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Delaware College of Art and Design
600 North Market St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Ph: (302) 622-8000
Wilmington's first professional school of art and design, which offers credit and non-credit classes in design, fine arts, phototography and computer graphics.
The Corcoran School of Art
500 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Ph: (202) 639-1800
Toll Free: (888) CORCORAN
Fax: (202) 639-1802
Chester River Craft and Art Schools
105 South Cross St.
Box 524
Chestertown, MD 21620
Ph: (410) 778-5954
Fax: (410) 778-4531
E-mail: ChesteRvr@aol.com
The Craft School/Gallery is a nonprofit activity established to promote the skill and techniques of craft. It will create an environment suited to training, support, encouragement and display of craftsmen, for the professional, hobbyist and enthusiast. The facility will make craft available to the public through exhibit and sale. The school and gallery will endeavor to broaden the understanding and appreciation of craft. Also offers programs in visual/fine arts, performing arts and culinary arts.
American Woodcarving School
21 Pompton Plains Crossroad
Wayne, NJ 07470
Ph: (973) 835-8555
E-mail: amcarve@americanwoodcarving.com
The American Woodcarving School was founded in 1974 by sculptor Michael Denike. Mr. Denike's dream ... a school that's sole purpose is instructing and promoting the art of Woodcarving. The school holds regular day and evening classes 52 weeks out of the year, and approximately 6 weekend workshops per year.
The Art School at Old Church
561 Piermont Road
Demarest, NJ 07627
Ph: (201) 767-7160
Fax: (201) 767-0497
E-mail: info@tasoc.org
With over 70 fine art and craft classes and workshops in watercolor, pastel, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, stained glass, jewelry, printmaking, Chinese brush painting, fiber arts, lamp working and more the Art School at Old Church draws over 700 students weekly from the tri-state region. At the Art School, you can find something for everyone, for people of all ages and abilities, including monthly exhibits of both student and professional fine art and crafts. Staffed with a faculty of professional artists, the Art School provides both a nurturing and stimulating atmosphere for all.
Peters Valley Craft Education Center
19 Kuhn Rd.
Leyton, NJ 07851
Ph: (201) 948-5200
E-mail: pv@warwick.net
Peters Valley is an art education center that is devoted to the teaching of craft as an art form. There are seven studio areas active at The Valley: blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber, fine metals, photography, weaving and woodworking. A full course schedule for 1998 in all media is offered throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen
Box 177
Doylestown, PA 18901
E-mail: membership@buckscocraftguild.com
A non-profit organization, the Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen is a county wide organization pulling craftsmen from all areas of the county. The purpose is to encourage and develop local crafts and craftspersons. This is done through local and state sponsored workshops, seminars and craft markets.
Grist Mill Craft School
64 Beulah Rd. #4
New Britain, PA 18901
Ph: (215) 348-5840
E-mail: fred@handworkks.com
Occupies over 1200 sq. ft. including class area, casting, stone cutting and a small retail section. Classes are held days, evenings and weekends.
Touchstone Center for Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Road
Farmington, PA 15437
Ph: 800-721-0177
Fax: (724) 329-1371
Email: touchstone@hhs.net
Touchstone is a unique three-season crafts school in the beautiful Laurel Highlands 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1972 as Pioneer Crafts Council, Touchstone's original mission was to foster interest in the preservation of traditional mountain crafts. Today, this unique craft school has expanded to include contemporary and experimental techniques in addition to traditional and historic methods in disciplines such as blacksmithing, ceramics, metals, textiles, glass, oil and watercolor painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. As Pennsylvania's only residential craft school, Touchstone offers both beginner and seasoned artists more than one hundred week-long and weekend courses taught by some of North America's finest artists and artisans.
Tyler School of ART
Temple University
Beech and Penrose Avenues
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Ph: (215) 782-2828 (general number)
The Tyler School of Art Crafts Department emphasises the following media: Ceramics/Glass, Fibers/Surface Design, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, as ongoing disciplines. These disciplines are rooted in a rich history, developed and refined within a contemporary context, and are practiced and experienced through a series of formal presentations and evaluations.
WJD Ranch
848 Col. Fetters Rd.
Clearville, PA 15535
Ph: (814) 784-5047
Fax: (814) 784-0054
E-mail: wjdranch@nb.net
Five courses per year for glass, egg, metal, gun and wood-relief carving. We teach with any brand of high-speed engravers. Basic and advanced courses offered. Instructor: Judy Dietrich.
Wood Turning Center, Inc.
Box 25706
42 W. Coulter St.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Ph: (215) 923-8000
Fax: (215) 844-6116
E-mail: woodturning@compuserve.com
A nonprofit art institution dedicated to developing the art and craft of the lathe-turned object by encouraging existing and future artists and cultivating a public appreciation of the field.
Springwater Fiber Workshop, Inc.
820 N. Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Ph: (703) 549-3634
Fax: (703) 549-3631
Email: springwater@erols.com
Springwater Fiber Workshop is a community of artists who seek to explore the possibilities of yarn and fiber through spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, dyeing and surface design. Its mission as a nonprofit school of fiber arts is to:
€ Preserve and promote an appreciation and understanding of the fiber arts, both historical and contemporary.
€ Foster the individual creativity of professional and emerging fiber artists and inspire new thinking about traditional art forms.
€ Provide well-equipped studios so that students can master the technical aspects of working with fiber.
€ Offer workshops and classes for adults and children.
€ Provide exhibits, demonstrations and lectures for both artists and the general public.
€ Present in-school programs and instruction for special needs audiences.
Cedar Lakes Craft Center
Gloria Gregorich, Craft Program Coordinator
HC 88, Box 21
Ripley, WV 25271
(304) 372-7860
Fax: (304) 372-7881
E-mail: info@cedarlakes.com
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