A National Initiative
Five U.S. craft schools have teamed up to promote the craft school experience on a national scale. Through their efforts, they are exploring the values, communities and opportunities that join them as a movement, while maintaining the individuality and distinction of each organization.
1- to 8-week immersive retreat craft workshops & artist residencies
Clay Fiber Glass Metals Wood Paint Photography
and a wide variety of other media & skills.
Visit school websites to learn more.
1- to 8-week immersive retreat craft workshops & artist residencies
Clay Fiber Glass Metals Wood Paint Photography
and a wide variety of other media & skills.
Visit school websites to learn more.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a national art education center. Founded as a settlement school in 1912 by the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, Arrowmont has grown into a national center for contemporary arts and crafts education, supporting learning opportunities for individuals of all skills levels and ages. Arrowmont is located on 13-acres in the heart of Gatlinburg, TN only minutes away from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With access to tourist attractions, the convenience of a large city nearby, and a thriving arts and crafts community, Arrowmont offers a unique and immersive learning environment—an unexpected creative oasis amidst the bustle of a popular tourist destination. The heritage of the School is rooted in an approach to the arts that builds upon traditional arts and crafts, and the joy of making. People travel from across the nation and the globe to take classes at Arrowmont. More than 150 national workshops are offered annually, in addition to a full complement of community classes, children’s classes and ArtReach classes, which provide a day of art to over 1,200 local school children annually. In addition, Arrowmont is host to numerous gallery exhibitions, symposia and conferences. arrowmont.org
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine. The school offers intensive studio-based workshops in a variety of craft media including clay, glass, metals, paper, blacksmithing, weaving, woodworking and more. Programs range from short workshops to two-week sessions and anyone may participate, from beginners to advanced professionals. The unique experience to be found at Haystack is owed to the combination of internationally-renowned instructors, intensive and focused studio time, the exploration of other art forms including music, poetry and dance, a diverse student body, and an award-winning campus. For more than fifty years, the school has created international workshops, conferences, and symposia, innovative sessions for high school students and local residents, a visiting artist program, scholarship opportunities, and more. For more information please visit our website at www.haystack-mtn.org
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Penland School of Crafts is an international center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Penland offers one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, and wood. The school also offers artists' residencies, community collaboration programs, and a gallery and information center. The school has also become the focal point for a lively community of craft artists, thanks in part to the resident program which has encouraged many artists to settle in the area. The student experience is greatly enhanced by the presence of so many nearby studios. For more information please visit our website at www.penland.org
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Peters Valley School of Craft is a nationally recognized school for fine craft nestled amid the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Layton, NJ. With a focus on immersion learning workshops for beginners to professional artists, we have eight teaching studios - blacksmithing, ceramics, fine metals, photography, fibers/surface design & weaving, special topics/glass and woodworking, a fine craft store and exhibition gallery on campus. Our outreach provides craft material experiences throughout the tri-state area of NY, PA & NJ. Peters Valley offers artist residencies and internships for professional development, produces an annual fine craft fair, six exhibitions a year and offers scholarships to college students during the summer workshop season. For more information please visit our website at www.petersvalley.org
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Pilchuck Glass School inspires creativity, transforms individuals, and builds community. Founded in 1971 by Dale Chihuly, Anne Gould Hauberg and John H. Hauberg (1916-2002), Pilchuck Glass School is an international center for glass art education. Pilchuck Glass School began as a creative experiment by artists who wanted to work with glass while living as a community in a wilderness environment. This concept attracted more artists as it allowed freedom of expression, the place, and the time to experiment with glass. Today Pilchuck and its environs are an ideal setting for shared creative experiences, experimentation, reflection, inspiration, and learning. Located on a former tree farm in Stanwood, Washington, Pilchuck offers classes each summer in a broad spectrum of glass techniques as well as residencies for emerging and established artists working in all media. For more information please visit our website at www.pilchuck.org
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