Think outside the (big) box this Black Friday! Avoid the shopping mall and make a handmade holiday gift Friday, Nov. 23. Bring your family and friends and tap into the true holiday spirit. 10am-1pm Turn a Wood Pen w/ Buster Shaw ($60 tuition + $10 materials) 12-5pm Quick + Easy Metal Rings w/ Suzanne Pisano … Read more
We’re open! Brookfield Craft Center fared well during Sandy. We have no damage, and the power is on. Classes are running as usual.
Due to the storm, Brookfield Craft Center offices, gallery, classes and open studios will be closed Monday Oct. 29 and Tuesday Oct. 30.
BCC’s first Artisan Studio Trail brought in approximately 200 visitors to our campus and the private studios of 11 local craftspeople. Did you take the self-guided driving tour? If so, please give us your feedback and help us improve the experience by taking our short survey online. Thanks for you input! TAKE THE SURVEY >>
Check out the latest edition of Still River Crafter. Try out the new online viewer to flip pages virtually, or download the PDF and print it out.
Weaving on the Go! with Christine Wilkinson is back for the fall with rigid heddle classes offered during the day and in the evening. Thursdays Sept 13-Oct 4, 10am-1pm or 6-9pm What can you weave on a portable loom? Almost anything. MORE INFO >>
Membership to Brookfield Craft Center is important to our regional culture. Your generosity and support as a member will enable BCC to educate, inspire, and serve craft lovers today and for generations to come. September marks the beginning of a new membership year at BCC. Membership begins at $35 and offers benefits from participating in … Read more
SAMPLER WORKSHOP: Throwing Clay on the Wheel Sun. September 16, 2012, 12-4pm Wheel throwing is magical to watch. But you can actually try it yourself in this hands-on beginner’s class. Your instructor will guide you through making simple pots on the wheel with demonstrations and individual coaching. This Sampler Workshop, instructed by Clare Lewis, will … Read more
The leaves may not be changing yet, but we have been working all summer long to bring you the perfect gifts for the holidays. Brookfield Craft Center’s 37th Annual Holiday Exhibition will feature an extraordinary collection of contemporary American craft for the holidays: handmade works by more than 140 selected artists in jewelry, wearable fiber, … Read more
Brookfield Craft Center’s Local Treasures exhibition series unveils it final show representing local fiber artists and woodturners Saturday September 22, 2012, 5-8pm. The show will run through Saturday, October 6, the day of BCC’s Open House and Artisan Studio Trail. This Local Treasures show will feature the recent work of artists David Bishop, Jim Degen, … Read more
Free Self-Guided Tour Through Connecticut’s Fairfield, Litchfield & New Haven Counties Saturday October 6, 2012 10am-4pm Brookfield Craft Center invites you to the Artisan Studio Trail, a unique opportunity to explore some of the region’s finest craft artists’ studios. The artists participating in the Artisan Studio Trail are Joanne Conant (enamellist/silversmith), Jim Degen (woodturner), Richard … Read more
COLD FORGING NON-FERROUS METALS with Raychel Wengenroth Saturday July 28, 2012 (10am-5pm) $135 Tuition, $30 Studio/Materials Fee Jewelers, blacksmiths, silversmiths, sculptors and more will love this one-day workshop in cold forging. The ancient art of cold forging involves stretching metal with controlled hammer blows against an anvil or stake. Topics covered in this one-day workshop … Read more