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Turkey-Wing Hand Broom Making
Tuesday, March 24th, 5:00pm
Ages 16-99+

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Class:

This one-day workshop introduces participants to traditional broom-making through the construction of a turkey wing hand broom. This workshop emphasizes slow making, material awareness, and the transmission of practical knowledge through the hands.

What You’ll Learn:

Students will learn foundational techniques of hand broom construction while engaging with the historical, domestic, and cultural significance of broom making as a craft practice.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully crafted hand broom and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: March 20th  

Instructor: Erica Fitzgerald

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All supplies included

Cordage Making
Tuesday, 5:00 pm
April 7 | Ages 16-99+

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This course introduces cordage making as both a functional skill and a form of material knowledge. Participants will learn to transform raw fibers like dandelion, Virginia creeper, kudzu, and more, into cord through hand-twisting and plying techniques while exploring the historical role of cordage in textile production, tool making, and daily life.

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you’ll learn the overview of cordage across cultures, single-strand twist and basic hand-rolling techniques, understanding of different materials such as; plant fibers, reclaimed fibers, and contemporary substitutions, and much more!

You’ll Leave with:

You leave with an understanding how how to create natural cords using reusable and natural materials for future projects.

Deadline to register by: April 3rd  

Instructor:  Erica Fitzgerald

Supply List

All Supplies Included

Introduction to Broom Making: Cobweb Broom
Saturday, May 2nd, 12:00pm
Ages 16-99+

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Discover the old world charm of making a cobweb broom in the traditional style. These brooms are functional but make great decorative items, and great gifts!

What You’ll Learn:

Learn the basic weaving techniques used to make a broom, with natural broomcorn (sorghum) and organic handles.  Leave with a completed project.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully crafted cobweb broom and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: April 28th  

Instructor:  Dustin Cecil 

Supply List

 

All supplies included

Coiled Basketry
Saturday, 12:00 pm
April 18 – May 9 | Ages 16-99+

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Intro to Coiled Basketry introduces participants to foundational basket-making techniques through the practice of coiling. Using a range of natural and found fibers, including pine needles, students will learn how to build form through stitching, tension, and repetition. The class emphasizes material exploration, hand skills, and an understanding of basketry as both a functional and historically significant craft practice.

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you’ll learn the basic skills of coiled basketry making, and learn fun information such as coiled basketry across cultures and histories, Emphasis on tension, stitch consistency, and building even stitches, and so much more!

What You’ll Leave With:

.By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully handwoven basket and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: April 14th  

Instructor:  Erica Fitzgerald

Supply List

All Supplies Included

Seagrass Basketry
Saturday, 12:00 pm
March 21 – April 11 | Ages 16-99+

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Learn the meditative art of seagrass basketry in this hands-on workshop. Using natural seagrass and simple techniques, participants will explore how traditional craft practices connect us to place, labor, and rhythm.

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you’ll learn the basic skills of seagrass basketry, and learn fun information such as types of baskets, how to twine, basket shaping, and much more!

What You’ll Leave With:

.By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully handwoven flower basket and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: March 17th  

Instructor:  Erica Fitzgerald

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All Supplies Included

Carve and Color!:
Printmaking & Watercolor
Tuesday, 6:00 pm
March 17 – April 7 | Ages 16-99+

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Class:

In this exciting new mixed media 4-week class, you will learn all about the rudimentary skills of creating linocuts with creating watercolor enhancements, to create wonderful and whimsical prints with stunning watercolor backgrounds and/or embellishments!

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you will design and carve traditional linoleum blocks to create unique low relief stamps for the first two weeks, and then you will print them add watercolor backgrounds or fill in pieces they may want a pop of color to enhance your design in the last two weeks of class. You will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, and inspiration from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end the 4 class meetings, you will have a more understanding of the properties of printmaking linoleum cuts and the watercolor making process, and leave with the skill set to repeat your prints at home, along with a couple of successful prints of your class project.

Deadline to register by: March 13th 

Instructor: Stephanie Barker

Supply List

All Supplies Included.

 

 

Fantasy Camp
5-Days | July 13th – July 17th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 9 to 12

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CAMP Theme:

This camp focuses on the magical, the mystical, the mysterious, the whimsical, the imaginative, and the fanciful. Where the camper’s endless creative possibilities are only limited by their vast imagination! From Dragons to Fairies, castles to dark forest, and from brave heroes and heroines to sinister dark kings and queens, your imaginative child will learn to illustrate, sculpt, and bring their fantasies to life.

What You’ll Discover:

Transport yourself to a far away land where anything and everything fanciful is possible! Your fun and excitement you will have is only limited by the strength of your imagination. In this week-long camp, youth will work through various individual and group projects to develop an understanding for using pencils, ink, art-markers, charcoal, water colors, sculpture techniques and more! Learn to draw and sculpt mythical creatures while making friends this summer. You’ll study mythical folklore from different cultures and will be able to create your own.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects such as build fairy houses, create dragon eye jewelry, paper knight helmets, book nook diorama, sculpting mythical creature figurines, study different cultural myths and folk lore, wizard and witch staff making, and natural material art making.

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: June 5, 2026

Camp Instructor: Lynn Arnsperger

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

Boom! Vroom! Zoom! Whoosh! Camp
5-Days | June 15th – June 19th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 10 to 14

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CAMP Theme:

Explore the interesting science and engineering of all the different kinds of vehicle! (Planes, Cars, Helicopters, Rockets, Trains, etc.)

What You’ll Discover:

Explore this week long exciting camp were art, science, and engineering combine to create a week of fun experiments, exciting projects, and thoughtful engagement of learning about how we move around the world in different vehicles. You’ll learn about the engineering of the different mechanical machines, the science and properties of how they work, and make creative works of art as we construct our own replications of different vehicles of transportation.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects and learn about the engineering of vehicles such as solar power and rubber band cars, popsicle helicopters, paper and water bottle rockets, steam, diesel and electric engines, balsa wood gliders and airplanes, and marble roller coasters.

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 15, 2026

Camp Instructor: Austin Deal

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

ART Around the World Camp
5-Days | July 20th – July 24th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 7 to 10

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CAMP Theme:

This camp focuses on art around the world. Study different cultures and the significance of the art within them.

What You’ll Discover:

In this week long camp, explore exciting artist movements from around the globe. From every continent, from ancient art to the future, students will travel across the world and through time while creating art inspired by the countries they visit.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will study and create fun projects such as African tribal masks, figurine sculpting, weaving, acrylic painting, performances, rain sticks, and so much more.

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: June 12, 2026

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

Natural Art Camp
5-Days | June 15th – June 19th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 9 to 12

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CAMP Theme:

Campers will learn how to use objects from nature (leaves, stones, sticks, seeds, flowers, clay) to create unique works of art.

What You’ll Discover:

In this whimsical week long camp, you will learn how to turn everyday natural objects into tiny personalized works of art. We’ll explore the outside world all around our beautiful campus gathering materials to create fun, natural artworks. We will spend a lot of time outside, but also inside a giant bell tent pitched in the side yard.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects using natural objects to create weavings, a pinch pot, sculptures, paint brushes, and more. We will use flower petals, sticks, and seeds in new ways, and create ‘nature people’ then learn to take photos of them in a fun, whimsical setting.

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: May 15, 2026

Camp Instructor: Charity Rust-Jordan

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.