Year Round Workshops
Below is a list of local, year round workshops. Click an artists name to see their contact information and a brief description of the workshops they offer. For more information, please contact artists directly.
Lindy Evans – Hand Sculpted Figurines
www.lindyevans.com
(859) 582-2065
Students will learn to work with Polymer Clay to build a face for a Santa Claus Image. The Santa will be fully dressed and 14 inches tall when complete. Yes, you can do this and you will leave class with a completed one of a kind Santa Claus that you created!
Ken Gastineau – Copper & Brass Jewelry
www.gastineaustudio.com
(859) 986-9158
Make and Take Copper or Brass Jewelry: Learn metal stamping, shaping, and texturing as you create your own unique bracelet or earrings of copper or brass with master craftsman, Ken Gastineau.
May 11th
Beginner Fold Forming workshop (Copper or Brass) 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Fee: $150.00 includes materials.
June 8
Intermediate Fold Formed Copper or Brass Bracelet Workshop 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Fee: $150.00 includes materials.
Linda Stephenson – Hand Crafted Jewelry
www.jazzyjewelsbylinda.com
(859) 582-0765
Come have some fun with Linda. All of these classes will bring out your creative side you didn’t even know you had. You will be able to make personalized gifts from now on for EVERY occasion, including pet gifts. All supplies are included in class fee. If you have tools of your own, please bring them. If not, come anyway. We’ll share. Call now and register a week in advance. Deposit of one half class fee required. Non refundable but can be used towards future class if necessary. Bring a friend and get $5 off your class fee. What a great treat for mother and daughter and grandmother and grand daughter to learn together!
Michelle Weston – Blown Glass
Weston Studio Glass on Facebook
(859) 985-0150
Blow your own glass ornaments. Choose the color and style and literally blow your own ornament with the help of one of our glassblowing artisans. Great for families, parties and other groups.
Follow Weston Studio Glass on facebook for updates, class information and special events.
Organic Gardening, Wild Foods & Mushrooms
www.foretsretreats.net
(859) 986-3734
pjanepost@aol.com
Almost all year round Tim & Jane have something going on at ForestRetreats.net. With everything from mushroom harvesting and cultivation to wild foods and organic gardening you can learn so much about healthy, sustainable lifestyles that there’s just too much to list here.
Some of the courses they have to offer include;
- Gourmet Mushroom Cultivation
- Morel Mushroom Retreat
- Wild Foods Retreat
- Organic Gardening Workshop
- Autumn Wild Mushroom Retreat
For registration information and a list of available workshops please visit their site or contact them directly using the information above.
Berea Arts Council
Berea Arts Council
859-985-9317
info@bereaartscouncil.org
The Berea Arts Council, a non-profit organization that promotes arts and artists in Berea, offers workshops throughout the year. Offering are varied and include watercolor, calligraphy, and card-making to name a few! The workshops also vary from just a few hours to a few weeks!
To see a listing of workshops currently available click the button below or go to www.bereaartscouncil.org for details.
Learning Events
Below is a list of local, upcoming workshops. Click a title on the left to see it’s description and other information. For additional information please contact the artist directly.
Annual Festival of Learnshops
Festival of Learnshops
July 13th – 28th
(800) 598-5263
Whether your interest is writing for children, playing the dulcimer,or blacksmithing, the Berea Festival of Learnshops has something for you. Select among workshops that last from two hours to five days to pursue your interest in sustainable living, culinary arts, collage, painting, Appalachian crafts, fiber arts, jewelry, glass, storytelling, literary arts, theater, music, dance, Native American folk arts, bonsai, woodworking, or professional development for educators. The Festival of Learnshops is Family Friendly, so bring your kids or grand-kids, enroll them in the children’s activities or join an intergenerational class and create together.
Dates: July 13th – 28th.
12 Days of Christmas
1st Weeks of December – Dates to be announced.
(800) 598-5263
The most treasured holiday gifts are those that are handmade; those gifts that come from both the heart and the hand. 12 Days of Christmas – Make it, Take it, Give it provides the opportunity to not only learn to make a craft, but make high quality holiday gifts, created by your own hands for those on your gift-giving list that are most special to you. The studio artists of Berea will share their expertise with you and guide you through creating your unique holiday gifts.



























































