Workshops, Classes & Artist Residencies

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

10 Vernon St., Brattleboro

11a-5p (Closed Tuesdays)

brattleboromuseum.org, 802-257-0124

July 8-10: Summer Education Institute: Approaching Literacy through Images.

Carving Studio and Sculpture Center

636 Marble St., Rutland

carvingstudio.org, 802-438-2097

June 1-7: A Stone Sculptor’s Dream Vacation. June 7-9: What a Relief! with Tim de Christopher. June 10-14: Steel Sculpture with Joseph Montrov. June 17-21: Carving in Stone with James Zingarelli. June 24-28: Cold-Cast Sculpture with R. Elliott Katz. June 24-28: Sculpture in Stone with Carlos Dorrien. June 28-30: Kinetics, Robotics, and the Interactive Environment with James Durrett. June 29-30: Flint Knapping with Brad Salon. July 1-6: In the Jungle (ages 7-10) with Zoe Marr. July 6-7: Slate Lettering and Relief Carving Weekend with Frank Anjo. July 8-12: Stone Carving: Making Big Rocks Smaller — with Style with Frank Anjo. July 15-19: Bronze Casting with Glenn Campbell. July 19-21: Welded Steel Assemblies with John Tidd. July 20-21: Introductory Stone Carving Weekend with Ryder Ownes. July 22-26: Granite Sculpture with Gary Haven Smith. July 22-26: The Figure and Portrait in Clay with Christopher Gowell. July 29-Aug 2: Your Portrait in Marble with Steve Shaheen. Aug 5-9: Lightweight Armature for Mosaic Sculpture with Lizz Van Saun. Aug 8-11: Carve Animals and other Forms in Stone with Bill Nuff. Aug 10-11: The Art of Carving Limestone with Tim de Christopher. Aug 10-11: Striking an Arch Between Place and Artist, Technique and Language, with Meghan Rigali. Aug 10-11: Papier-mâché Sculpture with Anne Brisson. Aug 12-16: Architectural Carving with Allen Williams. Aug 19-23: Carving Wild Stones with Rick Rothrock.

Fire Works Studio

38 Harlow St., The Sprinkler Factory, Worcester, Mass.

thefireworksinc.net, 508-752-0444

June 22: Todd Wahlstrom and Aysha Peltz host a workshop for potters and pottery enthusiasts.

Fletcher Farm

611 Route 103 S., Ludlow

fletcherfarm.org, 802-228-8770

Summer: Workshops galore! See website.

Gallery at the VAULT

68 Main St., Springfield

galleryvault.org, 802-885-7111

June 29: Nightscapes in Pastel, with instructor Robert Carsten. July 8-12: Make a Circus Movie (ages 8 and up). July 22-26: Cartoon Camp II (ages 8 and up). July 29-Aug 2: Caroon Workshop (ages 10 and up). July 29-Aug 2: Young Adult Cartooning Workshop (ages 14 and up).

InView Center for the Arts at Landgrove Inn

132 Landgrove Road, Landgrove

landgroveinn.com, 802-824-6673

June 10-14: Portraits and Figures in Transparent Watercolor. June 14-16: The Art of Argentine Tango. June 17-21: Vermont in Watercolors. June 24-28: Painting Light and Color with Painting Knives. July 7-12: Look Again! Manuscript Writing for Children. July 18-20: Painting the Essence: Workshop in Oils. July 22-25: Vermont in Watercolor. July 21-26: Jump-Start Your Story: Writing for Children Manuscript Writing. July 29-31: Pastels Workshop. Aug 1-3: Still Life in Oil. Aug 5-8: Expressive Faces, Flowers and Figures in Watercolor. Aug 12-16: An Introduction to the Human Landscape: Workshop in Photography. Aug 12-16: Come Paint with me: All-Media Workshop. Aug 19-22: Painting the Beautiful Chaos in the Garden: Workshop in Oils. Aug 26-30: Beyond the Pose: Advanced Workshop in Photography.

River Rock Studio

362 Dover Rd., S. Newfane

rockriver-studio.com, 802-348-7440

Ongoing: Photographer Christine Triebert and graphic designer Carol Ross offer Visual Memoir, Sequence painting, Design Boot Camp, Pinhole Photography, Cyanotype, and Digital Printmaking.

Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House Gallery

West Road, Manchester

10a-5p Tues-Sat; noon-5p Sun.

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

June 17-21: Hip-Hop Camp with Maya Kraus for children ages 8-12. June 20-22: Still Life Oil Painting with Elizabeth Torak. June 24-28: Art Camp with Bess Lewis, for children in grades 1-4. July 8-12: Drama/Play Camp with Cynthia Logan-Durbin for children in grades 1-5. July 8-Aug 26: Painting Your Way (four or eight classes) with Barara Pafume. July 9-12: Sculptural Elements in 3D Clay with Elaine Witten. July 9-13: Contemporary Impressionism in Pastel with Robert Carsten. July 17-19: Painting the Portrait in Watercolor with Robert O’Brien. July 22-26: Ceramics Camp for Children, with Frannie Willard, for children in grades 2-6. July 23-27: Oil Floral Still Life, with Christopher Pierce. July 29-Aug 2: Ceramics Camp for Children, with Frannie Willard, for children in grades 2-6. Aug 5-9: Art and Nature Camp with Barbara Childs, for children ages 6-11. Aug 10-11: Exploring the Foundations and Traditions of Art, with Chester Kasnowski. Aug 13-16: Landscape Painting in Watercolor, with Robert O’Brien. Aug 20-24: Painting Gorgeous, Interior/Exterior Still Lifes in Pastel, with Robert Carsten. Sep 26-27: Nocturnal and Autumnal Landscapes in Pastel, with Robert Carsten.

The Stone Trust

707 Kipling Rd., Dummerston

thestonetrust.org, 802-380-9550

June 15: Indoor workshop with DSWA-certified instructor Brian Post.

Vermont Center for Photography

49 Flat St., Brattleboro

2-7p Fri.; noon-5p Sat-Sun.

vcphoto.org, 802-251-6051

Ongoing: In addition to our gallery spaces, the Vermont Center for Photography boasts a fully equipped traditional black and white darkroom, one of only two publicly accessible darkrooms in the state. See website.

Vermont Jazz Center

72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro

vtjazz.org, 802-254-9088

Aug 4-10: The Vermont Jazz Center presents its 38th annual Summer Jazz Workshop program. Each year, the VJC hosts about 40 instrumental and 20 vocal participants from around the world for a challenging, invigorating weeklong summer workshop. Classes in theory, composition and arranging, vocal studies, ensembles, listening, master classes and jam sessions. Ongoing: See website.

Vermont Studio Center

80 Pearl St., Johnson

vermontstudiocenter.org, 802-635-8548

Ongoing: Founded by artists in 1984, the Vermont Studio Center is the United States’ largest international artists’ and writers’ residency program, hosting 50 visual artists and writers each month from across the country and around the world. The Studio Center provides four- to 12-week studio residencies on an historic 30-building campus along the Gihon River in Johnson, Vt., a village in the heart of the northern Green Mountains.

Village Arts of Putney

114 Westminster Rd., Putney

villageartsofputney.com, 802-387-8548

July 27-28: Drawing and Composition Intro with Charlie Hunter. Ongoing: Classes will run alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays at the Village Arts of Putney barn from 9a-4p, and are taught by Hagop (Jack) Keledjian. Village Arts of Putney is the home of the Putney Painters, a group of dedicated painters from New England (and the Southwest), many of whom have been gathering together for nine years to paint with and learn from Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik.