Session 2 of Arkansas Craft School Community Classes will begin the week of January 6, and will run through February 24, 2015. Classes will be held at the Craft School’s Artisan Studios at 110 East Main Street; conveniently located right off the Square and next door to the Arkansas Craft Guild, and at Ozarka College’s Mountain View campus.
Come play in the mud!
Weekly Pottery Classes will held on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. beginning January 8 and running through February 24 The sensuous art of making with clay is thrilling and rewarding. Taught by local ceramic artist, David Dahlstedt who knows just how to free your creative spirit. Students learn to throw on the potter’s wheel, and improve techniques that they already possess. Clay is available for purchase at cost to students, and completed work can be fired in the Craft School’s pottery kiln. Tuition for the class will be $280.00, plus materials fees according to student use of clay and glazes.
Come play with Fire!
The mesmerizing magic of fire and working with molten glass cannot be compared. Maria Smith is offering a weekly Glass Bead Making – Open Studio, beginning Tuesday January 6 and running through February 24, from 1:30 – 4:30. Maria will be demonstrating her skills and helping you to learn and perfect the basic techniques of glass bead making. Maria learned her impeccable bead making skills from Sage Holland and Beau Anderson, two of our treasured and respected teachers, who will be back in April to offer several awesome new classes. Stay tuned. Tuition for this 8-week class will be $280.00 + materials fee .
Maria Smith’s beautiful jewelry and David Dahlstedt’s elegant ceramics can be seen on display at the Arkansas Craft Guild.
Scholarships for tuition are available to financially qualifying students. Class registration forms, scholarship applications and further information on these and other class offerings of the Arkansas Craft School may be found on the website: www.arkansascraftschool.org. Students may also sign up for classes by calling the school at (870) 269-8397.
The Arkansas Craft School, located at 110 Main Street in Mountain View is dedicated to the education of aspiring and practicing craft artisans for success in the Creative Economy. The Craft School partners with Ozarka College and Pulaski Technical College, who offer Continuing Education credits for all courses. Support for the Arkansas Craft School is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment of the Arts.
