Gotta Have HeART Studio Is Coming To Park Plaza

Gotta Have HeART Studio, a concept that provides diverse arts programming for youngsters, adults, senior citizens and local businesses, has selected Park Plaza in Severna Park as the site for its inaugural location in the greater Baltimore metropolitan area. Owners Jennifer and Scott MacRobbie signed a lease with Continental Realty Corporation (CRC) for 1,600 square feet of space in the shopping center, located at 550 Ritchie Highway.

The MacRobbies will celebrate alongside the Greater Severna Park and Arnold Chamber of Commerce during an opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 21 from 10:00am-2:00pm.

Jennifer MacRobbie, who taught art for the Archdiocese of Baltimore for more than two decades, together with her sister Christine Martel, will run the day-to-day operations of the studio. Programming will include “Mommie and Me” classes for children between 3 and 5 years of age. Gotta Have HeaART Studio will also offer classes for seniors, art instruction for home-schooled children, children’s birthday parties, and adult art parties and paint nights. The space can also be used for corporate team-building events.

Jennifer indicated that Gotta Have HeART Studio will initially cater to youngsters attending day camps in the greater Anne Arundel County region.

“It has always been my dream to open my own arts studio and generate an atmosphere that allows people to create whatever they wanted and made them happy,” McRobbie said. “The studio will be stocked with every piece of equipment needed for different forms of art including a kiln to create ceramics. I live in a nearby neighborhood and shop at Park Plaza often, so there was never a question regarding where I wanted to open my studio. It is highly trafficked, with an impressive volume of people flowing into the center regularly. This is the perfect spot for us.”