FLETCHER FARM SCHOOL for the Arts & Crafts
Building a Community of Artists and Craftsmen by Making Art Accessible to Everyone
UP NEXT in AUGUST
CREATIVE METALWORKING
Join teaching artist, Piper Strong, 3D Sculpture artist new and advanced students come together to create 2D and 3D pieces in this two-day event Thursday and Friday, August 15-16, 2024.
Limited enrollment: 5 spaces left
Scroll for beginner curriculum. Advanced students work on self chosen projects
DAY 1: Create a 2D Image
You plan a design of your choice to learn the basics
Safety – Cutting Steel with a Plasma Torch – Braising with Brass
DAY 2
CREATING 3D SCULPTURES
Study the elements of 3D design as you manipulate flat pieces of steel creating dimensional shapes that come together in a 3D sculpture.
Hand Tool Usage – Cutting Steel with a Plasma Torch – Braising with Brass
Figures That Matter
FUNDRAISING
A record-breaking 6 months for fundraising with more than
$61,459 raised!
NEW VOLUNTEERS
A new team of board
members and volunteers
join our cause
ARTISTS DONATE
More teaching artists donate, sharing the LOVE OF ART with four new workshops
NEW VISION
We’re deep into strategic planning as we reimagine a new art education campus
Piper Strong, a well-known metalwork artist who teaches workshops at Fletcher Farm School, has boldly stepped into her new role as chairperson as she leads Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen into a new era. Read more…
Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen (SOVAC) has run Fletcher Farm School for the Arts & Crafts since its inception in 1948. We are the oldest residential art and traditional craft education center in Vermont, The state of Vermont also recognizes SOVAC as one of three Vermont State Craft Centers Read more…