The schedule and exact offerings of most of the classes listed below are revised annually. The list may not include everyone, nor is it an endorsement of any particular institution or instructor. It is simply a place to start.

AVA GALLERY AND ART CENTER
11 Bank Street
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766
Phone: (603) 448-3117
Fax: (603) 448-4827
Contact: Bente Torjusen
Email: ava@valley.net
Homepage: www.valley.net/~ava

AVA offers year-round classes for artists in a variety of media. Fall catalogues are usually available mid-August. As in previous years, September will be devoted to workshops and intensives.
Facilities include spacious, light-filled galleries on the 1st floor and well-equipped teaching studios with high ceilings on the 2nd floor. Both galleries and studios are ADA accessible.

CATAMOUNT ARTS
60 Eastern Avenue
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 748-2600
Contact: Patty Mucha

Catamount offers on-going art classes such as painting, print making, clay works, stained glass, rug braiding, paper pulp making, watercolor, as well as drawing on-site at the Fairbanks Museum. Call for information.

CHAFFEE CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
16 South Main Street
Rutland, VT 05701
Phone: 77500356
Contact: Pam Monder

Along with their classes for children and teenagers, the Chaffee offers studio classes such as watercolor painting for novice and intermediate artists, life drawing, a “Support Workshop for Working Artists”, “Reflection and Critique” for classroom teachers, and “The Artist’s Way” for the inner self.. Write or call for a catalogue.

COUNTRY OWL SCHOOL
RR 3, Box 3695
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone: 247-3847
Contact: Dolores Furnari

Weekly classes are offered in an air-conditioned setting June through August. Subjects include folk art painting, bronze powder stenciling on tin and wood, graining and marbleizing, theorem painting, drawing, bird carving, quilting and basket making. Call for brochure.

FLETCHER FARM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND CRAFTS
611 Route 103 South
Ludlow, VT 05149
Phone: 228-8770
Contact: Lorraine Arramson

This 50-year old school is run under the auspices of the Society of Vermont Craftsmen. Currently, there are over 100 courses from June through August with students coming from all over the United States. Offerings include decorative arts, fiber arts, wood carving, quilting, calligraphy, book binding, and basketry. Classes run on either weekends or on a weekly basis. Call for a catalogue.

SHELBURNE CRAFT SCHOOL
P.O. Box 52
Shelburne, VT 05482
Phone: 985-3648
Contact: Deborah Sarlin

The Shelburne Craft School offers classes in ceramics, wood, paper making, fiber art, and painting for high level participants. In Fall, 1997, there will be upper level as well as lower level ceramics classes. Also classes in fine, high technique wood working, painting, fiber, and paper making. Call for a brochure.

SOUTHERN VERMONT ART CENTER
P.O. Box 617 (West Road)
Manchester, VT 05254
Phone: 362-1405
Fax: 362-1406
Contact: Christopher Madkour

The Art Center offers classes for beginning to advanced adult students in a variety of visual and mixed media arts. Classes include oil painting, print making, pencil drawing, water color, life drawing, and Chinese brush painting. Call for a current brochure.
There are also special events, such as “Arts For Living” - a 2 day design symposium and Tours of Studios in the Manchester area.

The Carving Studio offers a variety of classes and workshops that include stone carving, wood carving, glass blowing, bronze casting, mold making, and ceramic sculpture. Workshops last from 3 days to a week. A complete schedule is available.

VERMONT CLAY STUDIO
24 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: 229-4220
Contact: Jeanne Haskell

The Clay Studio offers a wide variety of classes, workshops, and demonstration lectures in pottery and clay sculpture for people of all skill levels. Speciality classes in tiles, clay jewelry, portrait busts, etc. are also offered throughout the year. Private lessons, rental studio space, and firing services are offered. Call for a brochure.

VERMONT STATE CRAFT CENTER, FROG HOLLOW
Mill Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 388-3117
Contact: Janet McKinnon
Web Site: www.sover.net/~vsccfrog/

Frog Hollow offers a wide range of year-round craft classes for adults and children in Middlebury, Burlington, and Manchester. They cover stained glass, wood working, jewelry, fiber, and the “business of art”. Master classes in pottery are also offered 3 times a year in Middlebury. A resident potter will be responsible for arranging the master classes. Write or call for a full brochure.

VERMONT STUDIO CENTER
P.O. Box 613
Johnson, VT 05656
Phone: 635-2727
Fax: 635-2730
Contact: Jonathan Gregg
Web Site: www.vermontstudiocenter.com

The Studio Center offers 4-12 week residencies (and a limited number of 2-week residencies) for 50 artists and writers per month on a year-round basis. All residents receive studio space appropriate to their medium, comfortable accommodations, and superb food. There is also a monthly roster of visiting artists who offer evening slide talks on their own work and who are available for studio visits. The purpose of the residencies is to pursue independent work and provide opportunities to experience each other’s work. Write or call for a brochure.

THE WOOD SCHOOL
53 Sears Lane
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 864-4454
Contact: Tim Clark

The Wood School has classes in furniture building, focusing on the use of hand tools, chair making, and hand cut dovetails. There are classes in boat building. Classes vary from week long to monthly. Cost ranges from $125 to $700. There are also customized classes for groups as requested.

The Vermont Museum & Gallery Alliance is a statewide consortium with a membership of over 200 museums, art galleries, historical societies, and individuals. The Alliance promotes pubic awareness of members’ programs, provides technical assistance in the form of workshops and mentorships, and stimulates communication and cooperation among Vermont’s collecting institutions. Activities also include a long-term collections care program.

VMGA activities are supported by the Vermont Arts Council.
1 Mill Street, Middlebury, Vermont 05753 (802) 388-3177

The Vermont State Craft Center at Frog Hollow is a visual arts organization dedicated to advancing appreciation of fine Vermont craft through education and exhibition. Craft Centers in Middlebury, Burlington, and Manchester offer exhibitions, demonstrations, lectures and classes in clay, glass, metal, wood, fiber, and multi-media. Master-level workshops and professional development classes for craftspeople are taught by America’s best craft teachers.