June Weekend Workshops for beginners to advanced students June 23-24 METAL: Pattern Welded Seax part 1 June 30-July 1 METAL: Pattern Welded Seax part 2 JEWELERY: Torch-less Chain Making  

Artist Andrea Shedletsky will teach her signature technique for transferring patterns and colors to silk scarves in a short workshop at BCC. Dye Transfer on Silk Sat. June 9 10am-2pm   Update: Registration for this workshop is closed. Contact us if you are interested in Dye Transfer on Silk with Andrea Shedletsky this fall.

Try something new with a Sampler Workshop! Local artist and BCC instructor Suzanne Pisano will introduce students to “quick and easy” jewelry projects this summer for under $100 between tuition and materials. Quick + Easy Earrings  Sat. July 7, 9am-1pm Quick + Easy Metal Rings Sat. August 4, 9am-1pm

Weaving On the Go! rigid heddle classes start 6/7 Floor Loom Weaving classes start 6/12 Weaving classes will take a break during August and continue in September, so sign up for summer weaving today!

Local glass artist Dawn Lombard is our newest glass instructor at BCC, and will be teaching our first Glass Bead Sampler Workshop  on Saturday June 16, 10am-2pm. “Glass Beads on the Torch” will give beginner students the opportunity to to try lampworking glass without a steep time or financial commitment. Students will use Effetre (soft … Read more

Last week Brookfield Craft Center spent 48 hours in the hands of technologically inclined volunteers at Microsoft’s New England Research and Development (NERD) in Cambridge, MA during New England Give Camp. Professional designers, developers, database administrators, marketers and web strategists aided New England-based non-profit organizations and charities in advancing their web presence, social networking capabilities … Read more

The Board of Directors of the Brookfield Craft Center (BCC) announced today the departure of Executive Director Richard Herrmann, effective May 31, 2012.  He will be leaving the organization after three years to refocus his attention on Ironwood Gallery, the crafts marketing firm he established with Betsy Halliday in 2000, as well as launch a … Read more

Weaving on the Go! with Chris Aulicino uncovers the endless possibilities of weaving on a portable rigid heddle loom. Class meets Thursdays 6-9pm starting May 3 for 4 weeks. Click for more info and registration    

We specialize in Weekend Workshops for beginners to advanced students 13 years to adult. This weekend at BCC April 28-29: Natural Edge Wood Bowls Enameling Intro to Glass Blowing on the Torch

Glass Artist Marta Bernbaum joins the BCC faculty to teach Blowing Bubbles: Introduction to Glass Blowing on the Torch Sat/Sun April 28-29, 10am-5pm This workshop is designed to start students on the path to making hollow beads, sculpture, ornaments and vessels using tubing. Over the weekend students will work on pulling points, making appendages, popping … Read more

We specialize in Weekend Workshops for beginners to advanced students 13 years to adult. This weekend at BCC April 21-22 Wood Pens on the Lathe Glass Beadmaking 101 Jewelry Studio Clean-Up/Tool Repair Day