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    Pastel Painting with Robert Carsten

  • Watercolor painting of a porch and garden in summer

    Plein Air Watercolor Painting

    Villages of Vermont with Deborah Rubin

  • Photography Classes

    Basic to Advanced with Ted Schiffman

  • Photo of hands working with the threads on a loom

    Weaving Classes

    Learn to Weave with Susan Rockwell

  • Example of Dutch Hindeloopen painting

    Decorative Arts Classes

    Zhostovo Floral Painting with Tricia Joiner

  • Wood Working Classes

    Turning Wood Carved Bowls with Matt Monaco

Develop Your Creativity

Discover the fun of learning a new artistic skill in the mountains of Vermont.  Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student of the arts, we have the class for you.  Browse our categories to find your perfect class.

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Basketry

Learn how to make a wide variety of baskets, one of the oldest crafts in human history

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Clay

Learn how to build beautiful objects by hand and wheel throwing.  Then, experience the fun of applying glazes and finishing touches before firing your pieces.

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Decorative Arts

Learn a variety of painting styles including stenciling, tole painting, and primitive painting.  These paint styles are generally applied to common finished objects.

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Early American Decoration

Experience classic painting techniques from the 1800’s. Featured in this photo is theorem painting.

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Fine Arts & Photography

Develop your skills in drawing, pastel, watercolor, printmaking, photography, and mixed media.

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Fiber Arts

We have a fiber class for you.  Browse classes in weaving, rug hooking, felting, tatting, rug braiding and working with fibers of all kinds.

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Jewelry

Experience silversmithing, creating custom cabochon settings and making your own pieces from polymer clay and natural items.

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Quilting

Whether you are a beginning or advanced student, you will love developing great techniques in classic or liberated quiltmaking.

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Stained Glass & Glass Art

Learn how to create gorgeous stained glass pieces.  Beginning and advanced students welcome!

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Specialty Arts & Crafts

This category includes classes in chair caning, papermaking, creative metalworking, mosaic art, dollmaking, and using neckties to make chairseats.

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Woodworking

Create shaker boxes, make wood turned bowls, or try chip carving.  All skill levels are welcome.

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Young Artists Programs

View a wide variety of educational program for young artists, all on our beautiful rustic Vermont campus.

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Join Us as a Member

Save on class tuition and receive the many benefits of being a member. Our members have tons of fun and contribute to the ongoing well-being of the school.

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GREAT YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMS

See our new, expanded list of summer classes for young artists. They can have fun for a day or a week, with plenty of time to play outdoors.

Young Artists Programs

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Join us on Memorial Day weekend for our annual Open Studio. Members, instructors and artists set-up in our big barn to demonstrate their arts and crafts. You will see a wide variety of arts from painting, fiber arts, jewelry making, and specialties such as creative metal working and making a chairseat from silk ties. Each year is different but always fun and informative. Open Studio is a state-wide project of the Vermont Crafts Council. Artists all over the state open their studios to visitors, so you can see how each work is created. It is also a great time to purchase artworks from the creatorsRead More →