Workshops, classes, artist residencies
Workshops, Classes & Artist Residencies
Stone Trust indoor stone building workshop
Bennington Center for the Arts
44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington
10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mon)
benningtoncenterforthearts.org
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.
Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
636 Marble St, Rutland
carvingstudio.org, 802 438-2097
Oct 6-7: Advanced Letter Carving, with Adam Paul Heller. Oct 8-12: Alumni Week.Oct 13-14: Weekend Iron Casting, with Joseph Montroy. Oct 13-14: Introductory Stone Carving Weekend, with Bill Nutt.
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
InView Center for the Arts at Landgrove Inn
132 Landgrove Rd, Landgrove
landgroveinn.com, 802 824-6673
Sep 14-16: Decorating and Painting on Clay, with Donna McGee. Sep 20-23:Vermont Landscapes in Oils, with Randall Sexton. Sep 24-28: Vermont as you Like it: Plein air watercolors, with Tony VanHasselt. Oct 1-5: Capturing Light and Color, with Pam Gordinier. Oct 19-21: Nature Landscapes, with Wilson Bickford. Oct 22-26: Watercolor Workshop, with Alvaro Castagnet. Nov 1-3: Pastels workshop, with Robert Carsten.
The Lampshade Lady
60 School St, Pawlet
lampshadelady.typepad.com, 802 325-6308
Sep 28-29: Two Day Fall Foliage Lampshade Workshop. Oct 19: One Day Lampshade Workshop.
River Gallery School
32 Main St, Brattleboro
rivergalleryschool.org, 802 257-1577
Sep 22: Bookmaking: Japanese Binding, with Susan Bonthron. Oct 14:Sequencing, with Lydia Thomson. Oct 27-28: Intro to Encaustic and Encaustic Collage, with Julia Jensen. Nov 25: Angels, Beasts, Shepherds, & Kings, with Barbara Campman and RGS Faculty and Board. Ongoing: The River Gallery School provides classes, studio space, and a working environment that encourages individual expression, where the visual arts and the creative process are explored and honored. Check the web site for a complete schedule of classes.
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.org, 802 362-2522, 362-1405
Sep 11-14: It’s All About the Light, with Robert Carsten. Sep 21-22: Oil Pastels for Everyone, with Chester Kasnowiski. Sep 22: Field, Flower, Forest – An Exploration into Japanese Flower Arranging, with Katsuko Lord. Sep 27-29: Passionate Still Life, with Joe Anna Arnett. Oct 11-13: Plein Air Studio, Painting the Landscape, with Andrew Orr. Oct 23-27: Autumn in Vermont – Pastels in Plein Air, with Susan Ogilvie.
The Stone Trust Workshops
thestonetrust.org, 802 380-9550
Sep 7: Test Day, with DSWA certified examiner. Sep 8-9: Two-day outdoor workshop to restore rock wall by Dutton Farm House in Dummerston. Oct 13: One-day indoor workshop, DSWA-certified instruction.
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 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 3: Capturing the Essence of the Portrait & Figure Painting, with Michelle Dunaway. 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.
