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Tool Making: Clay Ribs – N – Punches

Summer 2026

Apr 7, 2026

Fabrication I: Beginner Mold-Making & Concrete Casting

Fabrication I introduces you to the hands-on world of mold-making and concrete and advanced concrete casting. Through guided beginner-friendly projects, you’ll explore the essential steps of the process, constructing simple…
sewing

Mar 30, 2026

Introduction to Sewing 1

Start sewing! Learn about selecting fabric, reading the printed pattern, laying out and cutting fabric, and using a sewing machine to make a simple garment. You will be learning to…

Mar 30, 2026

Representing Space: Drawing in 1, 2, and 3 Point Perspective

This focused drawing class is structured to include a blend of fun worksheets for individual explorations, and some guided group activities, whose gleanings will then be applied to longer drawings.…

Mar 30, 2026

Bowl Turning Techniques

Turn wooden bowls! In this introductory class, students will have the opportunity to explore the very different experiences found in turning the end grain found in making a bowl. The…

Mar 30, 2026

Needle Felted Artwork [Workshop]

Create a landscape scene or flowers in a vase using needle felting. This is the process of embedding colorful wool fibers into foundation fabric using barbed needles. Creating a needle…

Mar 30, 2026

Natural Basketry: Ribbed Egg Basket [Workshop]

This workshop introduces participants to the foundations of natural material basketry, blending brief history, material exploration, and hands on weaving practice. Students will leave with a finished ribbed egg basket…

Mar 30, 2026

Plant Stand [Workshop]

Is your houseplant feeling low? Give it a boost with a portable plant stand. In this workshop for beginners, you will use a table saw and mortising machine. By the…

Mar 30, 2026

Alternative Printing: Cyanotype & Anthotype Workshop

Explore alternative photographic printing by creating Cyanotype and Anthotype images on watercolor paper. Cyanotypes and Anthotypes are both three-step contact printing techniques: making the emulsion, coating the paper, and exposing…

Mar 30, 2026

Kirigami [Workshop]

In this workshop students will create a series of folded pages, each featuring a different pop-up technique/strategy, and assemble these into a small ‘dummy’ book to take home and to…

Mar 30, 2026

Anodizing Niobium and Titanium [Workshop]

Learn how to texture and color niobium and titanium using electrical current. Colored niobium/titanium can be used as a piece of jewelry on its own or added to other metals…

Mar 30, 2026

Digital Photography: Getting Started

The digital camera… so much capability that so few people fully comprehend! From learning the various camera controls to exercising the options of how and when they are best used,…

Mar 30, 2026

NC Beach Scenes in Watercolor

Come paint beach scenes of coastal North Carolina! Learn watercolor techniques to create beautiful flowing paintings of the ocean, beach, sea oats, umbrellas and more.  No experience necessary – beginners…

Mar 30, 2026

Beginning Metalsmithing

Design and construct a pendant and earrings by learning basic metal working techniques. You will learn to saw, file, texture, rivet, and solder using sheet metal and wire in this basic…

Mar 30, 2026

Handbuilding 1: Foundations of Clay

Handbuilding I is designed to teach you the fundamentals of handbuilding with clay and introduce you to working in our clay studio. You will learn basic skills including wedging, pinching,…
NC State

Mar 30, 2026

NC State in Black and White

An introductory darkroom class! Capture light and motion on film using SLR cameras. Bring your own camera or use a Crafts Center loaner. You will process your exposed film and…

Mar 30, 2026

Introduction to Silkscreen Printing

Learn the basics of silkscreen and produce two to three prints by the end of class. The fundamentals of silkscreen printing include separations, coating, registration, proper printing techniques, and terminology.…

Mar 30, 2026

Tin Can Collage [Workshop]

Learn how to deconstruct tin cans, cut the metal material, and nail the pieces to a board to create an image of your choosing! Students will complete an 8×10” collage…

Mar 30, 2026

Handbuilding 2: Expanding Techniques

Learn to take your ideas to the next level in Handbuilding II. This class section is set up as a “concentrated” course, meeting twice a week for three weeks. It…

Mar 30, 2026

Polaroid Emulsion Lift Workshop

Take your instant photography to the next level! We’ll print your high contrast iPhone photos onto Polaroid instant film with a Polaroid Lab, then gently separate the image from the…

Mar 30, 2026

Relief Printing

Woodcut, Linoleum and Monoprint. This class is open to all, no prior experience necessary. You will produce two to three prints by the end of the 6-week period. Explore relief…

Mar 30, 2026

Summer Planters [Workshop]

Get your hands in the clay and create beautiful, functional planters just in time for the summer growing season! In this wheel-throwing workshop, students will learn how to throw planters…
plastic

Mar 30, 2026

Plastic Camera: An Introduction to Medium Format Film Photography [Workshop]

This is a beginning level class – darkroom experience is helpful but not required! You will shoot 120 film using a modern Holga or retro Kodak Hawkeye Brownie. This class…

Mar 30, 2026

Daylilies in Watercolor [Workshop]

No experience necessary. Learn the basics of watercolor as you paint vibrant daylilies. Create this painting with the blending of transparent watercolors while layering washes and adding glazes to produce…

Mar 30, 2026

Surface Decoration [Workshop]

Surface decoration is a wonderful way to take your work to the next level and express your own ideas. In this class, we will cover a wide variety of surface…

Mar 30, 2026

Continuing Digital Photography

Charge up your camera batteries and take your photography skills up a level. This class will consist of four sessions comprised of a classroom lecture on the topic for the…

Mar 30, 2026

Introduction to Natural Basketry: Techniques, Materials, & Handwoven Forms

This workshop introduces participants to the foundations of natural material basketry, blending history, material exploration, and hands on weaving practice. This course will touch on multiple weaving styles, forms, and…

Mar 30, 2026

Wheel 1: Foundations of Wheel Work

The Wheel I class is designed to teach you the fundamentals of using the potter’s wheel and introduce students to working in our clay studio. You will learn the basics…

Mar 30, 2026

C41 Color Processing [Workshop]

Instructor: Thomas Way Capture light and color on film with an SLR camera; using your own or with a Crafts Center loaner. This workshop begins with an on campus photo…

Mar 30, 2026

Watercolor Sunflowers

No experience necessary – beginners welcome. With their imposing height and large, bold leaves and flower heads, sunflowers are wonderful painting subjects. Come join this workshop and learn to paint…

Mar 30, 2026

Tool Making: Clay Ribs – N – Punches

Take your ceramic work to the next level by creating your own custom metal ribs and punches. You will learn the necessary techniques to fabricate tools using sheet metal and…