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.
Fall
FRAMING WORKSHOP
Deborah Mattson / Studio 2
Tue 11/3-11/10
6-8pm / 2 weeks
$90 / Members: $70
Learn beginning matting and framing skills for paintings, prints, and drawings using accessible materials and methods that can be replicated at home! Participants will also learn tips and tricks for upcycling thrifted frames.
INTRODUCTION TO EMBROIDERY
Jessica Sundstrom / Studio 4
Sat 10/10
1-4pm / 1 Day
$80 / Members: $60
Learn how to create seven types of embroidery stitches in three hours! Students will have time to practice each stitch and then use their new skills to embroider a small image. When the workshop is over, take your stitch sampler with you to continue stitching in the comfort of your home.
WINTER FABRIC COLLAGE ORNAMENT
Jessica Sundstrom / Studio 4
Sat 11/14
1-4pm / 1 Day
$90 / Members: $70
Create a wonderful wintery new ornament for your home or as a special gift! Using winter-themed fabrics, threads, sequins, and beads, you’ll collage your own unique scene and stitch it into place. Ornaments will be displayed in 3-inch embroidery hoops. No experience in embroidery is necessary. All supplies are provided, but students are welcome to bring their own materials as well.
SUMPTIOUS SUNCATCHER WORKSHOP
Amelia Falk / Jewelry Studio
Sun 10/18
12-4pm / 1 Day
$110 / Members: $90
Create a dazzling handcrafted suncatcher that transforms sunlight into vibrant reflections and moving color. In this beginner-friendly workshop, students will learn simple wireworking and assembly techniques while designing a unique piece using crystals, beads, found objects, and metal elements. Leave with a finished sun catcher ready to brighten your home, garden, or studio - and the skills to continue creating more of your own.
NATURE COLLAGRAPH PRINTING
Jordan Szala / Printmaking Studio
10/17-10/18
Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-3:30pm / 2 Days
$150 / Members: $130
Explore and learn techniques of collagraph printing focused on using plants and organic material. In this workshop, students will learn how to build collagraph plates by collaging fabric, paper, plants and other textures onto a printable rigid surface, creating unique organic prints. Students will also learn inking and printing techniques using a press.
PAINTING AS AN OBJECT WORKSHOP
Rufus Snoddy / Studio 1
Wed 9/16-9/23
2-5pm / 2 Days
Prerequisite: Familiarity with acrylic painting materials and basic hand tools
$120 / Members: $100
In this class, participants will examine the intersection of painting and sculpture. Using a pre-stretched canvas, students will first explore ways to physically manipulate, attach objects, and treat the surface of the canvas, thereby turning the ground itself into an object. Once dimensionally developed, students will then learn the best way to seal the ground with gesso before embellishing it with acrylic paints. This is a great workshop to help you push past any creative blocks and explore painting construction and form, rather than simply applying paint to a flat surface.
FELTED GEODE SCULPTURES
Emily Wohlscheid / Studio 2
Sat 11/7
12-4pm / 1 Day
$110 / Members: $90
Explore wet felting to create a geode soft sculpture! Students will layer wool fibers over a form for the felting process that will result in a densely felted ball. These felted forms will be cut open to reveal the banded “agate” layers within, mimicking a stone geode.
No previous experience is required, all skill levels are welcome.
CHARMING KEEPSAKE
Lauren Tripp and Mary Whalen / Jewelry Studio & Photo Studio
Fri 11/13
10am-3pm / One Day
$110 / Members: $90
Starting with a photograph, we’ll scan, size, print, encase in a miniature copper shadowbox. Making a keepsake of a loved one to wear or give as a gift.
WIRE WRAPPING HOLIDAY WORKSHOP
Dawn Coeur / Jewelry Studio
Sun 11/15
12-4pm / 1 Day
$85 / Members: $65
Create one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts in this beginner-friendly wire wrapping workshop! Students will learn essential techniques for shaping, weaving, and wrapping wire to design a beautiful pendant, ornament, or keepsake using sparkling beads and stones. This workshop is perfect for anyone who loves handmade holiday gifts and wants to explore their creativity in a relaxed, festive atmosphere. Leave with a finished piece ready for gifting and skills that will allow you to continue creating at home.
HOLIDAY COMPOTE
Sherri Snyder / Studio 6
Tue 12/10
6-8pm / 1-Day
$85 / Members: $65
Create a holiday centerpiece using a compote dish and center pillar candle. Make a lovely arrangement accented with greens and seasonal finds such as pinecones and ornaments. This project makes a lovely hostess gift or holiday décor item in your home. This fun class is perfect for the beginner.
NARCISSUS BLUMEN GARDEN
Sherri Snyder / Auditorium
Tue 12/8
6-8pm / 1-Day
$75 / Members: $55
Using a variety of natural finds and holiday decorations, class participants will create a charming fresh arrangement featuring Narcissus bulbs. This European style indoor “garden” will last a few weeks as a centerpiece or decoration. All materials are reusable and compostable. These gardens can be recreated at home to give as gifts, no special equipment is required. Garden gloves are recommended since we will be using some potting mix, but they are not required.
PRICING YOUR WORK
Rachel Stickney / Studio 4
Sat 11/7
12-3pm / 1-Day
$65 / Members: $45
Congratulations you have made amazing artwork! Now how do you sell it? Take part in an open and honest discussion about how to price your work. We will go over different pricing formulas, strategies, and monetization streams to empower you to feel comfortable setting a price for your work. Open to artists of all mediums. Bring 1 or 2 small works or photos of your work for discussion as questions and conversation are welcomed and encouraged!
DYE & STITCH: ABSTRACT FABRIC COLLAGE
Rita Petteys / Studio 4
Sat & Sun 10/24-10/25
Sat 1-5pm, Sun 12-4pm / 2 Days
$135 / Members: $115
Create your own textile art supplies for an abstract fabric collage. In the first session, students will dye a palette of fabric and threads using fiber reactive dyes. In the second session, these personalized sets of colorful materials will inspire a layered, stitched collage.
Winter
SOUND BATH: THE FLOW OF CREATIVITY
Kara Markovich / Auditorium
Wed 2/10
6-7:30pm / 1 Day
$60 / Members: $40
Immerse yourself in an evening of sound that will take you to a place of peace, stillness, and connection. During the sound immersion various instruments will fill the space such as Tibetan singing bowls, crystal bowls, and gongs. These allow you to move into a state of deep relaxation. Rest, recover, and heal your physical, emotional, and energetic bodies while dislodging creative blocks. Students are encouraged to bring a yoga mat and blanket.
2027 VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOP / CLAY VOCABULARY: JAPANESE TRADITIONS, CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE
Hitomi and Takuro Shibata / Studio 7
Thu 2/4 6-7pm Complimentary Lecture, Auditorium / Workshop Fri & Sat 2/5-2/6
10am-5pm / 2-Days
$250 / Members: $230
Join Hitomi and Takuro of Studio Touya for an immersive two-day hands-on workshop exploring the relationship between clay, form, surface, and function through the lens of Japanese pottery traditions and contemporary studio practice. Demonstrations will cover the complete making process, from throwing and trimming, to slab construction and hand-building, while discussing how thoughtful decisions about proportion, texture, and decoration shape the character of a pot. Participants will have the opportunity to create select forms such as yunomi, bowls, sake bottles, teapots, plates, or vases, to further understand how technique and intention come together in everyday pottery. All levels of experience are welcome to attend. This Visiting Artist Workshop is generously supported by the Jim and Lois Richmond Workshop Fund