Workshops & Residencies

Bennington Center for the Arts

44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington

10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mon)

benningtoncenterforthearts.org, 802 442-7158

Sept. 20-23: Jim Coe Plein Air Workshop. Coe is a master artist for Birds in Art and signature member of the Oil Painters of America. Various Dates: Floyd Scholz, master carver, workshop. A professional carver, Scholz is universally recognized as one of the top carver of birds in the world. Floyd is in residence at the Bennington for numerous workshops throughout the summer. Ongoing: Students will learn the techniques of carving small animals from blocks of wood. Students will carve and paint a piece with instruction on every aspect of the art form. Check the website for specific dates and times.

Brattleboro Music Center

38 Walnut St, Brattleboro

bmcvt.org, (802) 257-4523

Starting Sep 9: Music lessons, workshops and classes for kids starts up Sep 9. The BMC offers lessons on 19 different instruments, including vocal lessons, from 40 exceptional faculty members. Workshops include Intro to New Approach Techniques, Early Music Vocal Workshop and Conducting. Ongoing: Since 1976, the Brattleboro Music Center’s Music School has been sharing the gift of music. The BMC teaches music to all ages – from 3 to 103 – and continues to be at the heart of music in the Brattleboro community.

 Carving Studio and Sculpture Center

636 Marble St, Rutland

carvingstudio.org, 802 438-2097

Oct. 5-6: Stained Glass: Color and Light, with Erica Johnson. Oct. 5-6: Advanced Letter Carving, with Adam Paul Heller. Oct. 7-11: Open Studio/Alumni Week workshop. Oct. 12-13: Introductory Stone Carving, with Bill Nutt. Oct. 12-13: Introduction to Iron Casting. Oct. 18-20: Three Day Intensive Stone Carving Workshop, with Steve Shaheen. Oct. 18-20: Steel Sculpture, with Wendy Klemperer. Residencies: Artists in Residence are integral to the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center programming as they create sculpture and interact with the arts community.

Fletcher Farm

611 Route 103 S., Ludlow

fletcherfarm.org, 802 228-8770

Ongoing: the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Inc operate The Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts.  Check their Web site for numerous classes and workshops.

Gallery Wright

103 West Main St (near Vermont Bowl Company)
Wilmington Vermont 05363
gallerywright.com, 802-464-9922

Sep 14: Printmaking workshop with Mary Therese Wright. Sep 16: Abstract Painting Workshop with Marsha Staiger of the Torpedo Factory.

InView Center for the Arts at Landgrove Inn

132 Landgrove Rd, Landgrove

landgroveinn.com, 802 824-6673

Sept. 19-22: Randall Sexton, Plein Air Workshop in Oils. Sept. 23-27: Frank Francese, Plein Air Workshop in Watercolors. Sept. 30-Oct. 4: Paul Jackson, Watercolors Workshop. Oct. 7-11: Pam Gordinier, Expressive Arts Workshop. Oct. 25-27: Wilson Bickford, Nature’s Landscapes in Oils. Nov. 1-3: Martha Wetherbee, Nantucket Basket Making Seminar. Nov. 8-10: Kathy McMahon, Scrapbooking Seminar.

River Gallery School

32 Main St, Brattleboro

rivergalleryschool.org, 802 257-1577

Oct 5: Special Brattleboro Literary Festival Event, Haiku with Jacqueline Gens, $25. 9 –Noon,

in collaboration with Write Action, Haiku in its traditional Japanese form is a widely known poetic genre which evokes the natural world in unpredictable and surprising ways using essential language. We will explore the more contemporary forms as practiced in the West which relate with direct perception rather than mere syllabic count. Drawing on exercises and sample Haiku, our aim is to create vivid Haiku moments. Word + Image with RGS faculty, free, 1-4 p, Following the Haiku workshop, participants and others can experience making a visual representation of the written word. RGS faculty will offer various possibilities to experiment with, such as using letterpress, calligraphy, and collage. Oct 6: Going Wild in Pastels, with Robert Carsten. Oct 6: Landscape Painting, with Julia Jensen. Oct 12: Chinese Brush Painting, with Bruce Iverson.  Oct 13: Sequencing, with Lydia Thomson. Nov 9: Life Drawing Marathon, at RGS with faculty, guests and models. Nov 16-17: Printmaking + Encaustics Fusion Intensive, with Kim Hartman Colligan and Julia Jensen. Nov 14: Angels, Beasts, Shepherds & Kings, with RGS faculty, staff and board. Dec 6: Opening exhibit for Angels, Beasts, Shepherds and Kings. Jan 11: Cartooning with Megan Baehr.

River Rock Studio

362 Dover Rd, S. Newfane

rockriver-studio.com, 802 348-7440

Ongoing: Rock River Studio offers workshops in Visual Memoir, Sequence Painting, Design Boot Camp, Pinhole Photography, Cyanotype, and Digital Printmaking. See the Web site for more info.

The Scott Farm

707 Kipling Rd, Dummerston

scottfarmvermont.com

Oct 6: Introduction to Making Hard Cider. Oct 13: Heirloom Apply Day. Oct 19: Heirloom Apple Pie Workshop with Laurel Roberts Johnson. Oct 26: On the Farm: Heirloom Apple Harvest Dinner. Nov 9: Holiday Pie workshop.

Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House Gallery

West Rd, Manchester

10a to 5p, Tues-Sat, 12 to 5p, Sun

svac.org, 802 362-2522, 362-1405

Ongoing: The Southern Vermont Arts Center’s Adult Art Workshops offer an invigorating lineup of classes featuring a variety of artist-instructors who bring to the studio a wide perspective of artistic style and technique.

The Stone Trust Workshops

thestonetrust.org, 802 380-9550

Sep 21: September Indoor Workshop, instructors TBD. Oct 19: October Indoor Workshop, with instructor Brian Post.

Vermont Jazz Center

72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro

vtjazz.org, 802-254-9088

Ongoing: Inside Jazz, Music Literacy, Youth Rock Band, Women’s Swing Vocal Ensemble, Latin Jazz Ensemble, Be-Bop Ensemble and Youth Ensemble workshops. Also check out the Jam sessions every Wednesday night from 8-10p.

Vermont Studio Center

80 Pearl St, Johnson

vermontstudiocenter.org, 802 635-8548

Ongoing: Lectures by visiting artists and writers take place several times per month at the Vermont Studio Center. See a full schedule at their Web site. Residencies: Two to 12-week studio residencies for 50 artists and writers per month.

Village Arts of Putney

114 Westminster Rd, Putney

villageartsofputney.com, 802 387-8548

Oct. 9-11: Capturing the Essence of the Portrait and Figure Painting, with Michelle Dunaway. Ongoing: Putney Painters with Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik, Saturdays. Ongoing: Classes will run alternate Tuesday and Saturdays at the Village Arts of Putney barn from 9a-4p and are taught by Hagop (Jack) Keledjian.