Instructors in Residence (2025)
Weekends (Thursday-Sunday) 10am–4pm from late June to early September
Program Overview
June 26 – September 14
Thursday–Sunday, 10 am-4 pm each day unless otherwise noted.
Free!
Stop by our outdoor commons in the center of campus each week to see live traditional craft demonstrations with our talented artisan instructors. Each week a different instructor will be featured and visitors will have the opportunity to observe their hands at work as well as ask questions about the craft.
Program Dates
- Thu, Jun 26, 2025 - Sun, Jun 29, 2025 – Tara Austin: Rosemaling and Elise Kyllo: Wet Felting three-dimensional objects
- Fri, Jul 4, 2025 - Sun, Jul 6, 2025 – Roger Abrahamson: Spring Pole Lathe Turning and Reggie Delarm: Band Weaving... Baltic, pebble, and more
- Thu, Jul 10, 2025 - Sun, Jul 13, 2025 – Gabe Strand: Staked Furniture
- Thu, Jul 17, 2025 - Sun, Jul 20, 2025 – Riley Kleve: Handspinning and Weaving
- Thu, Jul 24, 2025 - Sun, Jul 27, 2025 – Lauren Newby: Splitting ash logs into chairs and Candace LaCosse: Leatherwork and Natural Dyes
- Thu, Jul 31, 2025 - Sun, Aug 3, 2025 – Ty Sheaffer: Basketry
- Thu, Aug 7, 2025 - Sun, Aug 10, 2025 – Nate White: Tramp Art: Crown of Thorns and Martha Williams: Building Trestles(9th and 10th only)
- Thu, Aug 14, 2025 - Sun, Aug 17, 2025 – Marybeth Garmoe: Broom Making and Brienne Moody(16th and 17th only)
- Thu, Aug 21, 2025 - Sun, Aug 24, 2025 – Kim Garrett: Scandinavian Folk Art Painting and Liz O'Brien: Resist Dyeing with Indigo(23rd and 24th only)
- Thu, Aug 28, 2025 - Sun, Aug 31, 2025 – Cheryl Larsen: Embroidery
- Thu, Sep 4, 2025 - Sun, Sep 7, 2025 – Beth Dow: Leatherwork and Cyanotypes
- Thu, Sep 11, 2025 - Sun, Sep 14, 2025 – Cooper Ternes: Green Woodturning, Carving and Painting