Our 1- and 2-day workshops offer a taste of something new and a little digging deep, while teaching artists from around the country provide in-depth exploration for the benefit of our instructors, advanced students, and curious learners during Visiting Artist Workshops.
Summer
COPPER AND BEADED WALL HANGINGS
Lauren Tripp / Jewelry Studio
Sat 7/12
1-4 pm / One Day
$80 / Members: $60
Students will create free formed and unique copper wall hangings with hand made copper links and incorporating beads in the metalwork. Techniques such as hammering, forming, filing, and sawing will be utilized. No prior metalworking experience is needed.
FRENCH POUR S’AMUSER (FOR FUN)
Elise Head / Boardroom
Mon 7/21-7/28
6-8:30pm / 2-day
$90 / Members: $70
Brush up on your French conversation or start from scratch in a fun and supportive environment. Visit the galleries to practice discussing art in French! Learn basic French terms while discussing popular French music, film, art, and food.
INDIGO DYEING
Gretchen Huggett / Studio 1
Sat 7/19
11am–4pm / One Day
$115 / Members: $95
Immerse yourself in the color blue for a day! Learn the care and feeding of natural indigo dye pots plus the instant gratification of pre-reduced indigo. Stitched and clamped resists will be discussed as well as other resist techniques. Two silk scarves will be provided with the course plus other blank items will be available for purchase.
HANDMADE PHOTO BOOK
Laurie Pruitt and Mary Whalen / Computer Lab
Fri 7/11 & 7/18
10am–4pm *lunch 12-1pm / Two Days
Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of Photoshop or Lightroom is helpful
$165 / Members: $145
Select, edit, print, and bind your photos into a handmade book while viewing and handling a selection of artist-made books to serve as inspiration for your own. The first day will be devoted to the editing, sequencing, and printing of images. The following session will be committed to folding, stitching, and binding into a hardcover book. Instructors will email instructions to enrollees for images to be used.