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Try out Scandinavian-style flat plane carving in this one day class, focused on carving “village folk” or tiny characters.
Maeve Gathje will introduce the technique of carving faces and people “on the corner” of a longer squared blank. This simple format allows new carvers to practice knife skills and exercise their creativity.
Suitable for beginners, ages 16+, or 14+ with an accompanying adult. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $40 materials fee payable to instructor.
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Gather with other makers for a friendly and productive evening! Makers Night is a monthly opportunity every third Thursday for anyone interested in craft to work in community in our Berglund Studio Classroom or in the summer, on our beautiful front lawn! Bring a project to work on and any tools you need, and be ready to share conversation, tips and questions.
Free; no advanced registration required.
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Try out Scandinavian-style woodcarving in this hands on workshop.
Students will work with fresh “green” wood, a carving knife, and other hand tools to make some simple kitchen tools. This is a terrific introduction to carving for anyone hoping to carve with spoons, bowls, or other green wood projects.
Note that carving requires good hand strength and f lexibility. Suitable for ages 16+, or ages 14-15 with a registered adult. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $30 materials fee payable to instructor.
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Try out the art of woodcut printmaking in this oneday class!
Students will choose an image or sketch before class, then learn how to prepare a wood block, carve their image, and print multiple copies of a 4×6-inch single-color design.
This workshop is suitable for beginning printmakers ages 18+, or ages 16-17 alongside a registered adult. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $50 materials fee payable to instructor.
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Learn to carve Minnesota’s state bird, the loon!
This class invites youth and their important adult for a relaxing afternoon of carving outside in ASI’s fenced-in lawn.
Suitable for ages 8+, alongside an adult. $110 adult/youth pair ($100 ASI member adult/ youth pair) + $20 materials fee payable to instructor.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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100 of East Tennessee’s finest Craft artists in one location.
Foothills Craft Guild Show is celebrating 60 years with one-of-a-kind unique craftworks designed and made by well-known artists who are masters of their craft as well as emerging artists that will inspire and amaze!
We have several artists that do demonstrations too. Come and discover them all!
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The Foothills Craft Guild, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization chartered in 1968 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to promote fine crafts by:
- setting high standards of creativity and excellence of execution for a variety of handcrafts;
- providing demonstrations, scholarships and education about fine craft for people of all ages; and
- promoting the sale of fine crafts. FCG is the oldest member craft guild in the State of Tennessee and has earned a reputation nation-wide as one of the best in the Southeast region.
The Foothills Craft Guild was created to:
- Encourage the development and appreciation of arts and handicrafts of all types.
- Promote high standards of workmanship in handicrafts.
- Conduct educational programs on handicrafts with all ages.
- Sponsor handicraft shows and demonstrations.
- Engage in activities which contribute to the advancement, development, and appreciate of arts and handicrafts of all kinds.
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Our 2026 Exhibition: Disciplines Across Decades shines a light on the origins of our nine career training programs and how our students are trained today.
The exhibition will feature the best work of our student and graduate community, their connections to techniques used at the start of their program, a timeline of NBSS history, and artifacts from the early years of each program.
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North Bennet Street School’s mission is to train students for careers in traditional trades that use hand skills in concert with evolving technology, to preserve and advance craft traditions, and to promote greater appreciation of craftsmanship.
The School’s intensive, hands-on training helps students from around the world to achieve meaningful lives and livelihoods. We encourage individual growth and curiosity, along with technical mastery and a commitment to excellence.
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Join the Hermitage Museum & Gardens on Friday June 12, 6-9pm, as we celebrate our special exhibition, Handwork at the Hermitage!
Enjoy a Tour with Lindsay Neal, Curator of Collections, 7 pm; Guitarist Joe McMurray of the Tidewater Guitar Orchestra; Artist Rick Nickel’s animated film Building a Legacy: Woodsend, the Sloanes, and the Hermitage; Artist activities inspired by the exhibition; bar with selections from Waters Edge Winery; Food from Creative Catering of Virginia and Mission BBQ.
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The Hermitage Museum & Gardens (Norfolk, Virginia) presents Handwork at the Hermitage, an exhibit to highlight the handwork that shaped the site.
Many woodcarvers, such as Charles J. Woodsend (1847–1927) and Karl von Rydingsvärd (1863–1941), contributed distinctive styles and features that continue to define the site a century later.
Handwork at the Hermitage honors their craftsmanship and their work within the scope of America’s rich woodcarving traditions.
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