HOLIDAY EXPO
Find special gifts made with care by hundreds of American artists and makers at HOLIDAY EXPO, GAC’s annual holiday shopping experience, October 28 - January 8.
INTRO TO BLACKSMITHING WORKSHOP Mace Vitale Session A: Saturday-Sunday, January 7 - 8 Session B: Saturday-Sunday, February 4 - 5 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM This workshop will introduce students to the basics of forging steel to shape using a hammer and an anvil. Fee payable with tuition $45.00. Tuition $300.00 Members $300.00 • REGISTER […]
INTRO TO THE HAND FORGED BLADE WORKSHOP Aidan Garrity Session A: Saturday-Sunday, January 14 – 15 Session B: Saturday-Sunday, March 11 - 12 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM This workshop will cover the basics of forging, grinding, heat treating, and sharpening of a small utility knife. The instructor will discuss fit and finish, overall knife […]
MEASURING SPOONS WORKSHOP Joy Raskin Saturday, January 14 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Make your own set of measuring spoons that you can use for cooking/baking. Using 4 or 6 assorted sized metal disks, we will dome the disks and then create handles for a complete set of spoons. To finish it off, we will […]
SILVER PENDANT & BEZEL SET STONE WORKSHOP Joy Raskin Sunday, January 15 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM We will make a pendant and then a silver bezel in this workshop. We will attach the silver bezel to the pendant, polish the pendant and set the stone in the bezel. Neckchains will be available for purchase. […]
THROWING KNIVES WORKSHOP Mace Vitale Saturday-Sunday, January 21 -22 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM In this workshop students will create throwing knives using the stock removal method. Blades will be heat treated, ground, and set up for throwing. 1-3 blades can be made during the workshop. Fee payable with tuition $65.00. Tuition $350.00 Members $315.00 […]
DISCOVER SILVER METAL
CLAY WORKSHOP Nancy Karpel Saturday, January 21 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM Silver Metal Clay looks and feels like clay, but is actually pure silver in an organic binder. You will learn all the basic information and techniques for forming, surface texturing, firing, and finishing. Flush setting of lab grown gemstones will also […]
DRAWING A MANDALA WORKSHOP Dolores Marchese Saturday, January 21 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Create a mandala using symbols based on the teaching of Angeles Arrien, in which we will use a preferential shapes test created by the author. The mandalas will be made with high quality colored pencils on black paper. The shapes an […]
DESIGNER WIRE EARRINGS WORKSHOP Lynn Sheft Saturday, January 21 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM You can never have too many earrings and they make great gifts for friends and family. Learn how to manipulate wire and incorporate beads into stunning designs. Wire and beads supplied. Fee payable with tuition $22.00. Tuition $52.00 Members $46.80 • […]
ABSTRACT EXPERIMENTATION (Online) WORKSHOP Shilo Ratner Sunday, January 22 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Play and embrace paint from a place of no judgment. This high-energy workshop focuses on experimenting with abstract painting. Subjects explored are color theory, color mixing, brush techniques, paint handling, layering, and composition. This is a jump start to any creative […]
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION IN PAINTING, DRAWING, COLLAGE 2-DAY WORKSHOP Lexa McCrady 2 Sundays, January 22 & 29 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Skills and processes are important building blocks in image-making, but composition can determine the sophistication of the work. If compositional and color elements are ignored, there’s too much to problem-solve as you proceed. The […]
MAKING PAINT FROM SCRATCH WORKSHOP Patricia Meglio Friday, January 27 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Go back to basics and learn how paint was made before it ended up in a tube on the art store’s shelf. Using a variety of colorful ground pigments, you will learn how to make your own paint and how […]
FRIDAY NIGHT POTTERY WORKSHOP Claudia Schiavone Session A: Friday, January 27 Session B: Friday, February 17 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Come and join the fun as we play with clay! In this one-night workshop, we will hand build and glaze a unique piece. Students are encouraged to come with an idea of the project, […]
FIREPLACE TOOLS WORKSHOP Greg Amende Saturday-Sunday, January 28 - 29 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM This class will cover the making of a set of fire place tools (poker, brush, ash shovel). You will learn the basics of blacksmithing, including tapering (drawing out), forge welding, bending, riveting and setting down. Fee payable with tuition $50.00. […]
LAMP WORKED GLASS BEADS WORKSHOP Stephanie Maddalena Session A: Saturday-Sunday, January 28 – 29 SessionB: Saturday-Sunday, February 18-19 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Students will learn to use a torch to melt glass rods, creating personalized colorful beads. Many decorating techniques will be demonstrated, including enamels, metal foils, flowers and more. Fee payable with tuition […]
THE FELTED LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP Diane Cadrain Saturday, January 28 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Students will work from an image of a landscape brought from home or provided by the teacher. They will create an original felted landscape artwork using the softest of materials, wool roving and a special barbed needle on a backing of […]
ALTERNATIVE METHODS WORKSHOP Jasmine Ahern 2 Saturdays, January 28 & March 4 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM The definition of ‘alternative’ is ‘another possibility.’ Together we will explore clay further and how we can think outside the box. Come as you are! We will all get something out of trying new techniques! We will play […]