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Nifty Homestead
Location: 900 1st Ave South, Suite 205A Seattle, WA 98134
Description: Nifty Homestead was founded to help aspiring and expert homesteaders learn and grow. We post resources on gardening, raising animals, natural building, sustainable energy, and tons of other topics related to homestead living.
Contact: https://www.niftyhomestead.com/, hello@niftyhomestead.com ,
Category: Milling , Carpentry, gardening, Urban Farming, Off the Grid, Plant ID, Aquaponics, Poultry, Beekeeping, Goats, Permaculture, Soapmaking, Quilting, Knit, Fiber arts, Weaving
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The Steel Yard
Location: 27 Sims Ave, Providence RI
Description: The Steel Yard is an award-winning industrial arts center, a manufacturer of custom and functional public-art, a craft school and shared studio, and Providence's most unique private outdoor venue.
Contact: http://www.thesteelyard.org, contact@thesteelyard.org , 401.273.7101
Category: Blacksmithing, Welding, Jewelry, Pottery,
Artist's Asylum
Location: 10 Tyler Street, Somerville, MA, 02143
Description: Artisan’s Asylum is a non-profit community workshop in Somerville, Massachusetts. Our mission is to support and promote the teaching, learning and practice of fabrication.
Contact: https://artisansasylum.com/, general-info@artisansasylum.com, (617) 284-6878
Category: carpentry, fiber arts, crochet, jewelry,metal work, welding,
Metalwerx
Location: 50 Guinan Street Waltham, MA 02451
Description: Metalwerx is an innovative school and community studio for jewelry making and metal arts, located in Waltham, Massachusetts. We are dedicated to providing a welcoming, creative, and well equipped environment where outstanding instructors, inquisitive students, and dedicated practitioners can inspire each other in the pursuit of jewelry and metalworking skills.
Contact: https://metalwerx.com/, info@metalwerx.com, 781-891-3854
Category: jewelry, metal working
North Bennet St. School
Location: 150 North Street, Boston, MA 02109
Description: North Bennet Street School's mission is to train students for careers in traditional trades that use hand skills in concert with evolving technology, to preserve and advance craft traditions, and to promote greater appreciation of craftsmanship.
Contact: http://www.nbss.edu/continuing-education/, info@nbss.edu , 617-227-0155
Category: carpentry, jewelry, cabinetry
Stonybrook Fine Arts
Location: 24 Porter Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Description: Stonybrook Fine Arts is a small school of qualified and dedicated artisans who provide education in a variety of sculptural media with a focus on jewelry, welding, metal casting, stone carving, mold making and live figure modeling.
Contact: http://stonybrookfinearts.com/, info@stonybrookfinearts.com, 617-522-3331
Category: jewelry, welding, metal work
Worcester Center for Crafts
Location: 25 Sagamore Road Worcester, MA 01605
Description: Become a creative maker through classes and workshops at the Worcester Center for Crafts. Our talented instructors are all professional artists with teaching experience who can guide and direct you in learning and exploring ceramics, glass, metals, and photography—among others.
Contact: http://www.worcester.edu/WCC/, wccregistration@worcester.edu, 508-753-8183
Category: glass work, metal work, pottery, jewelry
Adirondack Folk School
Location: P. O. Box 2 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846
Description: Adirondack Folk School (AFS) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, unique for its dedication to teaching the arts, crafts, and cultural heritage of the Adirondack region. Made up of local artisans, crafts people, and volunteers, we offer non-competitive education focusing on the student.
Contact: http://www.adirondackfolkschool.org/, info@adirondackfolkschool.org, 518-696-2400
Category: blacksmithing, basket making, gardening, carpentry, pottery, cooking, kids, fiber crafts, leather, jewelry, timber framing, soap making, essential oils, food preservation, cheese making, trades, masonry,
Brookfield Craft Center
Location: 286 Whisconier Road (Route 25) Brookfield, CT 06804-0122
Description: Brookfield Craft Center is recognized as one of the finest professional schools for creative study in America, dedicated to teaching traditional and contemporary craft skills, and fostering the appreciation of fine craftsmanship. Students can explore blacksmithing, bladesmithing, ceramics, fused glass, flameworking, jewelrymaking, woodturning, weaving and fiber arts. Other areas of special interest include business, marketing and photography for artists; decorative arts; drawing and painting.
Contact: http://store.brookfieldcraftcenter.org, info@brookfieldcraft.org, 203-775-4526
Category: pottery, fiber arts, glass work, jewelry, carpentry, blacksmithing,
Center for Metal Arts
Location: 44 Jayne Street Village of Florida, NY 10921
Description: The Center for Metal Arts is a community of metalsmiths, artists, and students exploring new skills or mastering advanced techniques in the metal arts. We offer beginner through advanced forging and metalsmithing workshops. With a state of the art facility, CMA specialises in technique based workshops and providing the metals community with quality forging tools made with pride by our in house blacksmiths.
Contact: http://www.centerformetalarts.com/, cmaworkshops@gmail.com, 860-573-4918
Category: blacksmithing, jewelry,
Guilford ART CENTER
Location: 411 Church Street P.O. Box 589 Guilford, CT 06437
Description: GUILFORD ART CENTER is a non-profit organization that inspires and promotes community participation in the visual arts through education, exhibitions, and outreach. The School annually serves over 2,000 students, from preschool-aged through senior citizens, in four semesters of approximately 400 classes annually, including ceramics, jewelry, metalsmithing, weaving, glass, drawing and painting, blacksmithing, and stone carving.
Contact: http://guilfordartcenter.org/, lwolkow@guilfordartcenter.org, 203-453-5947
Category: pottery, jewelry, metal, blacksmithing, weaving, glass, painting, sewing,
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