Artisan Center Classes
The NWTC Artisan Center offers non-credit community classes as well as credit certificate classes.
- Non-Credit Classes are scheduled in 6-week sessions year-round.
- Credit-Bearing Ceramics Classes are offered at the Center as part of a 12-Credit Certificate. Classes are scheduled following the College's 8-week session schedule.
- For more information about each studio and the classes offered, see information below.
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For students ages 14-17 participating in non-youth classes, parents/guardians must complete this waiver and send to Artisan.Center@nwtc.edu
Learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting including composition, color theory, life drawing, and more in our 2D studio space. You can expect to complete both warm up exercises and finished works in each of our 2D classes. In addition to the core classes, workshops are offered regularly to provide the chance to practice a particular skill or technique in the 2D realm.
he Fused Glass Studio offers classes that teach you how to cut, construct, fire, and slump glass as well as coldwork techniques. A variety of colorful glass is always on hand and included in most registration fees. In addition to our core classes, workshops are offered frequently and provide the opportunity to create unique gifts and decor. Enjoy a studio fully equipped with a grinder, cutting tools, and plenty of space to practice and create beautiful glass art.
This studio hosts beginner level sewing classes and workshops that include introductory hand and machine sewing techniques. The space features a large cutting table, dress mannequins and classroom sets of Bernina and Singer sewing machines.
This studio is focused on small metals including opportunities to try your hand at jewelry and sculptural techniques. You can expect to practice soldering, stone setting, creating cold connections and more in one of our jewelry-making classes or try out sculptural welding in a garden art workshop. The studio features acetylene torches, multiple flex shafts, buffing equipment, and a large assortment of hand tools to allow you to bring your creative vision to life.
The Wood Studio features premier woodturning lathes and classes in both woodturning and pyrography (woodburning). We offer the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of turning basic shapes such as door stops and rolling pins, have intermediate classes focused on bowls and vessels, and invite you to progress to learn advanced skills like segmented turning and fine-turned spindles through specialty workshops. The studio boasts a classroom set of Powermatic lathes, along with class sets of gouges, dust collection, sharpening tools, and more.
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The Artisan Center also offers four Credit Woodturning classes that can be completed for an NWTC Certificate. For more information, CLICK HERE!
Students in the credit woodturning courses, will have the opportunity to learn new skills or expand their knowledge in the area of safe lathe operation, wood stock selection, spindle turning, bowl turning, design, form and balance, banding of pieces of wood together, and bowl finishing. In addition, students will be exposed to principles of business skill development as they apply to the creative economy and setting up a business as a craftsperson.