves, try new things, take creative risks, and find joy in creating music and art. Art and Soul is a safe environment where each of our children feel embraced and supported for who they are and encouraged to explore their creative minds.
2 of our kids used to experience fear and anxiety over the idea of getting on stage in front of an audience, but now they eagerly look forward to performing at Art and Soul’s Art and Music Gala and the recital; this speaks volumes for Art and Soul’s encouraging atmosphere.
When our children have been sick, or we needed to travel, the school has always been great about either sending us video lessons they can do at home, or offering make up classes at a later date. We have really appreciated this flexibility.
Our teenage son loves playing the guitar, and now also experiments writing songs. Our daughter will play the piano for hours. Our artistic child, who was shy and withdrawn when younger, has blossomed by entering art contests, sharing work, commissioning art pieces, and goes nowhere without a sketch book in hand.
We have witnessed Art and Soul’s giving hearts and community commitment time and time again. They supported students who lost their homes and/or instruments in Sonoma County fires, they provided
opportunities for students to express their grief or loss through their art and music, and they have been involved in, or created, community art projects and fundraisers.
We are grateful and blessed to have such a wonderful resource!

The teachers are fantastic and Benji and Lauren make you feel like part of their family. Everyone is warm and accommodating and my daughter, Rachel, has blossomed in the six years we have been part of the Art & Soul family. Her teacher, Rachel, is fantastic and so talented. We love you guys.

The Wyne family

One of the most rewarding and enriching activities our children are involved in. They look forward to their classes each and every week. Teachers and staff are amazing and truly bong with our children through music, dance, and art.

Art and Soul has a little piece of my heart and I will forever be grateful for their hard work and support in helping make great things happen. Their staff and teachers are so friendly and always seem genuinely happy to see my kids when they arrive. My daughter’s preschool experience has been more rewarding than I could have ever hoped and I’m so glad we’ve gotten to spend this year with them. Thanks Lauren, Benji and staff for being so awesome!

Both my boys, 14 and 17, take music lessons. One takes acoustic guitar, the other electric. Their levels are very different but both get awesome, well tailored, instruction. All instructors are supportive. Awesome business. Super happy.

We’ve been with Art and Soul for two years and had a good experience with our 3 kid’s lessons. Fun qualified teachers and accommodating office staff. I especially liked the High school performance venue.

The art class that my son is in has been so wonderful! His teacher Wendy has been great! He has learned a lot and he truly enjoys it!

We love Art & Soul School! They’ve provided us with so many opportunities for my girls, ages 10 and 6, to explore different forms of art. The teachers are all caring, nurturing, and love working with the kids! A great level of professionalism from the teachers, front desk, and owners of the school. The best thing about our experience here is that my girls always look forward to their classes and they love them!

My kindergartener says her favorite zoom class among all sessions during SIP is the art class by Ms Wendy at Art & Soul! The school reacted very quickly to the SIP challenges and continues to provide quality education.

Our kids have loved making Art & Soul a part of their weekly routine. With the gentle support of their instructors, our kids have explored several instruments, vocal lessons and art classes.