KICKS The Art Place Art Classes
KICKS The Art Place, 36066 Co Rd 66, Crosslake, MN 56442
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KICKS The Art Place Art Classes offers activities such as painting on canvas, glass painting, mosaic projects, sign making with stencils, creative sign-making, and working on wooden trays. The program also includes painting furniture for do-it-yourself projects, furniture technique classes using acrylic and mineral paints from Dixie Belle and Paint Couture, and options like T-shirts to paint. Sewing, quilting, and knitting classes are available, and the studio also hosts children’s painting parties.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer and fall/winter class options on select weekdays and Saturdays during daytime hours
• Price: $30.00–$80.00 per event or workshop, depending on the specific class or Paint and Sip offering
KICKS The Art Place Art Classes provides all the art supplies needed for classes, including brushes, paints, canvases, accessories, DIY Art Kits, Children’s Painting Kits, and To Go Kits. The studio offers painting and craft classes for adults, kids, families, and groups, as well as “How To” classes for painting DIY furniture projects and sewing, quilting, and knitting classes for groups or individuals. It also hosts art parties for birthdays, girls’ night-outs, bachelorette parties, family reunions, and “just because” parties, and offers gift certificates that can be used to choose a treasure or take a class.
The leadership team includes owner Linda Randall, art teacher Sara Porter, and fiber crafting instructor Lynne Sexton. The organization states that all classes are taught by locally known artists with years of experience in art and design and that they have over 25 years of combined art and design experience. Sara Porter has a Studio Art Degree from Northwestern University in Roseville, Minnesota, with an emphasis in oil painting, teaches elementary and high school art classes to homeschool co-op groups, and offers pet portraits in paint or dry media. Linda Randall has an Interior Design Degree, previously ran her own commercial design business in the Minneapolis area, is a watercolorist, has taken classes in painting furniture, and is a dealer for Paint Couture acrylic paints and Dixie Belle mineral chalk paints. Lynne Sexton has 45 years of experience with quilting, knitting, and crocheting, owned Between Friends Yarn Store in downtown Brainerd for 3 years, and has worked at JoAnn Fabrics in Baxter and Florida.
KICKS The Art Place states that the studio became a reality in 2014, and that furniture repurposing blossomed two years later. The mission describes a vision to provide a fun place that enhances the vitality of the Crosslake community and surrounding areas, where people could go to enjoy an experience in art. The studio describes itself as “the Gateway to Creativity,” is known for out-of-the-box creativity, and states that it aims to enhance the vitality of the Crosslake community and surrounding areas, serving cities including Brainerd, Baxter, Grand Rapids, Emily, Pequot Lakes, Nisswa, Pine River, Hackensack, Breezy Point, Walker, and surrounding areas.
The studio is a retailer for Paint Couture acrylic paint and Dixie Belle chalk mineral paint, which it describes as having no VOCs and no odor. It also has a Fine Art Gallery with artwork by local artists and artists from the surrounding area, including photography, watercolor, metal sculptures, abstracts, and acrylics, and provides repainted, refinished, and re-purposed furniture, including gently used furniture. KICKS The Art Place states that it plans to set up a Zoom class option so participants can work in the studio or at home with guided instruction.
Testimonials include a Facebook review from Mary Backstrom Smith describing taking her 7-year-old grandson Oliver to paint a picture for his mom’s birthday and calling it a great experience. Other statements include “This is my Happy Place” from Lynne Sexton, “Great Place forGathering with Friends,” “Fun Experience!,” and a statement from Linda Randall saying, “We are one-on-one teaching the arts. Always changing and bringing in new ideas.”
Last updated February 22, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer and fall/winter class options on select weekdays and Saturdays during daytime hours
• Price: $30.00–$80.00 per event or workshop, depending on the specific class or Paint and Sip offering
KICKS The Art Place Art Classes provides all the art supplies needed for classes, including brushes, paints, canvases, accessories, DIY Art Kits, Children’s Painting Kits, and To Go Kits. The studio offers painting and craft classes for adults, kids, families, and groups, as well as “How To” classes for painting DIY furniture projects and sewing, quilting, and knitting classes for groups or individuals. It also hosts art parties for birthdays, girls’ night-outs, bachelorette parties, family reunions, and “just because” parties, and offers gift certificates that can be used to choose a treasure or take a class.
The leadership team includes owner Linda Randall, art teacher Sara Porter, and fiber crafting instructor Lynne Sexton. The organization states that all classes are taught by locally known artists with years of experience in art and design and that they have over 25 years of combined art and design experience. Sara Porter has a Studio Art Degree from Northwestern University in Roseville, Minnesota, with an emphasis in oil painting, teaches elementary and high school art classes to homeschool co-op groups, and offers pet portraits in paint or dry media. Linda Randall has an Interior Design Degree, previously ran her own commercial design business in the Minneapolis area, is a watercolorist, has taken classes in painting furniture, and is a dealer for Paint Couture acrylic paints and Dixie Belle mineral chalk paints. Lynne Sexton has 45 years of experience with quilting, knitting, and crocheting, owned Between Friends Yarn Store in downtown Brainerd for 3 years, and has worked at JoAnn Fabrics in Baxter and Florida.
KICKS The Art Place states that the studio became a reality in 2014, and that furniture repurposing blossomed two years later. The mission describes a vision to provide a fun place that enhances the vitality of the Crosslake community and surrounding areas, where people could go to enjoy an experience in art. The studio describes itself as “the Gateway to Creativity,” is known for out-of-the-box creativity, and states that it aims to enhance the vitality of the Crosslake community and surrounding areas, serving cities including Brainerd, Baxter, Grand Rapids, Emily, Pequot Lakes, Nisswa, Pine River, Hackensack, Breezy Point, Walker, and surrounding areas.
The studio is a retailer for Paint Couture acrylic paint and Dixie Belle chalk mineral paint, which it describes as having no VOCs and no odor. It also has a Fine Art Gallery with artwork by local artists and artists from the surrounding area, including photography, watercolor, metal sculptures, abstracts, and acrylics, and provides repainted, refinished, and re-purposed furniture, including gently used furniture. KICKS The Art Place states that it plans to set up a Zoom class option so participants can work in the studio or at home with guided instruction.
Testimonials include a Facebook review from Mary Backstrom Smith describing taking her 7-year-old grandson Oliver to paint a picture for his mom’s birthday and calling it a great experience. Other statements include “This is my Happy Place” from Lynne Sexton, “Great Place forGathering with Friends,” “Fun Experience!,” and a statement from Linda Randall saying, “We are one-on-one teaching the arts. Always changing and bringing in new ideas.”
Last updated February 22, 2026.
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