Soigne Atelier

The English translation of the French Soigné Atelier is a workshop in which there is great attention to detail. It's an apt name for the school and studio that Beata Kacy runs in East Vancouver, as the art created here is done with great care and the results are truly stunning: wool and felt garments, metal and clay jewelry with etching, soap and bath fizziers.

Soigné Atelier teaches over 150 students each year in all sorts of art techniques across a range of mediums. There are 20 different classes that students can take, each kept to a maximum of four students. The result is very effective and engaging instruction from the seven instructors.

For Beata, the studio is a work that continually progresses. “When I first got the building, everything was in really bad condition. The walls were green, the floors were growing, so I took lots of time to renovate sections while renting out part of the space. Slowly I made this into a teaching spot.”