Penland Summer Classes Still Available

There are still 16 amazing classes you can sign up for at Penland School of Crafts in the summer of 2013. Here's a look at one of them:

August 11 - 23, 2013 in the clay studio - Tetsuya Yamada - Object & Context   In this mixed-media sculpture class, we will investigate perception, context and the meaning of objects. Objects, their surroundings, and our knowledge can be processed in our minds to create a kind of narrative. We will work with high-fire stoneware and other materials and cover how to handle clay and the use of simple plaster press molds. Discussions, slide lectures, and demonstrations will help students develop creative thinking. This class welcomes students of all levels.

Click here for complete information about this and Penland's other summer ceramics workshops.

Get a list of all summer classes that still have open space.

Partial Scholarships Available. There are still a few partial scholarship awards for summer 2013 workshops. They will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Summer Standby -
Penland offers half-price tuition to all K-12 teachers, current college, university, or community college faculty, and residents of several nearby counties (a complete list is available on our website) who take unfilled spaces Penland summer classes two weeks or less before the first day of the class; regular room and board fees apply.

Click here for complete information about our summer standby program.


   

Penland School of Crafts Holds 2013 Open House this weekend

March 2 from 1 Pm - 5 PM Penland School of Crafts near Spruce Pine NC holds its annual Community Open House. Each year, Penland's community open house welcomes hundreds of visitors into the studios for demonstrations and hands-on activities. The event is free and all ages are welcome.

Hundreds of adults and children from the local Mitchell County as well as  mountain visitors will engage in free, quality hands-on studio experiences with over 100 artist volunteers.

Activities may include making glass beads, rollerprinting copper bracelets, creating clay sculptures, screenprinting on bandanas, papermaking, forging garden stakes, painting colorful pastepaper, blowing glass cups or paperweights, making photographic “sun prints”, assembling wooden birdhouses, making souvenir books, and more.

Learn more about Penland's Community Open House HERE.