Mother’s Day Gift Shopping, Great Give, Spring Workshops, Summer Youth

 

Find the perfect Mother’s Day gift at our shop, which is filled with handcrafted items by American artists. Browse jewelry, accessories, ceramics, glass, leather goods, candles, picture frames, fabric bags, scarfs and much more. If you’re a GAC member, you can use your 10% discount on all purchases too!

 

The Shop is open Wednesday – Friday, 12-4pm and Saturdays, 10am-4pm.

 

 

Meet local artists Yvonne Oxley and Lauren Mullaney at The Shop on May 8. Both CT artists will be set up to sell their work which make PERFECT Mother’s Day presents!

 

Meet visiting artist Lauren Mullaney, who honed her metalsmithing skills at the CT School of Jewelry Art and now has her own studio in her hometown of West Hartford, CT where she lives with her beloved Rhodesian Ridgeback, Maasai. Her jewelry line includes bracelets, necklaces, rings and earrings crafted from brass, sterling silver and stone. Designed to wear dressy or every day.

Meet visiting artist Yvonne Oxley from Bridgeport, CT and explore her merchandise line that includes 30 different varieties of natural soap along with lotions, geode bath bombs (they’re so cool!), beard oils, sugar scrubs and body butters. Eight years ago, Yvonne wasn’t comfortable with using the expensive steroid creams the dermatologist prescribed for her son’s eczema. “I knew there had to be a better way” she said, “so I researched and found natural soap could help. The relief was almost immediate.”

 

On May 4 & 5, GAC will participate in The Great Give, a community-wide fundraiser hosted by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Any advance gifts received before May 4th are eligible for matching funds from The Great Give incentive pool. We would LOVE to win one of these prizes, thanks to your generosity.  Any donation you make helps us so much.

 

Our summer youth program will offer weekly sessions from June 21 – August 20 for children ages 5 – 12 years and teens. Registration will be online only. 

 

The summer program features weekly on-campus sessions; youth can attend half-day or full-day. Bridge care will be available. There will also be weekend workshops and online workshops offered throughout the summer. 

 

Classes and workshops are available in a variety of mediums, including beading, jewelry making, leather working, metalsmithing, painting, paper arts (paper quilling), pottery (hand-building and potters’ wheel), recycled material art, shell crafts, sculpture, weaving and special interest online workshops in drawing and mixed media. Teen classes include blacksmithing, leatherworking and stained glass. 

 

Financial aid is available; applications due June 11.

Click here for the catalog and to register.

 

Open until May 8, this exhibition features quilts made by “Sisters in Cloth”, a group of 12 fiber artists based along the CT shoreline. 

 

The GAC gallery is open Wednesday – Friday, 12:00-4:00pm and Saturdays 10:00 am-4:00pm. The gallery is free and open to the community. Mask wearing and social distancing is required upon entry. 

 

Follow GAC on Facebook and Instagram to see featured works from exhibition!

 

The spring semester is underway, but there is still plenty to come.

 

Take a look at our online catalog here, or head straight to the registration page. There are so many options for kids, teens (you can be 13 or older and take an adult class) and kids.

 

May 1 Byzantine Chain Maille Bracelet Workshop

May 1 Clay Fairy House Workshop

May 2 Leaf Printing on Textiles and Paper Workshop

May 2 Tunisian Crochet Workshop

May 3 Drawing for All

May 3 What’s Your Name? (youth 8+)

May 5 Quilting for the Home

May 5 Weave an Infinity Scarf Workshop

May 6 Exploring Color with Pastel Technique

May 7 Watercolor for Beginners

May 8 Abstracting the Figure Workshop

 

(There are more in May-June – head to our website for all the info!)

 

GAC will hold a student exhibition in the gallery, June 25 – July 31.

 

All students who have taken a GAC class between September 2019 and June 2021 are invited to participate. It doesn’t matter if you’re a new student or experienced – you are encouraged to share your work with our supportive arts community.

 

Click here for more information and submission form.

 

Two beautiful cherry Loomcraft looms for sale.

1. 6 harness 40” weaving width (no bench) – currently in lobby of GAC School

2. 4 harness 46” weaving width (no bench) – currently at private home in Cheshire 

 

Asking price $300 each. If interested, please email info@guilfordartcenter.org.

 

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