Workshops, classes & artist residencies

ArtisTree Community Art Center

1206 Rt 12, Woodstock

artistreevt.org802 457-3500

Dec 7: Pastel Painting Workshop using still life and landscape photos. Dec 12:You Paint It! Pottery Workshop. Ongoing: Our community arts center provides the opportunity for a joyful, meaningful, and satisfying experience of the visual arts and music through our year-round classes, workshops, and events.

 

Bennington Center for the Arts

44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington

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

benningtoncenterforthearts.org802 442-7158

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

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.org802 438-2097

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.org802 228-8770

Ongoing: The Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts is operated by the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Inc. The Board of Directors consists of a number of dedicated and diverse individuals who generously volunteer their time and talents. Our commitment is to quality arts and crafts education, to keep alive old traditions, and to teach new techniques in a special Vermont setting, at a reasonable cost to the public.

 

Gallery at the VAULT

68 Main St, Springfield

galleryvault.org802 885-7111

Dec 7: Tangled Holiday Ornaments, 9:30a-12p. Jan 11: Painting with Winter Landscape in Watercolor, 9:30a-4p. Jan 18: Wintery Landscapes in Pastel, 9:30a-4p. Feb 1: Groundhog Day Ornament, 12-4p. Feb 8: Rice Paper Batik Cards, 10a-3p. March 1: The Joy of Spring Landscapes in Pastel, 9:30a-4p.

 

 

Gallery Wright

103 West Main St (near Vermont Bowl Company)
Wilmington Vermont 05363
gallerywright.com802-464-9922

Nov 30: Sequencing, an adventure in painting for the curious, 1-4p. Dec 14:Monthly Monotype Workshop. Jan 18: Make a Print Happy Hour.  Jan 30: It Saturday Sequencing.

 

InView Center for the Arts at Landgrove Inn

132 Landgrove Rd, Landgrove

landgroveinn.com802 824-6673
Ongoing: 
A thriving workshop business featuring world-class instructors is the latest addition to the inn’s long legacy of excellence. Landgrove has long been a magnet for poets, painters and patrons of the arts and crafts.  The picture-perfect hills, valley and village that surround us are irresistible to people who wish to create, exhibit and learn in peace and natural beauty, with the enthusiastic support of the creative community in which we live.

 

River Gallery School

32 Main St, Brattleboro

rivergalleryschool.org, 802 257-1577

Nov 24: Community members can drop in and make an “AnGEL, Beast, Shepherd or King” for themselves and for the school to sell. Proceeds go to scholarship fund. 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.

 

Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House Gallery

West Rd, Manchester

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

svac.org802 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.org802 380-9550

Ongoing: Established in southern Vermont in 2010, The Stone Trust seeks to preserve and advance the art and craft of dry stone walling.  We do this through an expanding program of educational events and outreach projects. The Stone Trust is a multifaceted resource engaged in preserving the natural use of plentiful stone in simple, gratifying ways.

 

Vermont Jazz Center

72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro

vtjazz.org802-254-9088

Ongoing: Inside Jazz, Music Literacy, Youth Rock Band, Women’s Swing Vocal Ensemble, Latin Jazz Ensemble, BeBop 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.org802 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

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.

Author: posted by Martin Langeveld

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