OYAARTS Next service: Creative Escapes · Wed 2–8 PM

Created in London · Now in Minneapolis On time

Guests in 1920s costume raising a glass at an Oya Arts paint and sip mystery night

Paint. Sip. Solve.™ Paint & Sip Mystery Nights →

Studio 265 · Northeast Minneapolis · & popping up across the Twin Cities

A slice of Britain in Minneapolis, where art brings people together.

A British-inspired creative studio in Northeast Minneapolis. Drop in on a Wednesday, join us for a paint and sip mystery night, or find us popping up at venues across the Twin Cities.

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♥Every visit helps fund free creative sessions for kids in foster and adoptive families.

WHAT'S ON

At the Studio and around the Twin Cities

creative escapes

Your British midweek hangout

Pop in after work or settle in for a long, lazy afternoon. Splash some paint about, tackle your inbox with a proper cuppa at your elbow, challenge a friend to Jenga, or do absolutely nothing, beautifully. The kettle’s already on.

All art supplies included
Bottomless tea & coffee
Wi-Fi & space to co-work
Board games & a mystery

The Wednesday Menu

Every pass comes with unlimited tea, coffee and a snack


90-minute pass	$25
3-hour pass	$45

pass the paint party

get ready to party!

DateSat 7 Nov
Time6–8 PM
VenueGraze Food Hall Minneapolis

Like musical chairs, but every time the music stops you pass your canvas. Grab your complimentary drink, start a painting, and watch strangers help finish it. Live DJ, good vibes and prizes to be won.

The Oya Lines · 4 stops

Four ways to pop in for a spot of creativity

No need to wait for our next public event—book your own private party or drop into Creative Wednesdays. Hop on at your stop, and mind the gap between your week and your weekend.

Teapot Lane

Visit

Creative Escapes Wednesdays

Drop in midweek to paint, co-work, play or solve a mystery, with tea on the go.

Whodunit Junction

Join

Paint & Sip Mystery Nights

Story-led paint nights at the studio and partner venues, with a twist in every tale.

Knees-Up Circus

Celebrate

Private Parties

Birthdays, date nights and get-togethers, with a mystery or painting designed for your group.

Teamwork Terminus

Bring your team

For Organizations

Team experiences at our studio or yours, plus The OYA Method™ for deeper insight.

Team building that actually works

From creative team days to deep organizational insight

Team building

Team Experiences

Creative challenges that get teams talking, thinking and laughing together, from whodunits to large-scale collaborative art.

Organizational insight

The OYA Method™

Investigate before you initiate.

An organizational investigation that uses facilitated art-based sessions to observe how your team actually works. No surveys, no self-reporting: just evidence, gathered and handed to you.

TRUSTED BY TEAMS AT

Giving back

Giving back isn’t a promotion. It’s how Oya Arts is built.

We run free, regular creative sessions for kids and young people in foster care and adoption, and their families, alongside organizations that support them. Every pass, workshop, mystery night and private event helps fund them.