Workshops
Southern Vermont: A Mecca for Pro-Am Artists Classes, Workshops Lectures & Residencies
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon Street, Brattleboro
11a-5p (Closed Tuesdays)
brattleboromuseum.org, 802 257-0124
June 28: Past, Present & Future of the Southern Vermont Forest, 7:30p. Slide presentation & panel discussion. Aug 6-8: Visual Thinking Strategies Institute.
The Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, Mass
10a to 5p Tuesday thru Sunday
clarkart.edu, 413 458-2303
June 14: Michael Cassin, Director, Center for Education in Visual Arts. June 17: Opening lecture: Unearthed: Recent Archaeological Discoveries from Northern China. Free lecture by Annette L. Juliano, Professor of Asian Art & History Rutgers University. July 8: Digging the Ancient Maya, 3p. Free lecture by Stephen Houston, MacArthur Fellow & Dupee Family Professor of Social Science at Brown University. Looking at Lunchtime: Join Clark curators at 12:30p for a look at their personal favorite works from our permanent collection. July 12: Sarah Lees, Associate Curator of European Art. August 9: Michael Cassin. July 29: Unearthed & Notions of Ethnic Identity in Medieval China, 3p. Free lecture by Christopher Nugent, Associate Professor of Chinese at Williams College. Aug 4: Constable After Modernism, 2p. Free lecture by Tim Barringer
Chaffee Art Center
16 South Main Street, Rutland
chaffeeartcenter.org, 802 775-0356
The Chaffee Art Center has a full schedule of summer camps & workshops for students ages 6 & older. Camps & workshops will focus on a variety of media and styles including 2D Media: Drawing, Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil & Printmaking, Recycling & Art, Abstraction, Graffiti Art, Comic Books & Children’s Books. Workshops may also include a research oriented approach to art such as the Journey Around the World Camp & Exploring Family Heritage. Art Teacher Kristen Partesi will be leading all camps & workshops, and has many great projects, & some field trips scheduled. Visit their website & click on “Studio School” to find the full list of programs, dates, descriptions & fees.
Fletcher Farm
611 Route 103 S., Ludlow
fletcherfarm.org, 802 228-8770
June 16-20: Quilting Open Studio with Susan Balch. June 23-24: One Stroke Painting on Fabric with Barbi Weaver. Stained Glass Jewelry with Barbara Klumb. June 25-28: Needle Felting Various Wool Birds with Sue Carey. June 25-29: Stained Glass—Open Studio Garden Delight with Barbara Klumb. Creating a Watercolor Reference Notebook with Cynthia Emerlye. Beginners Pontypool with Anne Dimock. June 29-July 1: Spinning with Marilyn Brandner. June 30-July 1: Viking Knit Jewelry with Sally Mack. Seamless Felted 3D Bags with Linda Veilleux. Beginning Punch Needle Rug Hooking with Layne Herschel. July 2-6: 
Bauernmalerei (Bavarian Folk Painting) with Barbara Gutheil. Chinese Brush Painting with Linda Schultz. Hand Building Clay with Carole Carr. July 5-6: Beginning Bobbin Lace with Evelyn Grant. July 6-7: Silver Fabrication with Harold Bosco. July 6-8: Drawing Nature with Roger Hydman. Nuno Felted Scarves & Silk Dying with Nancy Dorian. July 7-8: Warping a Loom with Susan Rockwell. July 8-11: A Creative Slant on Calligraphy with Ken Levine. Plein Arie Pastels with Janet Palin. July 9-10: Tatting 101 with Evelyn Gant. July 9-13: Introduction to Weaving with Susan Rockwell. Solarplate Printmaking with Roger Hyndman. Drawing with Colored Pencils. July 11-13: Contemporary Landscaping in Pastels with Robert Carsten. July 13-15: How to be a Cartoonist with Robert Brunelle Jr. Digital Macro Photography with Sonya Vickers. Painting Your Home- Rufus Porter Style with Martha Stevenson. July 13-17: Country Inn Painting with Mary Avery. July 14-15: Bronze & Copper Metal Clay with Christie St-John. July 15: Drawing in Zentangles. July 16-20: Silver & Bronze with Gemstones Family Class with Harold Bosco. July 20-22: Rufus Porter/Vinegar Graining with Martha Stevenson. July 20-24: Reverse Painting on Glass with Anne Dimock. July 21-22: Fused Glass with Li-sel Crowley. Watercolor Plein Aire with Robert Sydorowich. July 23-26: Pen & Ink/Mixed Media with Dan Hofer. July 23-27: Silver Fabrication & Stone Setting with Harold Bosco. Botanical & Historical Watercolor with Inez Gornall. Charcoal Portraits/Figure Drawing with Hunter Eddy. July 27-29: Introduction to Portrait Painting in Pastels with Dawn Miller. Penwork Boxes with Mary Avery. July 28-29: Jewelry Basics with Frances Phillips. Exploring Textures in Art with Frieda Post. July 11-12: Tatting 102 with Evelyn Gant. July 13-15: Advanced Punch Needle Rug Hooking with Amy Oxford July 14-15: Stenciling Floorcloth- Hydrangea with Sande Snyder. July 14-20: Bobbin Lace with Evelyn Gant. July 16-20: Punch Needle Rug Hooking with Amy Oxford. July 21-22: Locker Hooking with Erika Martin. June 23-24: Viking Knit Jewelry with Sandy Moesch. July 23-27: Fabulous Fibers Week with Sandi Cirillo. Beginning Rosemailing with Barbara Gutheil. July 28-29: Color For Fiber Enthusiasts with Susan Rockwell. July 30: Vinegar Graining with Frances Phillips. July 30-Aug 3: Painting in Acrylics with Dan Hofer. Beg./Int. Theorem Painting with Linda Brubaker. Painting on China with Inez Gornall. Weaving at Your Pace with Dianna Yelton. Aug. 2-5: Green Mountain Magic Painting Outdoors with Louise Minks. Aug 4: Needle Felting Your Pet with Jane MacKugler. Aug 4-5: PLM (Precious Metal Clay with Li-sel Crowley. One Stroke Painting on Canvas with Barbi Weaver. Aug 5: Drawing in Zentangles. Aug 6-10: Figure Painting in Oils with Hunter Eddy. Plein Aire FUN-damentals Workshop with Dennis Chasse. Aug 6-10: Advanced Theorem Painting with Linda Brubaker. Primitive Stenciling Open Workshop with Sande Snyder. Aug 7-8: Standing Wool Rugs with Rose Anne Hunter. Aug 9-12: Nature Drawing & Journaling with Sonya Vickers. Aug 11-12: Beg./Int. Stained Glass with Barbara Klumb. Braided Embellishments for your Wool Rugs with Kris McDermet. Braided Rugs for the Beginner with Delsie Hoyt. Beadalicious Bracelet with Sally Mack. Cabachones/ Gemstone Carving with Derek Levine. Painting With Water-Soluble Oils with Robert Sydorowich. Aug 13-15: Acrylic Glazing—Water Reflections with Chester Kasnowski. Aug 13-16: Landscape Painting in Watercolor with Robert O’Brien. Gorgeous Realism & Colorful Impression-ism in Pastel with Robert Carsten. Aug 13-17: Stained Glass Open Workshop with Barbara Klumb. Felted Seamless Jacket with Linda Veilleux. Pastel Portrait Painting with Dawn Miller. Aug 18-19: Braided Pin Wheel Rug with Delsie Hoyt. Wild Crochet Gypsy & Shirret with Lady McCrady. Viking Knit Jewelry with Sherry Moesch. Aug 20-22: Acrylic Glazing— Landscapes with Chester Kasnowski. August events continued on website.
Gallery at the VAULT
68 Main St, Springfield, Vermont
galleryvault.org, 802 885-7111
Check website for upcoming workshops.
InView Center for the Arts at Landgrove Inn
132 Landgrove Road, Landgrove
landgroveinn.com, 802 824-6673
June 11-13: Portraits in Watercolor with Ted Nuttal. July 9-13: Watercolor Plein Aire Workshop with Mel Stabin. Introduction to Writing for Children with Barbara Seuling. July 17-19: Third Annual Vermont Writer’s Conference. July 19-21: Painting the Essence, Oils & Acrylics with Hilary Mills. July 23: Advanced Workshop in Writing for Children with Barbara Seuling. July 24-28: Developing Your Children’s Novel, with Barbara Seuling. July 31-Aug 2: Watercolor Plein Aire Workshop with Margie Samuels. Aug 1-3: Vermont Landscapes in Watercolors, with Margie Samuels. Aug 6-9: Faces, Flowers & Figures in Watercolor with Janet Rogers. Aug 13-17: Come Paint With Me with Bobbi Mullen. Aug 19-24: Human Landscape Photography with Karin Rosenthal. Aug 26-31: Beyond the Pose with Karin Rosenthal. Sept 14-16: Decorating & painting on Clay with Donna McGee. Sept 20-30: Vermont Landscapes in Oils with Randall Sexton. Sept 24-28: Vermont As You Like It: Plein Air Watercolors.
New England Center for the Circus Arts
76 Cotton Mill Hill #300, Brattleboro
necenterforcircusarts.org, 802 254-9088
June 11-17: Alumni Skill Share Week. June 25-
July 27: Summer Camp! July 2-6: Aerial Skills Workshop. July 23-Aug 10: Boot Camp. Aug 6-10: Playing With Fire: The Performer & the Dangerous Act of Physical Performance. Aug 9-12: Circus Workshop Weekend.
River Gallery School
32 Main Street, Brattleboro
rivergalleryschool.org, 802 257-1577
June 9: Capturing the Textures of Nature in Colored Pencil with Lynn Hoeft, 9-12p. June 16: It’s All About the Light, 9:30-4:30p. July 10-18: Renaissance Collage Techniques with Julia Zanes, 1-4p. July 14: Bookmaking: Japanese Binding with Susan Binding, 10-4p. July 15: Sequencing, 1-4p. July 3-26: (Tues. & Thurs.) Plein Aire Landscape Sketching with Jason Alden, 9:30-12:30p. July-Aug: (Thurs) Portraiture with Jason Alden, 1:30-4p. Teen Studio + Portfolio Class, 6-8:30p. June 8-9, July 13 & Aug. 3: Independent Study with Lydia Thomson, 10-12p. July 19-22: Sequencing Teacher Training with Lydia Thomson. July-August Sessions: Camp Fantastic! Five one-week sessions at KidsPLAYce. July 29: Color Mixing with Jason Alden, 10-2p.
Rock River Studio
362 Dover Rd, S. Newfane
802-348-7440, http://rockriver-studio.com/vi
Day workshops in art, photography, and Graphic Design Boot Camp. Since the flood of Hurricane Irene, the studio has been beautifully renovated and is now ready for students. Art workshops led by Carol Ross. Photo workshops led by Christine Triebert
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House Gallery
West Road, Manchester
10a to 5p, Tues-Sat; 12p to 5p, Sun
svac.org, 802 362-2522, 362-1405
June 1-2: Looking In-Looking Out, Doors & Windows in Watercolor with Robert O’Brien, 9:30-4:30p. June 5-8: Celestial Expressions-The Many Moods of Light with Robert Carsten. June 12-15: Ceramics & Sculpture with Lauren Silver, 10-1p. June 23: Printmaking By Hand: Monotypes with Lori Hinrichsen, 10:30-4:30p. June 26-30: Painting in Mass with Karen Winslow, 9:30-4:30p. July 6-7: Contemporary Landscape Painting in Pastel with Robert Carsten. July 9-Aug 27: Painting Your Way with Barbara Pafume, 9:30-4:30p. July 10-13: Sculptural Elements in 3D Clay with Elaine Witten, 9:30-4:30p. July 17-21: Fun With Xtraord!nary Watercolor Techniques with Judi Betts, 9-4p. July 21: Field, Flower, Forest-An Exploration into Japanese Flower Arranging with Katsuko Lord, 12-4p.
July 24-28: Oil Floral Still Life with Christopher Pierce, 9:30-4:30p. July 31-Aug 4: Landscape Painting in Watercolor with Robert O’Brien.
Aug 1-4: Introduction to Portraiture with Dawn Miller, 9:30-4:30p. Aug 9-11: Still Life Oil Painting with Elizabeth Torak, 10-4p. Aug 16-18: Flower Power with Annelein Beukenkamp, 10-4p.
Aug 21-24: Painting Landscapes in Pastel with Jim Markle, 9:30-4:30p. Aug 25: Wine Color with Chester Kasnowski, 11-4p. Aug 27-31: Plein Aire & Beyond with Kenn Backhaus, 9-4p. Aug 28-31: From Traveler to Travel Photographer with Robyn Gianni, 9-4p.
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, BeBop Ensemble and Youth Ensemble. Also check out the Jam sessions every Wednesday night from 8-10p.
