WORKSHOP
Fundamentals of Gardening: A Weekend Workshop with Daryl Beyers at Hollister House Garden
Hollister House Garden 300 Nettleton Hollow Rd, WashingtonMay 17, 18, 19, 2024 Dig deep into the fundamentals of gardening in this weekend-long, intensive workshop. Whether you are new to gardening or have a few seasons under your belt, this comprehensive course will develop and refine your skills. A lively combination of classroom instruction and hands-on activities will teach you the optimal way […]
Gravestone Cleaning Workshop
Stanley-Whitman House 37 High Street, FarmingtonRoll up your sleeves, get dirty and learn all about Connecticut’s colonial graveyards from Ruth Shapleigh-Brown of CT Gravestone Network. Ms. Shapleigh-Brown has been involved in burial ground preservation and gravestone studies since the mid 1980's which is her passion in life. Stanley-Whitman House gravestone cleaning workshops run from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and […]
Beginner’s Printmaking Workshopat Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordJoin us in learning the basics of linocut printmaking! In this workshop, led by folk artist Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey, you will be guided through the whole “block print” process: from designing a pattern, transferring, carving, testing and printing your design to take home. No printmaking experience required, and people of all artistic abilities are welcome. Even […]
Botanical Print-Making Workshop at Hollister House Garden
Hollister House Garden 300 Nettleton Hollow Rd, WashingtonJune 1, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Create your own original botanical print using hand-carved linoleum blocks. Learn to work with positive and negative space as you plan out and draw your design. Then, after instruction in basic linoleum cutting techniques, you will carefully carve your design into a block. Learn printmaking skills such as proper inking […]
GARDEN DESIGN STUDIO: A Weekend Workshop at Hollister House Garden
Hollister House Garden 300 Nettleton Hollow Rd, WashingtonJune 7 - June 9 Craft a vision for your garden and learn to draw your own detailed planting plan. Come and explore the core principles of garden design in this hands-on, weekend studio workshop. Suitable for all levels, you will learn comprehensive design techniques for the home gardener, from site survey and concept design to plant […]
Whitfield Museum Hosts Trades Day
Whitfield House 248 Old Whitfield St, GuilfordAll ages are invited to immerse themselves in a free program exploring the trade of woodworking with hand tools. The event will be held 10:00-4:00 on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at the Henry Whitfield State Museum. TradesUp will offer a STEAM-based learning experience with hands-on activities for participants to gain experience in skills such as basic math, measuring, […]
Introduction to Darning: Live Zoom Workshop with Flora Collingwood-Norris
Register immediately to receive materials A 3 hour Zoom workshop on how to do darning on knitwear. This will be a relaxed and friendly darning workshop suitable for beginners where you will learn how to darn your knitwear colourfully. Covering different darning approaches of working from the front and back of the fabric, the aim […]
Felting – Fiber Arts Workshops at the Durham Fairgrounds
Durham Fairgrounds Canfield Lane, DurhamFor more information
Workshop with Ridgefield Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher at Ridgefield Library
Ridgefield Library 472 Main Street, RidgefieldPoet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher, is holding a workshop twice a month on first and third Sundays, 1:30 to 3:30. Please register for either Group A (first Sunday) or Group B (third Sunday), but not both. Each poet should arrive with one poem in hand for that day. It will be read and discussed with […]
Summer on the Farm at the Yellow Farmhouse: Ages 5-10
Yellow Farmhouse 389 N. Main Street, StoningtonJuly 9 - August 29, 2024 Our Summer on the Farm program brings children ages 5-10 to Stone Acres Farm where Yellow Farmhouse educators help them pick, taste, and cook fresh produce.Over the course of eight summer weeks, we visit the laying hens, measure the temperature of the compost piles, inspect milkweed for monarch caterpillars, dissect […]
Blackout Poetry Workshop with This Art Sux at Black Rock Books
Black Rock Books 3030 Fairfield Avenue, BridgeportBlackout Poetry is a type of found poetry in which an artist uses a pre-existing text to create something entirely new. Blackout Poems vary greatly in length, tone, and content. This discipline is great for those who love word puzzles! In this workshop led by Paul Orsino, participants will receive an introduction to the process […]
Teacher Summer Camp at Kellogg Environmental Center: Derby
Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Estate gardens 500 Hawthorne Avenue, DerbySummer workshop days for elementary and middle school teachers that provide experiences for teachers through exploration of forests, shorelines and more. Lesson plans, resources and materials are provided to allow you to recharge and spark ideas for next year. The camp is free, and you are welcome to bring your children with you or adults […]