Basics of Bead Jewelry Design & Creation with Glenn Doering
Come during our glorious season of fall foliage! Our Fall Program features several intensive weekend workshops, and a few opportunities for extended study. We also open our campus to artists-in-residence. Come for a weekend workshop or for a week or more of independent art-making in our extensive studio facilities. Enjoy the community and inspiration of master artists as they explore their craft. Consider the following wonderful options:
The Guild Comes to Chicago: Art Weekend Workshop at LSTC, Sept. 19-20
We are pleased to offer a mini-Guild experience at a venue closer to many of you. The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is hosting us for a short seminar with three classes from which to choose:
Basics of Bead Jewelry Design & Creation with Glenn Doering
Shapes of Faith: Heavenly Geometry with Victoria Martin
Playing with Clay-Paper Shapes with Ruth Sinclair
Art Workshop Details (pdf)
Hours of the event are Friday, Sept. 19th, 6:30-9:00pm and Saturday, Sept. 20th, 9:00am-5:00pm with a one-hour break for lunch. The evening on Friday will begin with a short meditation and the day on Saturday will conclude with a festive celebration of our work together. Cost is $75 plus a fee for materials per class. Meals are not provided. Housing at LSTC is available on a limited basis. Register online or contact us at (509) 763-3693 or office@artfaith.com.
"The Real C.S. Lewis" with Connie and Dan Rice, October 10-12
An introduction to the life and writings of C. S. Lewis. Sessions will include such topics as the Chronicles of Narnia, Christian Imagination and the Arts, and the Theology of Lewis. Films, discussion groups and a Saturday afternoon tea (Lewis always had tea at 4:00) are featured in a weekend that is sure to stimulate both long-time Lewis admirers and make new ones. Cost for the weekend, including room/board, is $200. Register online or contact us at (509) 763-3693 or office@artfaith.com.
Holiday Gifting Workshop with Guild Artists, November 10-16
Create holiday presents and memories for a lifetime! This one-week retreat is a must for those folks whose spirits are filled with the sharing and giving of gifts. Guild artists will facilitate the creation of custom gifts with our guests. Craftsmen and materials available in jewelry, enameling, ceramics, stained glass, holiday card printing, book building, wreath making, mosaic, and combinations. Evening storytelling training will challenge the spiritual understanding of each of our gifts as we explore the long version of gratitude and blessings. The cost of this magical week will be $540/person plus materials. Register online or contact us at (509) 763-3693 or office@artfaith.com.
“If a work of art is the emanation of its maker’s gift and if it is received by its audience as a gift, then is it, too, a gift?” - Lewis Hyde, The Gift
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