Guilford Art Center Instructors Win “Forged in Fire” Competition on the History Channel

Guilford Art Center is very proud to announce that two of its Blacksmithing instructors – Mace Vitale and Matt Parkinson – were winners on a new series on the History Channel, Forged in Fire. GAC instructor and forge manager Vitale won the series finale episode on August 10; Parkinson, a frequent visiting instructor, won the […]
Finding New Perspectives at the Guilford Art Center Expo

From Zip06, July 21, 2015 Photo by Kelley Fryer, The Courier Brian and Patty Donahue were impressed with the Richard Gayle Photography booth at the Guilford Art Center Expo held last weekend on the Green. Expo welcomed thousands of guests and featured works by more than 180 of the country’s most distinguished artisans. (Read More)
GAC is Top Guilford Shopping Destination

The shop@ Guilford Art Center was just featured as a top shopping destination in Guilford by the e-list. Click here to view the list and map of all shops featured in the guide.
Teen learns blacksmith trade from Iron Age, forging a trade at Guilford Art Center

By Sarah Page Kyrcz, Shoreline Times Photo by Catherine Avalone, New Haven Register Ben Cohen’s blackened hands, resting near the red-hot coal forge in the Guilford Art Center blacksmithing shop, are just one visible example of his commitment to this ancient art. “A desire, a desire to do something with your hands,” is what it […]